1998 California gubernatorial election

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California state election gubernatorial election

The 1998 California gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California state election ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ
ballotIncludesOffice Governor ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
democraticNominee Gray Davis ⓘ
democraticPrimaryWinner Gray Davis ⓘ
electedGovernor Gray Davis ⓘ
electedGovernorParty Democratic Party ⓘ
electionDate 1998-11-03 ⓘ
electionType general election ⓘ
endedYearsOfPartyControl 16 ⓘ
featuredIncumbentGovernorRunning no ⓘ
governorAfterElection Gray Davis ⓘ
governorAfterElectionParty Democratic Party ⓘ
governorBeforeElection Pete Wilson ⓘ
governorBeforeElectionParty Republican Party ⓘ
governorInaugurationFollowingElection Gray Davis ⓘ
governorInaugurationYear 1999 ⓘ
hasLoser Dan Lungren ⓘ
hasWinner Gray Davis ⓘ
incumbentGovernorBeforeElection Pete Wilson ⓘ
incumbentGovernorPartyBeforeElection Republican Party ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
loserRunningMate Tim Leslie ⓘ
loserVoteShare approximately 38.4% ⓘ
nextElection 2002 California gubernatorial election ⓘ
officeBeforeElectionHeldBy Pete Wilson ⓘ
officeTermLength 4 years ⓘ
partyOfLoser Republican Party ⓘ
partyOfWinner Democratic Party ⓘ
popularVoteLoser Dan Lungren ⓘ
popularVoteLoserParty Republican Party ⓘ
popularVoteWinner Gray Davis ⓘ
popularVoteWinnerParty Democratic Party ⓘ
positionContested Governor of California ⓘ
previousElection 1994 California gubernatorial election ⓘ
primaryElectionHeld yes ⓘ
republicanNominee Dan Lungren ⓘ
republicanPrimaryWinner Dan Lungren ⓘ
resultedInPartyChange yes ⓘ
tookPlaceInJurisdiction California, United States ⓘ
surface form: State of California
tookPlaceInYear 1998 ⓘ
voterTurnout approximately 57.6% ⓘ
wasStatewide yes ⓘ
winnerRunningMate Cruz Bustamante ⓘ
winnerVoteShare approximately 57.9% ⓘ

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