| Election Name: | 1998 California State Controller election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 California State Controller election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 California State Controller election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Nominee1: | Kathleen Connell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,875,969 |
| Percentage1: | 60.91% |
| Nominee2: | Ruben Barrales |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,653,153 |
| Percentage2: | 33.14% |
| Controller | |
| Before Election: | Kathleen Connell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kathleen Connell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.[1]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[3]
| County | Connell | Votes | Barrales | Votes | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 78.56% | 171,562 | 15.02% | 32,795 | 6.42% | 14,039 | |
| Alameda | 74.17% | 270,518 | 19.81% | 72,251 | 6.02% | 21,945 | |
| Los Angeles | 69.12% | 1,316,570 | 26.06% | 496,311 | 4.82% | 91,826 | |
| Marin | 68.86% | 66,502 | 25.93% | 25,042 | 5.21% | 5,031 | |
| Santa Cruz | 66.92% | 54,112 | 23.97% | 19,377 | 9.11% | 7,366 | |
| Solano | 65.17% | 64,058 | 28.39% | 27,907 | 6.44% | 6,331 | |
| Sonoma | 64.34% | 98,043 | 27.90% | 42,519 | 7.76% | 11,829 | |
| Yolo | 63.96% | 31,225 | 30.02% | 14,655 | 6.02% | 2,938 | |
| Contra Costa | 63.87% | 180,837 | 30.37% | 85,988 | 5.75% | 16,288 | |
| Lake | 62.87% | 11,458 | 30.46% | 5,551 | 6.67% | 1,216 | |
| Santa Clara | 62.55% | 247,892 | 30.74% | 121,837 | 6.71% | 26,558 | |
| Monterey | 62.25% | 54,430 | 31.08% | 27,176 | 6.67% | 5,826 | |
| San Mateo | 61.98% | 122,172 | 33.14% | 65,312 | 4.88% | 9,619 | |
| Napa | 61.24% | 25,063 | 31.98% | 13,089 | 6.77% | 2,771 | |
| Merced | 61.12% | 23,495 | 33.86% | 13,016 | 5.01% | 1,927 | |
| Imperial | 61.03% | 13,866 | 32.15% | 7,304 | 6.83% | 1,551 | |
| San Benito | 60.23% | 7,517 | 32.51% | 4,057 | 7.27% | 907 | |
| Mendocino | 59.76% | 16,355 | 28.16% | 7,707 | 12.08% | 3,305 | |
| Humboldt | 59.69% | 26,119 | 28.75% | 12,579 | 11.57% | 5,062 | |
| San Joaquin | 59.38% | 71,027 | 35.66% | 42,660 | 4.96% | 5,929 | |
| San Bernardino | 58.04% | 187,167 | 35.82% | 115,498 | 6.13% | 19,806 | |
| Stanislaus | 57.93% | 55,947 | 37.39% | 36,114 | 4.69% | 4,524 | |
| Santa Barbara | 57.92% | 68,268 | 36.24% | 42,715 | 5.84% | 6,893 | |
| Alpine | 57.85% | 317 | 33.21% | 182 | 8.93% | 49 | |
| Del Norte | 57.84% | 4,115 | 33.18% | 2,361 | 8.99% | 639 | |
| Sacramento | 57.57% | 201,012 | 36.76% | 128,345 | 5.67% | 19,779 | |
| Ventura | 57.40% | 113,693 | 36.33% | 71,971 | 6.27% | 12,415 | |
| Tuolumne | 56.85% | 11,139 | 37.98% | 7,442 | 5.17% | 1,014 | |
| Amador | 56.78% | 7,379 | 38.07% | 4,947 | 5.15% | 669 | |
| Kings | 55.99% | 12,247 | 38.10% | 8,333 | 5.93% | 1,294 | |
| Riverside | 55.12% | 179,893 | 38.94% | 127,062 | 5.94% | 19,387 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 54.30% | 45,125 | 39.83% | 33,098 | 5.88% | 4,879 | |
| Calaveras | 53.88% | 8,447 | 38.83% | 6,087 | 7.29% | 1,142 | |
| San Diego | 53.65% | 373,986 | 39.54% | 275,676 | 6.81% | 47,466 | |
| Mono | 52.70% | 1,747 | 40.27% | 1,335 | 7.03% | 233 | |
| Fresno | 52.60% | 85,682 | 41.56% | 67,694 | 5.84% | 9,524 | |
| Trinity | 52.53% | 2,526 | 35.12% | 1,689 | 12.35% | 594 | |
| Plumas | 52.06% | 4,307 | 41.51% | 3,434 | 6.43% | 532 | |
| Lassen | 51.94% | 4,180 | 40.06% | 3,224 | 8.00% | 644 | |
| Colusa | 51.63% | 2,433 | 43.59% | 2,054 | 4.77% | 225 | |
| Tulare | 51.58% | 36,664 | 42.68% | 30,336 | 5.74% | 4,078 | |
| Siskiyou | 51.29% | 8,155 | 41.08% | 6,532 | 7.63% | 1,214 | |
| Yuba | 51.03% | 6,694 | 41.75% | 5,477 | 7.22% | 946 | |
| Tehama | 50.77% | 9,045 | 40.82% | 7,273 | 8.42% | 1,498 | |
| Madera | 50.56% | 12,948 | 43.33% | 11,097 | 6.11% | 1,563 | |
| Mariposa | 50.42% | 3,492 | 41.63% | 2,883 | 7.96% | 551 | |
| Butte | 49.68% | 31,291 | 43.28% | 27,258 | 7.04% | 4,435 | |
| Orange | 49.32% | 332,375 | 44.30% | 298,543 | 6.39% | 43,058 | |
| Nevada | 49.32% | 18,544 | 44.33% | 16,670 | 6.35% | 2,389 | |
| Sierra | 49.14% | 826 | 39.20% | 659 | 11.66% | 196 | |
| Inyo | 49.02% | 3,197 | 43.85% | 2,860 | 7.13% | 465 | |
| El Dorado | 48.30% | 27,060 | 45.38% | 25,424 | 6.31% | 3,538 | |
| Placer | 48.29% | 40,929 | 46.42% | 39,346 | 5.29% | 4,478 | |
| Modoc | 48.26% | 1,634 | 43.15% | 1,461 | 8.59% | 291 | |
| Kern | 46.91% | 63,500 | 47.14% | 63,812 | 5.94% | 8,053 | |
| Shasta | 46.44% | 24,007 | 45.25% | 23,393 | 8.32% | 4,299 | |
| Sutter | 46.19% | 9,829 | 48.37% | 10,293 | 5.45% | 1,159 | |
| Glenn | 46.10% | 3,348 | 47.40% | 3,442 | 6.50% | 472 |