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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 55

California State Assembly · California

Richard E. Floyd (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Ervin Eslinger (R) by 56.9 points.

Richard E. FloydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%44,407
Ervin EslingerRepublican
19.7%11,434
Guy WilsonLibertarian
3.7%2,149
57,990 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+43.41984D+31.51986D+48.51996D+56.91998D+54.22000D+33.32004

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

The candidates

Richard E. Floyd (D)Ervin Eslinger (R)

Also on the ballot: Guy Wilson (Libertarian), 3.7%