1998 California State Board of Equalization election

1998 California State Board of Equalization elections
November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Last election 2 2 0
Seats before 2 2 0
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,974,343 2,507,252 509,288
Percentage 55.8% 35.2% 7.1%

The 1998 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 3, 1998, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 2, 1998.[1][2]

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 1998
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/– %
Democratic Party 4 3,974,343 55.8% 2 2 Steady 50.0%
Republican Party 3 2,507,252 35.2% 2 2 Steady 50.0%
Libertarian Party 3 509,288 7.1% 0 0 Steady 0.0%
Peace and Freedom Party 2 75,012 1.1% 0 0 Steady 0.0%
Green Party 1 58,480 0.8% 0 0 Steady 0.0%
Total 13 7,124,375 100.0% 4 4 Steady 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 55.8%
Republican
 
 35.2%
Libertarian
 
 7.1%
Peace and Freedom
 
 1.1%
Green
 
 0.8%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
 
 50.0%
Republican
 
 50.0%
Board of Equalization
District		 Incumbent Party Elected officeholder Party
1st Johan Klehs Democratic Johan Klehs Democratic
2nd Dean Andal Republican Dean Andal Republican
3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Claude Parrish Republican
4th John Chiang Democratic John Chiang Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Johan Klehs, who was elected in 1994 with 51.5% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1998 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johan Klehs (incumbent) 965,504 100.0
Total votes 965,504 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kennita Watson 277,398 100.0
Total votes 277,398 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johan Klehs (incumbent) 1,440,370 78.4
Libertarian Kennita Watson 396,346 21.6
Total votes 1,836,716 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 665,707 26.6
Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Dean Andal, who was elected in 1994 with 54.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1998 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Y. Santos 295,718 50.2
Democratic Joseph F. Micallef 293,777 49.8
Total votes 589,495 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Andal (incumbent) 745,686 100.0
Total votes 745,686 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Andal (incumbent) 1,041,933 55.2
Democratic Tom Y. Santos 845,533 44.8
Total votes 1,887,466 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 377,911 16.7
Republican hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 196,710 44.5
Democratic Mark A. Spiegler 171,270 38.8
Democratic Fred Clayton 73,645 16.7
Total votes 441,625 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claude Parrish 246,965 33.1
Republican Craig A. Wilson 237,724 31.9
Republican Patrick James Leone 91,279 12.2
Republican Andy Schooler 71,404 9.6
Republican Hal J. Styles, Jr. 50,900 6.8
Republican Jim Stieringer 47,231 6.3
Total votes 745,503 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian J.R. Graham 37,677 100.0
Total votes 37,677 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 15,479 100.0
Total votes 15,479 100.0

General election

Candidates

  • Mary Christian-Heising (D)
  • J.R. Graham (L)
  • Claude Parrish (R)
  • Maxine Bell Quirk (P&F)

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claude Parrish 1,028,148 53.1
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 806,716 41.7
Libertarian J.R. Graham 71,428 3.7
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 29,908 1.5
Total votes 1,936,200 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 194,842 9.1
Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was appointed in 1997 to finish the term of Brad Sherman, who resigned following his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Chiang was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chiang 217,715 34.6
Democratic Jose Fernandez 150,020 23.8
Democratic Tyrone I. Vahedi 92,336 14.7
Democratic Craig 'Tax Freeze' Freis 65,256 10.4
Democratic Gregorio Alejandro Armanta 53,130 8.4
Democratic Gil Eisner 51,369 8.2
Total votes 629,826 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe H. Adams, Jr. 198,881 80.6
Republican Khalil Khalil 47,767 19.4
Total votes 246,648 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian William R. Jennings 24,026 100.0
Total votes 24,026 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Green primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Glenn Trujillo Bailey 22,494 100.0
Total votes 22,494 100.0
1998 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 22,040 100.0
Total votes 22,040 100.0

General election

Candidates

  • Joe H. Adams, Jr. (R)
  • Glenn Trujillo Bailey (G)
  • John Chiang (D)
  • Shirley Rachel Isaacson (P&F)
  • William R. Jennings (L)

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 1998[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Chiang 881,724 60.2
Republican Joe H. Adams, Jr. 437,171 29.9
Green Glenn Trujillo Bailey 58,480 4.0
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 45,104 3.1
Libertarian William R. Jennings 41,514 2.8
Total votes 1,463,993 100.0
Invalid or blank votes 194,842 11.7
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "June 2, 1998, Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "November 3, 1998, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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