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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 65

California State Assembly · California

Brett Granlund (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Ray R. Quinto (D) by 17.4 points.

Brett GranlundRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%56,523
39.7%39,286
Joseph RenteriaNatural Law
3.2%3,144
98,953 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+13.71992R+26.31994R+17.91996R+17.41998R+4.32000R+26.72002

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

The candidates

Brett Granlund (R)Ray R. Quinto (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Renteria (Natural Law), 3.2%