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1998Final results

1998 election for California Senate District 32

California State Senate · California

Joe Baca (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Eunice M. Ulloa (R) by 20.3 points.

Joe BacaDemocrat · winner
58.5%75,424
Eunice M. UlloaRepublican
38.2%49,201
John S. BallardLibertarian
3.3%4,275
128,900 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

EvenR+31.61986R+22.51990D+21.51994D+20.31998D+35.22002D+35.72010

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

The candidates

Joe Baca (D)Eunice M. Ulloa (R)

Also on the ballot: John S. Ballard (Libertarian), 3.3%