1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Dave Cox (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Davis (D) by 17.9 points.
Dave CoxRepublican · winner
57.2%74,497
Linda DavisDemocrat
39.3%51,150
Gene FrazierLibertarian
3.5%4,496
130,143 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