52 seats: 24R, 28D D 52
California's entrenched incumbents had a typically easy year in 1998, especially in the state's many districts drawn to one party's advantage. A landslide-winning Democrat represents all 19 districts where Democrats are projected to win with at least 58% of the vote, while a Republican landslide winner represents all 12 districts where Republicans are projected to win with at least 58%. The only races in 1998 won by less than 10% were in districts where neither party was projected to win more than 54%. Incumbent performance has been very consistent in 1992-1996. Despite surges of support for most Democratic incumbents, Republicans gained a seat in 1998 because Democrats held more vulnerable districts coming into the election. Of the three most vulnerable seats in 2000, two (Tom Campbell's open seat in CA-15 and James Rogan's seat in CA-27) are held by Republicans. Hilda Solis has been rewarded for her monumental feat of defeating an incumbent in a primary with a general election walkover, as she faces no Republican opposition.
1. Mike Thompson (D), 1998 | Win* | |||||
'98: 62 | ['96: R 50 | '94: R 53 | '92: D 48] | R 51 | ||
2. Wally Herger (R), 1986 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 62 | '96: 61 | '94: 64 | '92: 65 | R 63 | ||
3. Douglas Ose (R), 1998 | Win | |||||
'98: 52 | ['96: D 54 | '94: D 50 | '92: D 51] | R 54 | ||
4. John Doolittle (R), 1990 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 63 | '96: 61 | '94: 61 | '92: 50 | R 61 | ||
5. Robert Matsui (D), 1978 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 72 | '96: 70 | '94: 68 | '92: 69 | D 58 | ||
6. Lynn Woolsey (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 68 | '96: 62 | '94: 58 | '92: 65 | D58 | ||
7. George Miller (D), 1974 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 77 | '96: 72 | '94: 70 | '92: 70 | D 66 | ||
8. Nancy Pelosi (D), 1986 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 86 | '96: 84 | '94: 82 | '92: 83 | D 75 | ||
9. Barbara Lee (D), April 1998 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 83 71 | ['96: D 77 | '94: D 72 | '92: D 72] | D 76 | ||
10. Ellen Tauscher (D), 1996 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 53 | '96: 49 | ['94: R 59 | '92: R 52] | R 51 | ||
11. Richard Pombo (R), 1992 | Comfortable* | |||||
'98: 61 | '96: 59 L | '94: 62 | '92: 48 | R 53 | ||
12. Tom Lantos (D), 1980 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 74 | '96: 72 | '94: 67 | '92: 69 | D 65 | ||
13. Pete Stark (D), 1972 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 71 | '96: 65 | '94: 65 | '92: 60 | D 63 | ||
14. Anna Eshoo (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 69 | '96: 65 | '94: 61 | '92: 57 | D 59 | ||
15. OPEN [Tom Campbell (R), 1995] | Vulnerable | |||||
['98: 60 | '96: 59 | '94: D 60 | '92: D 64] | D 54 | ||
16. Zoe Lofgren (D), 1994 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 73 | '96: 66 | '94: 65 | ['92: D 62] | D 62 | ||
17. Sam Farr (D), 1993 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 65 | '96: 59 L | '94: 52 | ['92: D 72] | D 56 | ||
18. Gary Condit (D), 1988 | Landslide* | |||||
'98: 87 U | '96: 66 | '94: 66 | '92: 85 U | R 53 | ||
19. George Radanovich (R), 1994 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 80 U | '96: 67 | '94: 57 | ['92: D 47] | R 59 | ||
20. Calvin Dooley (D), 1990 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 61 | '96: 57 | '94: 57 | '92: 65 | D 53 | ||
21. Bill Thomas (R), 1978 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 79 U | '96: 66 | '94: 68 | '92: 65 | R 65 | ||
22. Lois Capps (D), March 1998 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 55 54 | ['96: D 48 | '94: R 49 | '92: R 53] | R 55 | ||
23. Elton Gallegly (R), 1986 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 60 | '96: 60 | '94: 66 | '92: 54 | R 54 | ||
24. Brad Sherman (D), 1996 | Comfortable* | |||||
'98: 57 | '96: 49 | ['94: D 49 | '92: D 56] | D 53 | ||
25. Buck McKeon (R), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 75 U | '96: 62 | '94: 65 | '92: 52 | R 58 | ||
26. Howard Berman (D), 1982 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 83 U | '96: 66 | '94: 63 | '92: 61 | D 66 | ||
27. James Rogan (R), 1996 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 51 | '96: 50 | ['94: R 53 | '92: R 50] | 50-50 | ||
28. David Dreier (R), 1980 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 58 | '96: 61 | '94: 67 | '92: 58 | R 54 | ||
29. Henry Waxman (D), 1974 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 74 | '96: 68 | '94: 68 | '92: 61 | D 67 | ||
30. Xavier Becerra (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 81 | '96: 72 | '94: 66 | '92: 58 | D 72 | ||
31. OPEN [Matthew Martinez (D), 1982] | Uncontested | |||||
['98: 71 | '96: 67 | '94: 59 | '92: 63] | D 66 | ||
32. Julian Dixon (D), 1978 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 87 | '96: 82 | '94: 78 | '92: 87 | D 82 | ||
33. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 87 | '96: 82 | '94: 81 | '92: 63 | D 81 | ||
34. Grace Napolitano (D), 1998 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 68 | ['96: D 68 | '94: D 62 | '92 D 61] | D 65 | ||
35. Maxine Waters (D), 1990 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 89 U | '96: 86 | '94: 78 | '92: 83 | D 85 | ||
36. Steve Kuykendall (R), 1998 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 49 | ['96: D 53 | '94: D 48 | '92 D 48] | R 52 | ||
37. Juanita Mill.-McDonald (D), 1995 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 85 | '96: 85 | ['94 D 77 | '92 D 86] | D 82 | ||
38. Steve Horn (R), 1992 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 53 | '96: 53 | '94: 58 | '92: 49 | D 54 | ||
39. Ed Royce (R), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 63 | '96: 63 | '94: 66 | '92: 57 | R 58 | ||
40. Jerry Lewis (R), 1978 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 65 | '96: 65 | '94: 71 | '92: 63 | R 61 | ||
41. Gary Miller (R), 1998 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 53 C | ['96: R 58 | '94: R 62 | '92 R 60] | R 56 | ||
42. Jim Baca (D), November 1999 | Win | |||||
| '99: 52 '98: 55 | 96: 50 | '94: 51 | '92: 51 | D 54 | |
43. Ken Calvert (R), 1992 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 56 | '96: 55 | '94: 55 | '92: 47 | R 56 | ||
44. Mary Bono (R), April 1998 | Comfortable | |||||
'98: 60 57 | ['96: R 58 | '94: R 56 | '92: R 54] | R 55 | ||
45. Dana Rohrabacher (R), 1988 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 58 L | '96: 61 | '94: 69 | '92: 55 | R 61 | ||
46. Loretta Sanchez (D), 1996 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 56 | '96: 47 | ['94: R 57 | '92: R 50] | D | 50-50 | |
47. Christopher Cox (R), 1988 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 68 | '96: 66 | '94: 72 | '92: 65 | R 63 | ||
48. OPEN [on Packard (R), 1982] | Landslide | |||||
['98: 77 U | '96: 66 | '94: 73 | '92: 61] | R 65 | ||
49. Brian Bilbray (R), 1994 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 49 | '96: 53 C | '94: 49 | ['92: D 51] | 50-50 | ||
50. Bob Filner (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 100 | '96: 62 | '94: 57 | '92: 57 | D 61 | ||
51. Duke Cunningham (R), 1990 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 61 | '96: 65 | '94: 67 | '92: 56 | R 61 | ||
52. Duncan Hunter (R), 1980 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 76 U | '96: 65 | '94: 64 | '92: 53 | R 58 |