1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for California's 36th District
U.S. House · California
Steven Kuykendall (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Janice Hahn (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steven KuykendallRepublican · winner
48.9%88,843
Janice HahnDemocrat
46.6%84,624
Robin BarrettGreen
2.0%3,612
Kerry WelshLibertarian
1.7%3,066
John R. KonopkaReform
0.9%1,561
181,706 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.
Janice HahnSteven Kuykendall
$694.6K
Raised by the campaign
$810.3K
$692.1K
Spent by the campaign
$785.1K
$2.5K
Cash on hand
$25.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Steven Kuykendall (R)Janice Hahn (D)
Also on the ballot: Robin Barrett (Green), 2.0%; Kerry Welsh (Libertarian), 1.7%; John R. Konopka (Reform), 0.9%