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1998Final results

1998 election for California Senate District 22

California State Senate · California

Richard Polanco (D) won with 89.5% of the vote, defeating Marian Sunde (Pf) by 78.9 points.

Richard PolancoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.5%65,104
Marian SundePeace and Freedom
10.5%7,665
72,769 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

EvenD+31.61982D+38.81986D+33.71990D+44.91994D+56.42006D+29.72014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET