November 3, 1998: Special State Senate Run-off Election and Statewide General Election
The run-off was between Don Perata as the Democratic Party candidate, Deborah Wright as the Republican candidate and Marsha Feinland as the Peace & Freedom Party candidate. Because the district is overwhelmingly Democratic, running against these two candidates did not generate much excitement. With the November 1998 general election just two months away, the special run-off election was consolidated with the previously scheduled statewide election.
On November 3, 1998, when Gray Davis was elected Governor of California and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer was re-elected to a second term, Don Perata easily won the special election to the State Senate over the Republican and Peace & Freedom party candidates.
But while running for the State Senate, Don Perata was also on the ballot for re-election to the California State Assembly—and in that race he easily defeated Republican Linda Marshall. Because he could not legally hold a seat in both houses of the legislature, Perata announced on November 4 that he would resign his Assembly seat as soon as possible.
Therefore, a special election was called for Perata's Assembly seat on February 2, 1999.
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