1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 28
California State Senate · California
Debra Bowen (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Asha Knott (R) by 32.4 points.
Debra BowenDemocrat · winner
64.4%115,672
Asha KnottRepublican
32.1%57,560
Neal Arvid DonnerLibertarian
3.5%6,340
179,572 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