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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 71

California State Assembly · California

Bill Campbell (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Martha Badger (D) by 41.0 points.

Bill CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%89,193
28.1%36,299
Brenda Jo BryantNatural Law
2.7%3,517
129,009 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+23.71992R+43.71994R+41.21996R+41.01998R+37.92000R+46.12002

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

The candidates

Bill Campbell (R)Martha Badger (D)

Also on the ballot: Brenda Jo Bryant (Natural Law), 2.7%