1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 20
California State Senate · California
Richard Alarcon (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Ollie M. McCaulley (R) by 38.6 points.
Richard AlarconDemocrat · winner
65.9%82,258
Ollie M. McCaulleyRepublican
27.4%34,120
Linda StarrLibertarian
6.7%8,372
124,750 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