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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.^[1]

Constitutional Offices

Governor

See also California gubernatorial election, 1994.

1994 California 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Lieutenant Governor

See also California lieutenant governor election, 1994.

1994 Lieutenant 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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Secretary of State

See also California Secretary of State election, 1994.

1994 California 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Controller

See also California State Controller election, 1994.

1994 California 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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Treasurer

See also California State Treasurer election, 1994.

1994 California 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General

See also California Attorney General election, 1994.

1994 California Attorney General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	4,438,733	53.86
	Democratic	Tom Umberg	3,256,070	39.51
	Libertarian	Richard N. Burns	274,335	3.33
	Peace and Freedom	Robert J. Evans	271,459	3.29
Invalid or blank votes			680,039	7.42%
Total votes			8,920,636	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Insurance Commissioner

See also California Insurance Commissioner election, 1994.

1994 California 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994.

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994^[2]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
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%
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	%
	Democratic	Johan Klehs	1,107,750	51.47
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Strawn	835,235	41.13
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	159,144	7.39
Invalid or blank votes			420,165	16.33%
Total votes			2,522,294	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

District 2

1994 State Board of Equalization District 2 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Andal	1,129,995	54.13
	Democratic	Robert Presley	817,539	39.16
	American Independent	Ernest Vance	140,030	6.71
Invalid or blank votes			239,140	10.28%
Total votes			2,326,704	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 3

1994 State Board of Equalization District 3 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest J. Dronenburg (incumbent)	1,179,103	59.23
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	660,596	33.19
	Libertarian	Ken Mason	103,711	5.21
	Peace and Freedom	Maxine Bell Quirk	47,226	2.37
Invalid or blank votes			295,344	12.92%
Total votes			2,285,980	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

District 4

1994 State Board of Equalization District 4 election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	802,427	53.83
	Republican	Ernie Dynda	540,411	36.26
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	83,535	5.60
	Libertarian	Lawrence D. Goldberg	64,185	2.84
Invalid or blank votes			225,672	13.15%
Total votes			1,716,230	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic 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

California Courts of Appeal

See California Courts of Appeal elections, 1994.'

Legislature elections

State Senate

For individual races see California State Senate elections, 1994.

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
	Democratic-Held	21
	Republican-Held	17
	Independent Held	2
1994 Elections
	Republican Held and Uncontested	11
	Contested	20
	Democratic Held and Uncontested	8
	Independent Held and Uncontested	1
Total		40

State Assembly

For individual races see California State Assembly elections, 1994.

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
	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

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.

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.

Proposition 184

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

Proposition 185

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

Proposition 186

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

Proposition 187

See California Proposition 187 (1994).

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

Proposition 188

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

Proposition 189

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

Proposition 190

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

Proposition 191

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

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