1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for California Senate District 34
California State Senate · California
Joseph Dunn (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Rob Hurtt (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph DunnDemocrat · winner
51.3%62,063
Rob HurttRepublican · incumbent
48.7%58,933
120,996 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