1998 California U.S. Senate Election

California · 7 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 California U.S. Senate Election?

Barbara Boxer won the 1998 California U.S. Senate Election. Barbara Boxer received 4,410,056 popular votes (53.06%). The main challenger was Matt Fong (43.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Boxer and Fong

Boxer +10.1 pts · won by 834,978 votes

Barbara Boxer DemocraticWINNER53.06%

4,410,056 votes

Matt Fong Republican43.01%

3,575,078 votes

Ted BrownLibertarian1.13%

93,926 votes

Timothy R. ErichReform1%

82,918 votes

H. Joseph Perrin Sr.American Independent0.66%

54,699 votes

Ophie C. BeltranPeace And Freedom0.59%

48,685 votes

Brian M. ReesNatural Law0.56%

46,543 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.