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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 77

California State Assembly · California

Steve Baldwin (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Margaret Carlson (D) by 19.0 points.

Steve BaldwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%56,622
38.8%37,962
Elizabeth MeyersLibertarian
3.4%3,378
97,962 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+3.21992R+11.51994R+16.11996R+19.01998R+11.02000R+37.82002

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

The candidates

Steve Baldwin (R)Margaret Carlson (D)

Also on the ballot: Elizabeth Meyers (Libertarian), 3.4%