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1998 United States Senate election in California

The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.

Democratic primary
Candidates Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator • John Pinkerton Results == Republican primary ==
Republican primary
Candidates • John M. Brown, businessman • Linh Dao, activist • Matt Fong, State Treasurer • Darrell Issa, businessman and activist • Mark Raus, pharmacist • Frank Riggs, U.S. Representative from Windsor Results == Other primaries ==
General election
Candidates • Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom) • Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) • Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian) • Timothy R. Erich (Reform) • Matt Fong, State Treasurer (Republican) • Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent) • Brian M. Rees (Natural Law) Results Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area. Results by county Final results from the Secretary of State of California. Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic MercedSan BernardinoSan BenitoSanta Barbara Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alpine {{align|right| == See also ==
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