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1998Final results

1998 election for California Senate District 26

California State Senate · California

Kevin Murray (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating Maclane Key (R) by 79.3 points.

Kevin MurrayDemocrat · winner
88.4%124,328
Maclane KeyRepublican
9.1%12,798
Bob WeberLibertarian
2.5%3,460
140,586 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+38.61982D+30.81990D+69.31994D+79.31998D+67.52010D+65.92022

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

The candidates

Kevin Murray (D)Maclane Key (R)

Also on the ballot: Bob Weber (Libertarian), 2.5%