1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
Bill Morrow (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Madelene Arakelian (D) by 27.4 points.
Bill MorrowRepublican · winner
60.3%136,889
Madelene ArakelianDemocrat
32.8%74,597
Barbara BlairNatural Law
2.6%5,828
Eugene Gilbert CarlIndependent
2.4%5,504
Paul H. KingLibertarian
1.9%4,315
227,133 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
The candidates
Bill Morrow (R)Madelene Arakelian (D)
Also on the ballot: Barbara Blair (Natural Law), 2.6%; Eugene Gilbert Carl (Independent), 2.4%; Paul H. King (Libertarian), 1.9%