1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 2
California State Senate · California
Wesley Chesbro (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Jordan (R) by 9.3 points.
Wesley ChesbroDemocrat · winner
51.2%137,728
John JordanRepublican
41.9%112,754
Brian GarayPeace and Freedom
6.9%18,612
269,094 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