1994 California elections

California's state elections were held November 8, 1994. Necessary primary elections were held on June 7. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Ten ballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election.

Constitutional Offices

Governor

1994 California gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Pete Wilson (incumbent)		55.2
		Kathleen Brown		40.6
		Richard Rider		1.7
		Jerome McCready		1.5
		Gloria Estela LaRiva		0.9
	No party	Write-ins	219	0.0
Invalid or blank votes			235,261	2.64
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
	hold

Lieutenant governor

1994 Lieutenant Governor of California election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Gray Davis		52.42
		Cathie Wright		40.28
		Jaime Luis Gomez		2.19
		Bob New		2.13
		Daniel Moses		1.89
		Robert W. Lewis		1.09
Invalid or blank votes			427,545	4.80
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
	hold

Secretary of State

1994 California Secretary of State election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Bill Jones		45.27
		Tony Miller		44.82
		Margaret Garcia		3.83
		Peggy Christensen		3.02
		Dorothy Kreiss Robbins		1.84
		Israel Feuer		1.21
Invalid or blank votes			666,438	7.49
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	gain from

Controller

1994 California State Controller election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Kathleen Connell		48.32
		Tom McClintock		46.06
		Elizabeth Nakano		2.22
		Nathan E. Johnson		1.85
		Cullene Marie Lang		1.56
Invalid or blank votes			657,626	7.39
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	hold

Treasurer

1994 California State Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Matt Fong		48.46
		Phil Angelides		42.58
		John Petersen		4.09
		George M. McCoy		2.48
		Jan B. Tucker		2.39
	No party	Write-ins	47	0.00
Invalid or blank votes			706,852	7.94
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
	gain from

Attorney general

1994 California Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Dan Lungren (incumbent)		53.86
		Tom Umberg		39.51
		Richard N. Burns		3.33
		Robert J. Evans		3.29
Invalid or blank votes			680,039	7.42
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
	hold

Insurance Commissioner

1994 California Insurance Commissioner election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Chuck Quackenbush		48.82
		Art Torres		43.38
		Ted Brown		4.21
		Tom Condit		1.83
		A. Jacques		1.76
Invalid or blank votes			675,149	7.59
Total votes				100.0
Turnout
	gain from

Superintendent of Public Instruction

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994

Candidate		Votes	%
Delaine Eastin		Template:Replace	55.60
Maureen DiMarco		Template:Replace	44.40
Hal Rice (write-in)		Template:Replace	0.00
Invalid or blank votes		1,899,714	21.34%
Total votes		Template:Replace	100.0
Voter turnout		%

Board of Equalization

Overview

California Board of Equalization elections, 1994
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	3,684,744	48.04%	2	0
	Democratic	3,388,312	44.17%	2	0
	Libertarian	327,040	4.26%	0	0
	American Independent	140,030	1.83%	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	130,761	1.70%	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		1,180,321	13.34%	—	—
Totals		8,851,208	100.00%	4	—

District 1

1994 State Board of Equalization District 1 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Johan Klehs		51.47
		Robert "Bob" Strawn		41.13
		Kennita Watson		7.39
Invalid or blank votes			420,165	16.33
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	hold

District 2

1994 State Board of Equalization District 2 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Dean Andal		54.13
		Robert Presley		39.16
		Ernest Vance		6.71
Invalid or blank votes			239,140	10.28
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	hold

District 3

1994 State Board of Equalization District 3 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Ernest J. Dronenburg (incumbent)		59.23
		Mary Christian-Heising		33.19
		Ken Mason		5.21
		Maxine Bell Quirk		2.37
Invalid or blank votes			295,344	12.92
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	hold

District 4

1994 State Board of Equalization District 4 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Brad Sherman (incumbent)		53.83
		Ernie Dynda		36.26
		Shirley Rachel Isaacson		5.60
		Lawrence D. Goldberg		2.84
Invalid or blank votes			225,672	13.15
Total votes				100.00
Turnout
	hold

Judicial system

Supreme Court of California

Associate Justice Ronald George, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%
Yes	3,153,849	57.02
No	2,376,799	42.98
Invalid	3,369,988	37.85
Total votes	8,900,636	100.0
Turnout

Associate Justice Joyce Kennard, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%
Yes	3,336,442	58.67
No	2,350,567	41.33
Invalid	3,213,627	36.11
Total votes	8,900,636	100.0
Turnout

Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%
Yes	3,423,582	61.34
No	2,158,181	38.66
Invalid	3,318,873	37.29
Total votes	8,900,636	100.0
Turnout

Legislature elections

State Senate

There are 40 seats in the State Senate. For this election, candidates running in even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.

California State Senate - 1994		Seats
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic-Held	21
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Held	17
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Independent Held	2
1994 Elections
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican Held and Uncontested	11
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Contested	20
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Held and Uncontested	8
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Independent Held and Uncontested	1
Total		40

State Assembly

All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Republicans took narrow control of the State Assembly.

California State Assembly - 1994		Seats
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican-Held	41
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic-Held	39
1994 Elections
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested	34
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Republican Incumbent and Uncontested	23
style="background-color:Template:Party color" |	Contested, Open Seats	23
Total		80

Statewide ballot propositions

Ten ballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed.

Proposition 181

(Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1994.) Proposition 181 failed with 34.92% of the vote.

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Proposition 181 results by county

Proposition 182

Passed by voters, but courts struck it down.

Proposition 183

(Recall Elections. State Officers.) Proposition 183 passed with 67.47% of the vote.

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Proposition 183 results by county

Proposition 184

(Increased Sentences. Repeat Offenders (Three Strikes)) Proposition 184 passed with 71.85% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 184 results map by county.svg

Proposition 184 results by county

Proposition 185

(Public Transportation Trust Funds. Gasoline Sales Tax. Initiative Statute.) Proposition 185 failed with 19.47% of the vote.

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Proposition 185 results by county

Proposition 186

(Health Services. Taxes.) Proposition 186 failed with 26.58% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 186 results map by county.svg

Proposition 186 results by county

Proposition 187

(Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting.) Proposition 187 passed with 58.93% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 187.svg

Proposition 187 results by county

Proposition 188

(Smoking and Tobacco Products. Local Preemption. Statewide Regulation.) Proposition 188 failed with 29.31% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 188 results map by county.svg

Proposition 188 results by county

Proposition 189

(Bail Exception. Felony Sexual Assault.) Proposition 189 passed with 79.41% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 189 results map by county.svg

Proposition 189 results by county

Proposition 190

(Commission on Judicial Performance) Proposition 190 passed with 63.87% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 190 results map by county.svg

Proposition 190 results by county

Proposition 191

(Abolish Justice Courts) Proposition 191 passed with 61.05% of the vote.

File:1994 California Proposition 191 results map by county.svg

Proposition 191 results by county

See also

• California State Legislature
• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly elections, 1994
• California State Senate
• California State Senate elections, 1994
• Districts in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California
• Elections in California

External links

• Official election results from the California Secretary of State
• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions