1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Ray Haynes (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating George M. Swift (D) by 20.2 points.
Ray HaynesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%127,531
George M. SwiftDemocrat
39.9%84,683
212,214 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