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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 49

California State Assembly · California

Gloria Romero (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Jay T. Imperial (R) by 45.1 points.

Gloria RomeroDemocrat · winner
71.2%43,800
Jay T. ImperialRepublican
26.1%16,066
Rachel BrownLibertarian
2.7%1,634
61,500 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

EvenD+14.61992D+37.21994D+38.51996D+45.11998D+34.22002D+40.42004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gloria Romero (D)Jay T. Imperial (R)

Also on the ballot: Rachel Brown (Libertarian), 2.7%