1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 74
California State Assembly · California
Howard Kaloogian (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William F. Fitzgerald (D) by 18.3 points.
Howard KaloogianRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%66,049
William F. FitzgeraldDemocrat
38.6%44,809
Aditi GentschNatural Law
2.3%2,707
Stephen C. DorseyLibertarian
2.1%2,408
115,973 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
Howard Kaloogian (R)William F. Fitzgerald (D)
Also on the ballot: Aditi Gentsch (Natural Law), 2.3%; Stephen C. Dorsey (Libertarian), 2.1%