1994 California elections Registered 14,723,784[ 1] Turnout 60.45% (pp )[ 1]
Elections were held inCalifornia on November 8, 1994.Primary elections were held on June 7. Up for election were all the seats of theCalifornia State Assembly , 20 seats of theCalifornia Senate , seven constitutional officers, all the seats of theCalifornia Board of Equalization , as well as votes on retention of twoSupreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. The Class I US Senate seat and all 52 US House seats were up for election as well.
Tenballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election.[ 2]
1994 United States Senate election in California[ 3] [ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent)3,979,152 46.74% Republican Michael Huffington 3,817,025 44.83% Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Cervantes Barron 255,301 3.00% Libertarian Richard Benjamin Boddie 179,100 2.10% American Independent Paul Meeuwenberg 142,771 1.68% Green Barbara Blong 140,567 1.65% Write-in 173 <0.01% Invalid or blank votes 386,547 4.34% Majority 162,127 1.90% Total votes 8,514,089 100.00% Turnout 44.94% Democratic hold
Republicans made gains in California's House delegation, gaining three seats.
Constitutional Offices [ edit ] 1994California gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Pete Wilson (incumbent )4,781,766 55.2 Democratic Kathleen Brown 3,519,766 40.6 Libertarian Richard Rider 149,281 1.7 American Independent Jerome McCready 133,870 1.5 Peace and Freedom Gloria Estela LaRiva 80,440 0.9 No party Write-ins 219 0.0 Invalid or blank votes 235,261 2.64 Total votes 8,900,603 100.0 Turnout Republican hold
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] 1994Lieutenant Governor of California election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gray Davis 4,441,429 52.42 Republican Cathie Wright 3,412,777 40.28 Peace and Freedom Jaime Luis Gomez 185,254 2.19 Libertarian Bob New 180,896 2.13 Green Daniel Moses 160,093 1.89 American Independent Robert W. Lewis 92,642 1.09 Invalid or blank votes 427,545 4.80 Total votes 8,473,091 100.0 Turnout Democratic hold
1994California Secretary of State election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Jones 3,727,894 45.27 Democratic Tony Miller 3,690,841 44.82 Green Margaret Garcia 315,079 3.83 Libertarian Peggy Christensen 248,748 3.02 American Independent Dorothy Kreiss Robbins 151,720 1.84 Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer 99,916 1.21 Invalid or blank votes 666,438 7.49 Total votes 8,900,636 100.00 Turnout Republican gain fromDemocratic
1994California State Controller election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kathleen Connell 3,983,053 48.32 Republican Tom McClintock 3,796,387 46.06 Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Nakano 182,836 2.22 American Independent Nathan E. Johnson 152,356 1.85 Libertarian Cullene Marie Lang 128,378 1.56 Invalid or blank votes 657,626 7.39 Total votes 8,900,636 100.00 Turnout Democratic hold
1994California State Treasurer election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Matt Fong 3,970,308 48.46 Democratic Phil Angelides 3,488,891 42.58 Libertarian John Petersen 335,452 4.09 American Independent George M. McCoy 203,419 2.48 Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 195,667 2.39 No party Write-ins 47 0.00 Invalid or blank votes 706,852 7.94 Total votes 8,900,636 100.0 Turnout Republican gain fromDemocratic
Insurance Commissioner [ edit ] 1994California Insurance Commissioner election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Chuck Quackenbush 4,015,858 48.82 Democratic Art Torres 3,567,996 43.38 Libertarian Ted Brown 346,007 4.21 Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 150,844 1.83 American Independent A. Jacques 144,782 1.76 Invalid or blank votes 675,149 7.59 Total votes 8,900,636 100.0 Turnout Republican gain fromDemocratic
Superintendent of Public Instruction [ edit ] California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994[ 5] Candidate Votes % Delaine Eastin 3,892,681 55.60 Maureen DiMarco 3,108,221 44.40 Hal Rice (write-in ) 20 0.00 Invalid or blank votes 1,899,714 21.34 Total votes 8,900,636 100.0 Turnout {{{votes}}} %
Board of Equalization [ edit ] 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 —
Associate JusticeRonald 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 JusticeJoyce 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 JusticeKathryn 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 [ edit ] There are 40 seats in theState Senate . For this election, candidates running in even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.
California State Senate - 1994 Seats Democratic -Held21 Republican -Held17 Independent Held 2 1994 Elections Republican Held and Uncontested 11 Contested 20 Democratic Held and Uncontested 8 Independent Held and Uncontested 1 Total 40
All 80 biennially elected seats of theState 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 Republican-Held 41 Democratic-Held 39 1994 Elections Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested 34 Republican Incumbent and Uncontested 23 Contested, Open Seats 23 Total 80
Statewide ballot propositions [ edit ] Tenballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed.
(Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1994.) Proposition 181 failed with 34.92% of the vote.
Proposition 181 results by county 80–90%
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Passed by voters, but courts struck it down.
(Recall Elections. State Officers.) Proposition 183 passed with 67.47% of the vote.
Proposition 183 results by county
(Increased Sentences. Repeat Offenders (Three Strikes)) Proposition 184 passed with 71.85% of the vote.
Proposition 184 results by county 80–90%
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(Public Transportation Trust Funds. Gasoline Sales Tax. Initiative Statute.) Proposition 185 failed with 19.47% of the vote.
Proposition 185 results by county 90–100%
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(Health Services. Taxes.) Proposition 186 failed with 26.58% of the vote.
Proposition 186 results by county 80–90%
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(Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting.) Proposition 187 passed with 58.93% of the vote.
Proposition 187 results by county
(Smoking and Tobacco Products. Local Preemption. Statewide Regulation.) Proposition 188 failed with 29.31% of the vote.
Proposition 188 results by county 80–90%
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(Bail Exception. Felony Sexual Assault.) Proposition 189 passed with 79.41% of the vote.
Proposition 189 results by county
(Commission on Judicial Performance) Proposition 190 passed with 63.87% of the vote.
Proposition 190 results by county
(Abolish Justice Courts) Proposition 191 passed with 61.05% of the vote.
Proposition 191 results by county
^a b "Historical Voter Registration and Participation" (PDF) . California Secretary of State.^ "Statement of Vote to the 1994 general election" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. RetrievedAugust 14, 2008 .^ Jones, Bill (December 16, 1994)."STATEMENT OF VOTE: November 8, 1994, General Election" (PDF) . Office of theCalifornia Secretary of State . p. xii,37. RetrievedNovember 17, 2020 .^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ."STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1994" (PDF) . United States House of Representatives. p. 3,6. RetrievedNovember 16, 2020 .^ Election Results from the Secretary of State
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