| Turnout | Barbara Boxer* (D) |
Matt Fong (R) |
Ted Brown (Libertarian) |
Timothy Erich (Reform) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 49% | 5,614 | 42.2% | 7,197 | 54.1% | 168 | 1.3% | 143 | 1.1% | 178 | 1.3% | -1,583 | 13,300 |
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Other candidates included: Joseph Perrin (American Independent), 54,711 votes ; Ophie Beltran (Peace & Freedom), 48,707 votes ; Brian Rees (Natural Law), 46,570 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Barbara Boxer* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $15,521,858 |
| Total Receipts: | $15,622,885 |
| Cash on Hand: | $128,179 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $500 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $12,368,880 |
| Party Contributions: | $39,426 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $1,548,660 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $1,204,980 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $381,087 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $66,946 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $314,141 |
| Net Spending: | $15,835,999 |
| Matt Fong | |
| Total Disbursements: | $10,779,581 |
| Total Receipts: | $10,829,029 |
| Cash on Hand: | $49,447 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $9,168,232 |
| Party Contributions: | $17,500 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $1,487,852 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $131,866 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $2,361 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $2,361 |
| Net Spending: | $10,781,942 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1998