California State Senate elections, 1992

The 1992 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1992. Senate seats of odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. The Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost two, one to a Republican and one when Lucy Killea switched from Democratic to Independent.

Overview

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:cite web|title=Statement of Vote. General Election. November 3, 1992|url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1992_general/statement_of_vote_general_1992.pdf|date=1992-11-03|accessdate=2008-08-17|publisher=California Secretary of State]

District 1

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tim Leslie (incumbent)
votes = 189,095
percentage = 54.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Thomas A. Romero
votes = 123,563
percentage = 35.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Kent Smith
votes = 32,717
percentage = 9.47Election box invalid no change
votes = 29,589
percentage = 7.89Election box total no change
votes = 372,954
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 3

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Milton Marks (incumbent)
votes = 225,869
percentage = 66.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Boerum
votes = 85,323
percentage = 25.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Will C. Wohler
votes = 16,590
percentage = 4.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Giovanni Graham
votes = 12,163
percentage = 3.58Election box invalid no change
votes = 41,370
percentage = 51.2Election box total no change
votes = 381,315
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 5

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Patrick Johnston (incumbent)
votes = 162,122
percentage = 57.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ron Stauffer
votes = 105,333
percentage = 37.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Eric Roberts
votes = 14,713
percentage = 5.21Election box invalid no change
votes = 23,682
percentage = 7.74Election box total no change
votes = 305,850
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 7

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent)
votes = 195,777
percentage = 58.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Gilbert R. "Gib" Marguth, Jr.
votes = 141,709
percentage = 41.99Election box invalid no change
votes = 38,055
percentage = 10.13Election box total no change
votes = 375,541
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 9

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Nicholas C. Petris
votes = 228,283
percentage = 84.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = David Campbell
votes = 41,555
percentage = 15.40Election box invalid no change
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percentage = Election box total no change
votes =
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 11

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Rebecca Q. "Becky" Morgan (inc.)
votes = 218,855
percentage = 64.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Frank W. Trinkle
votes = 104,162
percentage = 30.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Christopher R. Inama
votes = 16,900
percentage = 4.80Election box invalid no change
votes = 34,099
percentage = 9.13Election box total no change
votes = 374,016
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 13

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Alfred E. Alquist (incumbent)
votes = 140,081
percentage = 60.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Michael Iddings
votes = 72,340
percentage = 31.22Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John Harvey Webster
votes = 19,258
percentage = 8.31Election box invalid no change
votes = 24,605
percentage = 9.60Election box total no change
votes = 256,284
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 15

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Henry J. Mello (incumbent)
votes = 162,771
percentage = 58.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Edward Laverone
votes = 95,412
percentage = 34.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Susanne Espinoza
votes = 20,818
percentage = 7.47Election box invalid no change
votes = 16,888
percentage = 5.71Election box total no change
votes = 295,889
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 17

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Don Rogers (incumbent)
votes = 136,298
percentage = 52.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = William M. Olenick
votes = 101,715
percentage = 38.92Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Fred Heiser
votes = 23,340
percentage = 8.93Election box invalid no change
votes = 27,834
percentage = 9.62Election box total no change
votes = 289,187
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 19

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cathie Wright
votes = 146,116
percentage = 53.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Hank Starr
votes = 108,052
percentage = 38.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Richard N. Burns
votes = 11,483
percentage = 4.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Charles Najbergier
votes = 10,569
percentage = 3.80Election box invalid no change
votes = 26,896
percentage = 8.82Election box total no change
votes = 303,116
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 21

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Newton R. Russell (incumbent)
votes = 133,385
percentage = 50.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Rachel J. Dewey
votes = 116,486
percentage = 43.70Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = James R. "Bob" New
votes = 10,658
percentage = 4.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Jan B. Tucker
votes = 6,031
percentage = 2.26Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Lewis Weiss (write-in)
votes = 3
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 25,122
percentage = 8.61Election box total no change
votes = 266,563
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 23

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Tom Hayden
votes = 198,425
percentage = 55.89Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey
votes = 117,455
percentage = 33.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Shirley Rachel Isaacson
votes = 27,976
percentage = 7.88Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = R. William Weilburg
votes = 11,160
percentage = 3.14Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.00Election box invalid no change
votes = 37,297
percentage = 9.51Election box total no change
votes = 355,024
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 25

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Teresa Hughes
votes = 125,316
percentage = 76.75Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cliff McClain
votes = 30,666
percentage = 18.78Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Hattie Marie Benn
votes = 7,289
percentage = 4.46Election box invalid no change
votes = 20,456
percentage = 11.13Election box total no change
votes = 183,727
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 27

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Robert G. Beverly (incumbent)
votes = 129,010
percentage = 47.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Brian Finander
votes = 123,956
percentage = 45.44Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = David J. Rosen
votes = 10,828
percentage = 3.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Patrick McCoy
votes = 8,999
percentage = 3.30Election box invalid no change
votes = 29,687
percentage = 9.81Election box total no change
votes = 302,480
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 29

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Frank Hill (incumbent)
votes = 148,754
percentage = 56.18Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Sandy Hester
votes = 116,021
percentage = 43.82Election box invalid no change
votes = 25,685
percentage = 8.84Election box total no change
votes = 290,460
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 31

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Bill Leonard (incumbent)
votes = 192,171
percentage = 99.92Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Gary R. Biggs (write-in)
votes = 119
percentage = 0.06Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Jeffrey A. Schmidt (write-in)
votes = 38
percentage = 0.02Election box invalid no change
votes = 105,447
percentage = 35.41Election box total no change
votes = 297,775
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 33

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = John R. Lewis (incumbent)
votes = 191,974
percentage = 64.12Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Samuel D. Eidt
votes = 86,859
percentage = 29.01Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Doyle Guhy
votes = 20,543
percentage = 6.86Election box invalid no change
votes = 36,454
percentage = 10.85Election box total no change
votes = 335,830
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 35

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Marian Bergeson (incumbent)
votes = 204,504
percentage = 62.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Dorianne Garcia
votes = 107,512
percentage = 32.72Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Eric Sprik
votes = 16,536
percentage = 5.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 38,755
percentage = 10.55Election box total no change
votes = 367,307
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 37

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David G. Kelley
votes = 141,970
percentage = 52.47Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jim Rickard
votes = 101,872
percentage = 37.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Renate M. Kline
votes = 16,870
percentage = 6.24Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Craig McElvany
votes = 9,845
percentage = 3.64Election box invalid no change
votes = 29,858
percentage = 9.94Election box total no change
votes = 300,415
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party
loser = California Democratic Party

District 39

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Lucy Killea (incumbent)
votes = 187,353
percentage = 60.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jim Ellis
votes = 102,419
percentage = 33.02Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Patricia Cofre
votes = 10,844
percentage = 3.50Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = John P. Moody
votes = 9,553
percentage = 3.08Election box invalid no change
votes = 27,934
percentage = 8.26Election box total no change
votes = 338,103
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Independent (politician)

ee also

*California State Assembly
*California State Assembly elections, 1992
*California state elections, 1992
*California State Legislature
*California State Senate Districts
*Districts in California
*Political party strength in U.S. states
*Political party strength in California

References