1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1998 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 15
Races20
Changed party2
Unopposed5%1 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 15 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Wesley Chesbro (D) | 9.3 | |
| SD-4 | K. Maurice Johannessen (R) | 13.3 | |
| SD-6 | Deborah V. Ortiz (D) | 14.0 | |
| SD-8 | Jackie Speier (D) | 58.4 | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Liz Figueroa (D) | 37.3 | |
| SD-12 | Dick Monteith (R) | 9.1 | |
| SD-14 | Charles S. Poochigian (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Jim Costa (D) | 43.8 | |
| SD-18 | Jack Oconnell (D) | 35.4 | |
| SD-20 | Richard Alarcon (D) | 38.6 | |
| SD-22 | Richard Polanco (D) | 78.9 | |
| SD-24 | Hilda Solis (D) | 49.6 | |
| SD-26 | Kevin Murray (D) | 79.3 | |
| SD-28 | Debra Bowen (D) | 32.4 | |
| SD-30 | Martha M. Escutia (D) | 51.5 | |
| SD-32 | Joe Baca (D) | 20.3 | |
| SD-34 | Joseph Dunn (D) | 2.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-36 | Ray Haynes (R) | 20.2 | |
| SD-38 | Bill Morrow (R) | 27.4 | |
| SD-40 | Steve Peace (D) | 35.9 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner