Everything about California Gubernatorial Election 1998 totally explained
California gubernatorial election, 1998 was an election that occurred on
November 3,
1998, resulting in the election of Gray Davis, the state's first
Democratic governor in 16 years. Davis won the general election with almost 20% more than his nearest competitor,
Republican Dan Lungren. Davis succeeded
Pete Wilson who was term-limited out of office.
The 1998 California gubernatorial election featured the state's only gubernatorial
blanket primary which was later struck down in United States Supreme Court in
California Democratic Party v. Jones in
2000. The primary occurred on
June 2,
1998. Davis defeated fellow democrats
Jane Harman and
Al Checchi for the democratic nomination. Davis received more votes than Dan Lungren who wasn't running against a well known opponent in the Republican primary. The primary set a record for spending in a California gubernatorial primary.
Open primary
The Democratic field for the race became open when the states most well known and popular politician
Dianne Feinstein decided in January 1998 not run for Governor despite a request from President
Bill Clinton. She decided not run in the race because of the difficulty of campaigning and the "deteriorated" nature of California statewide campaigns and her desire to continue her work in the Senate. Former White House Chief of Staff Leon Pannetta also decided not to run.
Democrat airline executive and political newcomer was among the first to declare for the race. Gray Davis also declared around the same time. Congresswomen Jane Harman joined the contest in early April 1998. In early polling the three candidates were close with 12 points of each other, with Davis in last. Herman spent 14.4 million in her race for Governor. The airline executive's campaign included numerous ads, one the included school children trying to pronounce his name and another with his wife speaking Spanish.
Harmon briefly overtook Checchi in state polls but declined after Checchi launched a series of negative campaign ads against her. Davis had trouble raising money during the early months of the campaign. Upon his victory, Davis promised he'd focus his attention on education and would convene a special session of the legislature. The race determined who would control reapportionment of congressional districts after the 2000 census.
General Election Results
| Candidate |
arty |
otes |
|
| Gray Davis |
Democratic |
4,860,702 |
57.97 |
| Dan Lungren |
Republican |
3,218,030 |
38.36 |
| Dan Hamburg |
Green |
104,179 |
1.24 |
| Steve W. Kubby |
Libertarian |
73,845 |
0.88 |
| Gloria Estela LaRiva |
Peace and Freedom |
59,218 |
0.71 |
| Nathan E. Johnson |
American Independent Party |
37,964 |
0.45 |
| Harold H. Bloomfield |
Natural Law |
31,237 |
0.37 |
| |
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,418,890 |
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