| Election Name: | 1998 California State Treasurer election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 California State Treasurer election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 California State Treasurer election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Image1: | Image:Phil Angelides FCIC.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Phil Angelides |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,166,206 |
| Percentage1: | 52.60% |
| Nominee2: | Curt Pringle |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,159,898 |
| Percentage2: | 39.90% |
| Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | Matt Fong |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Phil Angelides |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle, for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate.
Final results from Secretary of State of California.[1]
Phil Angelides, Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party
Albert Robles
Mervin Evans
Curt Pringle, Assemblyman and Former Speaker of California State Assembly
Jan Goldsmith
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[3]
| County | Angelides | Votes | Pringle | Votes | Petersen | Votes | Aguirre | Votes | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 72.39% | 154,351 | 19.00% | 40,507 | 2.48% | 5,281 | 2.17% | 4,617 | 3.96% | 8,451 | |
| Alameda | 67.81% | 243,238 | 24.37% | 87,393 | 2.13% | 7,654 | 1.87% | 6,710 | 3.81% | 13,684 | |
| Marin | 61.26% | 58,145 | 32.28% | 30,643 | 2.56% | 2,428 | 1.21% | 1,151 | 2.69% | 2,555 | |
| Los Angeles | 60.84% | 1,140,657 | 32.35% | 606,568 | 1.92% | 36,009 | 2.45% | 45,852 | 2.45% | 45,907 | |
| San Mateo | 60.53% | 116,819 | 32.38% | 62,478 | 2.31% | 4,467 | 1.89% | 3,645 | 2.89% | 5,571 | |
| Santa Cruz | 60.41% | 48,443 | 28.50% | 22,860 | 3.95% | 3,170 | 2.14% | 1,720 | 5.00% | 4,004 | |
| Yolo | 59.45% | 28,990 | 33.73% | 16,449 | 2.14% | 1,044 | 1.91% | 929 | 2.77% | 1,349 | |
| Sonoma | 58.97% | 88,758 | 31.83% | 47,911 | 2.93% | 4,414 | 1.74% | 2,615 | 4.52% | 6,804 | |
| Solano | 58.68% | 57,230 | 34.51% | 33,657 | 2.01% | 1,960 | 1.78% | 1,740 | 3.01% | 2,940 | |
| Santa Clara | 57.79% | 226,786 | 34.49% | 135,351 | 3.01% | 11,809 | 1.93% | 7,577 | 2.78% | 10,925 | |
| Contra Costa | 56.16% | 157,804 | 36.91% | 103,733 | 2.40% | 6,740 | 1.69% | 4,763 | 2.84% | 7,973 | |
| Lake | 55.37% | 9,992 | 36.95% | 6,668 | 2.45% | 442 | 1.40% | 253 | 3.82% | 690 | |
| Mendocino | 54.39% | 14,701 | 32.88% | 8,888 | 3.84% | 1,039 | 1.93% | 523 | 6.95% | 1,880 | |
| Sacramento | 53.47% | 186,404 | 40.13% | 139,903 | 2.00% | 6,983 | 1.61% | 5,620 | 2.78% | 9,691 | |
| Monterey | 53.01% | 46,022 | 38.74% | 33,631 | 2.52% | 2,191 | 2.62% | 2,277 | 3.11% | 2,701 | |
| Napa | 52.95% | 21,499 | 39.50% | 16,037 | 2.30% | 935 | 1.79% | 727 | 3.47% | 1,407 | |
| Merced | 50.97% | 19,464 | 41.69% | 15,920 | 1.59% | 609 | 2.96% | 1,130 | 2.78% | 1,061 | |
| Humboldt | 50.46% | 21,942 | 37.01% | 16,095 | 4.11% | 1,785 | 1.73% | 754 | 6.69% | 2,907 | |
| San Benito | 49.63% | 6,160 | 40.60% | 5,039 | 2.88% | 358 | 3.63% | 451 | 3.26% | 404 | |
| Stanislaus | 49.38% | 47,815 | 44.31% | 42,908 | 1.79% | 1,733 | 1.89% | 1,832 | 2.63% | 2,544 | |
| Del Norte | 47.96% | 3,396 | 42.73% | 3,026 | 2.63% | 186 | 1.64% | 116 | 5.04% | 357 | |
| San Joaquin | 47.83% | 57,052 | 45.00% | 53,674 | 1.86% | 2,213 | 2.25% | 2,680 | 3.07% | 3,655 | |
| San Bernardino | 47.11% | 149,773 | 44.58% | 141,718 | 2.08% | 6,603 | 2.89% | 9,192 | 3.35% | 10,632 | |
| Imperial | 46.88% | 10,583 | 39.41% | 8,897 | 1.25% | 283 | 8.64% | 1,951 | 3.82% | 861 | |
| Santa Barbara | 46.48% | 54,087 | 45.83% | 53,337 | 2.34% | 2,721 | 2.34% | 2,728 | 3.00% | 3,498 | |
| Tuolumne | 46.11% | 8,964 | 47.26% | 9,188 | 2.26% | 439 | 1.17% | 228 | 3.19% | 621 | |
| Ventura | 45.75% | 89,840 | 46.21% | 90,737 | 2.33% | 4,579 | 2.83% | 5,554 | 2.88% | 5,669 | |
| Fresno | 45.55% | 73,618 | 46.51% | 75,166 | 2.25% | 3,630 | 2.79% | 4,504 | 2.91% | 4,708 | |
| Alpine | 44.63% | 237 | 46.14% | 245 | 2.82% | 15 | 2.07% | 11 | 4.33% | 23 | |
| San Diego | 44.62% | 306,636 | 47.47% | 326,178 | 2.65% | 18,182 | 2.24% | 15,370 | 3.03% | 20,796 | |
| Kings | 44.60% | 9,683 | 47.28% | 10,264 | 1.75% | 381 | 2.75% | 597 | 3.61% | 785 | |
| Riverside | 44.00% | 142,273 | 48.19% | 155,802 | 2.00% | 6,472 | 2.55% | 8,251 | 3.26% | 10,536 | |
| Trinity | 43.99% | 2,097 | 43.93% | 2,094 | 4.32% | 206 | 1.57% | 75 | 6.19% | 295 | |
| Amador | 43.56% | 5,615 | 50.18% | 6,469 | 2.61% | 336 | 1.03% | 133 | 2.62% | 338 | |
| Siskiyou | 43.05% | 6,806 | 49.34% | 7,800 | 3.20% | 506 | 1.30% | 205 | 3.10% | 491 | |
| Tehama | 42.46% | 7,552 | 49.05% | 8,724 | 2.74% | 488 | 1.57% | 280 | 4.17% | 743 | |
| Yuba | 42.26% | 5,486 | 49.02% | 6,363 | 2.39% | 310 | 2.30% | 299 | 4.02% | 523 | |
| Butte | 42.11% | 26,399 | 49.70% | 31,160 | 2.54% | 1,595 | 1.80% | 1,129 | 3.84% | 2,409 | |
| Plumas | 41.94% | 3,417 | 51.33% | 4,182 | 2.72% | 222 | 1.15% | 94 | 2.85% | 232 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 41.56% | 34,000 | 51.42% | 42,068 | 2.47% | 2,018 | 1.62% | 1,323 | 2.94% | 2,401 | |
| Nevada | 41.23% | 15,396 | 51.41% | 19,198 | 2.94% | 1,097 | 1.23% | 459 | 3.20% | 1,196 | |
| Tulare | 40.89% | 28,995 | 51.60% | 36,583 | 2.02% | 1,435 | 2.61% | 1,853 | 2.87% | 2,037 | |
| Calaveras | 40.73% | 6,346 | 50.39% | 7,852 | 4.76% | 741 | 1.35% | 210 | 2.78% | 433 | |
| Mariposa | 40.67% | 2,776 | 50.38% | 3,439 | 3.19% | 218 | 1.29% | 88 | 4.46% | 305 | |
| Colusa | 40.62% | 1,904 | 53.45% | 2,505 | 2.09% | 98 | 1.43% | 67 | 2.41% | 113 | |
| Kern | 39.88% | 53,920 | 51.83% | 70,067 | 2.13% | 2,883 | 2.89% | 3,903 | 3.27% | 4,418 | |
| Placer | 39.76% | 33,577 | 54.02% | 45,616 | 2.56% | 2,161 | 1.14% | 966 | 2.52% | 2,128 | |
| El Dorado | 39.74% | 22,119 | 53.86% | 29,977 | 2.73% | 1,522 | 1.00% | 557 | 2.66% | 1,479 | |
| Mono | 39.57% | 1,297 | 52.78% | 1,730 | 3.57% | 117 | 0.92% | 30 | 3.17% | 104 | |
| Shasta | 39.48% | 20,217 | 52.47% | 26,871 | 3.08% | 1,578 | 1.37% | 701 | 3.61% | 1,846 | |
| Madera | 39.18% | 9,929 | 52.87% | 13,398 | 2.30% | 584 | 2.49% | 632 | 3.15% | 798 | |
| Glenn | 38.40% | 2,765 | 54.51% | 3,925 | 2.01% | 145 | 1.72% | 124 | 3.36% | 242 | |
| Orange | 38.40% | 259,013 | 54.34% | 366,541 | 2.59% | 17,504 | 1.92% | 12,923 | 2.76% | 18,609 | |
| Lassen | 37.96% | 3,021 | 53.27% | 4,239 | 2.59% | 206 | 1.88% | 150 | 4.30% | 342 | |
| Sutter | 37.94% | 8,044 | 55.94% | 11,860 | 1.88% | 399 | 1.78% | 378 | 2.45% | 519 | |
| Sierra | 37.25% | 618 | 51.05% | 847 | 4.88% | 81 | 2.17% | 36 | 4.64% | 77 | |
| Inyo | 36.70% | 2,376 | 56.10% | 3,632 | 2.22% | 144 | 1.37% | 89 | 3.60% | 233 | |
| Modoc | 34.78% | 1,159 | 56.63% | 1,887 | 2.61% | 87 | 2.16% | 72 | 3.81% | 127 |