1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
Howard Wayne (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Jean Roesch (R) by 18.2 points.
Howard WayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%65,566
Jean RoeschRepublican
38.4%44,484
John MurphyLibertarian
3.1%3,551
Stuart KnolesNatural Law
1.9%2,228
115,829 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 Wayne (D)Jean Roesch (R)
Also on the ballot: John Murphy (Libertarian), 3.1%; Stuart Knoles (Natural Law), 1.9%