The 1998 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 3, 1998. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.
Final results from the California Secretary of State :[1]
[ 1]
Associate Justice Douglas E. Swager Vote on retention Votes % Yes 727,802 74.60% No 247,756 25.40% Invalid or blank votes 705,919 41.98% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice James R. Lambden Vote on retention Votes % Yes 714,111 74.59% No 243,223 25.41% Invalid or blank votes 724,143 43.07% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Ignazio John Ruvolo Vote on retention Votes % Yes 692,941 73.01% No 256,224 26.99% Invalid or blank votes 732,312 43.55% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Michael J. Phelan Vote on retention Votes % Yes 717,477 75.55% No 232,144 24.45% Invalid or blank votes 731,856 24.45% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan Vote on retention Votes % Yes 734,392 77.01% No 219,260 22.99% Invalid or blank votes 727,825 43.28% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Joanne C. Parrilli Vote on retention Votes % Yes 726,293 76.32% No 225,376 23.68% Invalid or blank votes 729,808 43.40% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Wes Walker Vote on retention Votes % Yes 703,891 74.96% No 235,189 25.04% Invalid or blank votes 742,397 44.15% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Daniel M. "Mike" Hanlon Vote on retention Votes % Yes 710,748 75.34% No 232,616 24.66% Invalid or blank votes 738,113 43.90% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice William R. McGuiness Vote on retention Votes % Yes 706,769 75.37% No 230,942 24.63% Invalid or blank votes 743,766 44.23% Totals 1,681,477 100.00 Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Timothy A. Reardon Vote on retention Votes % Yes 720,461 75.99% No 227,602 24.01% Invalid or blank votes 733,414 43.62% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Lawrence T. Stevens Vote on retention Votes % Yes 710,010 76.20% No 221,765 23.80% Invalid or blank votes 749,702 44.59% Totals 1,681,477 100.00% Voter turnout %
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Presiding Justice Vaino Spencer Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,271,364 78.36% No 351,160 21.64% Invalid or blank votes 860,668 34.66% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Morio L. Fukuto Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,189,500 74.84% No 399,958 25.16% Invalid or blank votes 893,734 35.99% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice John Zebrowski Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,200,971 75.50% No 389,702 24.50% Invalid or blank votes 892,519 35.94% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Walter Croskey Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,220,220 77.66% No 351,059 22.34% Invalid or blank votes 911,913 36.72% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Charles S. Vogel Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,239,888 78.64% No 336,843 21.36% Invalid or blank votes 906,461 36.50% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Daniel A. Curry Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,238,240 79.08% No 327,538 20.92% Invalid or blank votes 917,414 36.94% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Orville "Jack" Armstrong Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,275,037 80.12% No 316,403 19.88% Invalid or blank votes 891,752 35.91% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Paul H. Coffee Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,274,400 79.94% No 319,861 20.06% Invalid or blank votes 888,931 35.80% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Arthur Gilbert Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,263,437 79.56% No 324,548 20.44% Invalid or blank votes 895,207 36.05% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,255,347 79.38% No 326,165 20.62% Invalid or blank votes 901,680 36.31% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Richard C. Neal Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,243,137 79.14% No 327,754 20.86% Invalid or blank votes 912,301 36.74% Totals 2,483,192 100.00% Voter turnout %
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Associate Justice Connie Callahan Vote on retention Votes % Yes 518,935 75.73% No 166,270 24.27% Invalid or blank votes 320,473 31.87% Totals 1,005,678 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Harry Hull Vote on retention Votes % Yes 484,595 72.48% No 184,009 27.52% Invalid or blank votes 337,074 33.52% Totals 1,005,678 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice George Nicholson Vote on retention Votes % Yes 508,056 74.75% No 171,651 25.25% Invalid or blank votes 325,971 32.41% Totals 1,005,678 100.00% Voter turnout %
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Presiding Justice Daniel J. Kremer Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,030,251 74.59% No 345,455 25.01% Invalid or blank votes 832,770 37.71% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Alex C. McDonald Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,004,772 73.89% No 355,106 26.11% Invalid or blank votes 848,598 38.42% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice James A. McIntyre Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,012,507 74.50% No 346,576 25.50% Invalid or blank votes 849,393 38.46% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,007,254 72.92% No 374,016 27.08% Invalid or blank votes 827,206 37.46% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Barton C. Gaut Vote on retention Votes % Yes 947,758 71.04% No 386,360 28.96% Invalid or blank votes 874,358 39.59% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice James D. Ward Vote on retention Votes % Yes 1,013,868 75.14% No 335,495 24.86% Invalid or blank votes 859,113 38.90% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Davide G. Sills Vote on retention Votes % Yes 998,091 75.00% No 332,667 25.00% Invalid or blank votes 877,718 39.74% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice William W. Bedsworth Vote on retention Votes % Yes 969,025 73.86% No 342,922 26.14% Invalid or blank votes 896,529 40.59% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice W.F. "Bill" Rylaarsdam Vote on retention Votes % Yes 920,807 70.06% No 393,572 29.94% Invalid or blank votes 894,097 40.48% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Edward J. Wallin Vote on retention Votes % Yes 940,915 71.18% No 380,943 28.82% Invalid or blank votes 886,618 40.15% Totals 2,218,476 100.00% Voter turnout %
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Presiding Justice Jim Ardaiz Vote on retention Votes % Yes 332,970 74.59% No 113,447 25.41% Invalid or blank votes 168,914 27.45% Totals 615,331 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Bert Levy Vote on retention Votes % Yes 332,854 75.37% No 108,774 24.63% Invalid or blank votes 173,703 28.23% Totals 615,331 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Steve Vartabedian Vote on retention Votes % Yes 316,280 72.16% No 122,038 27.84% Invalid or blank votes 177,013 28.77% Totals 615,331 100.00% Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Becky Wiseman Vote on retention Votes % Yes 334,709 75.45% No 108,907 24.55% Invalid or blank votes 171,715 27.91% Totals 615,331 100.00% Voter turnout %
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Presiding Justice Christopher C. Cottle Vote on retention Votes % Yes 316,262 78.76% No 85,296 21.24% Invalid or blank votes 225,409 35.95% Totals 626,967 100.00% Voter turnout %
^ "District 1 results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008 .^ "District 2 results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008 .^ "District 3 results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008 .^ District 4 results Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine ^ "District 5 results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008 .^ "District 6 results" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008 .
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