1998 United States Senate election in California

The 1998 United States Senate election in California was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Matt Fong.

Candidates

 * Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator
 * John Pinkerton

Candidates

 * John M. Brown, businessman
 * Linh Dao, activist
 * Matt Fong, State Treasurer
 * Darrell Issa, businessman and activist
 * Mark Raus, pharmacist
 * Frank Riggs, U.S. Representative from Windsor

Candidates

 * Ophie C. Beltran (Peace & Freedom)
 * Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
 * Ted Brown, perennial candidate (Libertarian)
 * Timothy R. Erich (Reform)
 * Matt Fong, State Treasurer (Republican)
 * Joseph Perrin Sr. (American Independent)
 * Brian M. Rees (Natural Law)

Results
Although the race was predicted to be fairly close, Boxer still defeated Fong by a ten-point margin. As expected, Boxer did very well in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.