1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Helen M. Thomson (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Toni Thompson (R) by 28.4 points.
Helen M. ThomsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%73,315
Toni ThompsonRepublican
35.8%40,904
114,219 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