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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 60

California State Assembly · California

Robert Pacheco (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Ben Wong (D) by 7.4 points.

Robert PachecoRepublican · winner
52.5%47,333
Ben WongDemocrat
45.1%40,678
2.4%2,175
90,186 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

EvenR+19.11992R+28.91994R+5.41996R+7.41998R+22.62000R+38.02002

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

The candidates

Robert Pacheco (R)Ben Wong (D)

Also on the ballot: Leland Thomas Faegre (Libertarian), 2.4%