1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for California's 3rd District
U.S. House · California
Doug Ose (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Sandie Dunn (D) by 7.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Doug OseRepublican · winner
52.4%100,621
Sandie DunnDemocrat
45.0%86,471
Ross CrainLibertarian
2.6%4,914
192,006 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sandie DunnDoug Ose
$628.7K
Raised by the campaign
$2.2M
$623K
Spent by the campaign
$2.2M
$5.8K
Cash on hand
$12.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998