1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 44
California State Assembly · California
Jack Scott (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Ken Lacorte (R) by 16.3 points.
Jack ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%65,652
Ken LacorteRepublican
40.1%46,652
Ken SaurenmanLibertarian
1.5%1,757
Shawn WaddellGreen
1.3%1,474
Phili CorvalanReform
0.6%689
116,224 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jack Scott (D)Ken Lacorte (R)
Also on the ballot: Ken Saurenman (Libertarian), 1.5%; Shawn Waddell (Green), 1.3%; Phili Corvalan (Reform), 0.6%