1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for California Assembly District 54
California State Assembly · California
Alan S. Lowenthal (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Julie Alban (R) by 2.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Alan S. LowenthalDemocrat · winner
49.6%54,330
Julie AlbanRepublican
46.8%51,291
Alan J. CarlanLibertarian
1.9%2,073
George P. DrakeIndependent
1.7%1,902
109,596 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
Alan S. Lowenthal (D)Julie Alban (R)
Also on the ballot: Alan J. Carlan (Libertarian), 1.9%; George P. Drake (Independent), 1.7%