1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California
The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1998 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 3, 1998. Democrats gained the 1st district but lost the 3rd and 36th districts for a net loss of one seat. This was the last time until a special election in 2020 where a Republican flipped a Democrat-held U.S. House seat in California.
Overview
Separate elections
Three special elections were held apart from those in November. The elected winners would serve the remainder of the incumbent Congress and face re-election in November.| Date | District | Reason & Result | Candidates |
| March 10, 1998 | Walter Capps died October 28, 1997 Democratic hold Winner was [|subsequently re-elected] in November | Lois Capps Tom Bordonaro Robert Bakhaus | |
| April 7, 1998 | Ron Dellums resigned February 6, 1998 Democratic hold Winner was subsequently re-elected in November | Barbara Lee Greg Harper Claiborne Sanders Randal Stewart | |
| April 7, 1998 | Sonny Bono died January 5, 1998 Republican hold Winner was subsequently re-elected in November | Mary Bono Ralph Waite Anna Nevenich John W. J. Overman Tom Hamey Bud Mathewson |
Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California:[|District 1] • [|District 2] • [|District 3] • [|District 4] • [|District 5] • [|District 6] • [|District 7] • [|District 8] • [|District 9] • [|District 10] • [|District 11] • [|District 12] • [|District 13] • [|District 14] [|District 15] • [|District 16] • [|District 17] • [|District 18] • [|District 19] • [|District 20] • [|District 21] • [|District 22] • [|District 23] • [|District 24] • [|District 25] • [|District 26] • [|District 27] [|District 28] • [|District 29] • [|District 30] • [|District 31] • [|District 32] • [|District 33] • [|District 34] • [|District 35] • [|District 36] • [|District 37] • [|District 38] • [|District 39] • [|District 40] [|District 41] • [|District 42] • [|District 43] • [|District 44] • [|District 45] • [|District 46] • [|District 47] • [|District 48] • [|District 49] • [|District 50] • [|District 51] • [|District 52] |