1998Final results
1998 election for California Senate District 40
California State Senate · California
Steve Peace (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Divine (R) by 35.9 points.
Steve PeaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%103,669
Bob DivineRepublican
30.4%47,490
David N. GrahamLibertarian
3.3%5,192
156,351 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