| Field | Value |
|---|
| 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 |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | Phil Angelides |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 4,166,206 |
| percentage1 | 52.60% |
| image2 | Image:Curt Pringle in 2002.jpg |
| nominee2 | Curt Pringle |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 3,159,898 |
| percentage2 | 39.90% |
| map_image | 1998 California State Treasurer election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County results |
| Angelides: |
|
| title | Treasurer |
| before_election | Matt Fong |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Phil Angelides |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Angelides:
Pringle:
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.
Primary results
Final results from Secretary of State of California.
Democratic
Candidates
Phil Angelides, Former Chairman of the California Democratic Party
Albert Robles
Mervin Evans
Republican
Candidates
Curt Pringle, Assemblyman and Former Speaker of California State Assembly
Jan Goldsmith
Others
General election results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
| 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 |