California State Senate elections, 1994

The 1994 California State Senate elections were held on November 8, 1994. Senate seats of even-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 Democrats lost two seats to the Republicans, but maintained a majority in the Senate.

Overview

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:cite web|title=State Senate All Districts|url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf|date=1994-12-16|accessdate=2008-08-17|publisher=California Secretary of State]

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mike Thompson (incumbent)
votes = 162,610
percentage = 60.41Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Frank McMichael
votes = 95,275
percentage = 35.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Pamela Elizondo
votes = 11,289
percentage = 4.19Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,969
percentage = 5.65Election box total no change
votes = 289,143
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = K. Maurice Johannessen (inc.)
votes = 133,101
percentage = 54.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Michael H. McGowan
votes = 111,667
percentage = 45.62Election box invalid no change
votes = 16,164
percentage = 6.19Election box total no change
votes = 260,932
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Leroy F. Greene (incumbent)
votes = 125,138
percentage = 53.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Cox
votes = 107,853
percentage = 46.29Election box invalid no change
votes = 15,686
percentage = 6.31Election box total no change
votes = 248,677
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Quentin L. Kopp
votes = 135,712
percentage = 63.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Patrick C. Fitzgerald
votes = 42,630
percentage = 19.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tom Spinosa
votes = 30,753
percentage = 14.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Mark Valverde
votes = 4,512
percentage = 2.11Election box invalid no change
votes = 30,076
percentage = 12.34Election box total no change
votes = 216,613
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Independent (politician)

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Bill Lockyer (incumbent)
votes = 124,365
percentage = 62.97Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Anthony R. Smith, Sr.
votes = 73,141
percentage = 37.03Election box invalid no change
votes = 20,978
percentage = 9.60Election box total no change
votes = 312,603
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dick Monteith
votes = 100,902
percentage = 49.45Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Dan McCorquodale (incumbent)
votes = 96,543
percentage = 47.32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Linda Marie DeGroat
votes = 6,596
percentage = 3.23Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,090
percentage = 5.59Election box total no change
votes = 216,041
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 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Kenneth L. Maddy
votes = 168,017
percentage = 70.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Tony Hagopian
votes = 69,891
percentage = 29.38Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,170
percentage = 2.46Election box total no change
votes = 252,078
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jim Costa
votes = 70,329
percentage = 51.57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Phil Wyman (incumbent)
votes = 66,053
percentage = 48.43Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,529
percentage = 5.89Election box total no change
votes = 144,911
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican Party

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jack O'Connell
votes = 158,161
percentage = 59.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Steve MacElvaine
votes = 109,734
percentage = 40.96Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,965
percentage = 4.28Election box total no change
votes = 279,860
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent)
votes = 75,345
percentage = 58.46Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dolores Bender
votes = 53,528
percentage = 41.54Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,694
percentage = 10.23Election box total no change
votes = 143,567
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Richard G. Polanco
votes = 46,613
percentage = 68.03Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Yong Tai Lee
votes = 15,847
percentage = 23.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Pearl Wolff
votes = 3,845
percentage = 5.61Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Vincent Way
votes = 2,217
percentage = 3.24Election box invalid no change
votes = 8,764
percentage = 11.34Election box total no change
votes = 77,286
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Hilda Solis
votes = 73,371
percentage = 63.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Boyer
votes = 37,950
percentage = 32.65Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = George Curtis Feger
votes = 4,910
percentage = 4.22Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,413
percentage = 11.03Election box total no change
votes = 130,644
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Diane Watson (incumbent)
votes = 117,204
percentage = 82.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Joe Piechowski
votes = 19,245
percentage = 13.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bob Weber
votes = 3,042
percentage = 2.15Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Wassin A. Snededdin
votes = 1,845
percentage = 1.31Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,165
percentage = 9.11Election box total no change
votes = 155,501
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ralph C. Dills (incumbent)
votes = 95,753
percentage = 50.48Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David Barrett Cohen
votes = 81,193
percentage = 42.80Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Cindy V. Henderson
votes = 6,698
percentage = 3.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Neal Arvid Donner
votes = 6,038
percentage = 3.18Election box invalid no change
votes = 19,429
percentage = 9.29Election box total no change
votes = 209,111
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Charles M. Calderon (incumbent)
votes = 72,968
percentage = 67.90Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ken Gow
votes = 34,498
percentage = 32.10Election box invalid no change
votes = 12,986
percentage = 10.78Election box total no change
votes = 120,452
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ruben S. Ayala (incumbent)
votes = 76,849
percentage = 60.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Earl De Vries
votes = 49,687
percentage = 39.26Election box invalid no change
votes = 11,966
percentage = 8.64Election box total no change
votes = 138,502
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Rob Hurtt (incumbent)
votes = 70,404
percentage = 57.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Donna Chessen
votes = 45,027
percentage = 36.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Thomas E. Reimer
votes = 7,530
percentage = 6.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 14,804
percentage = 10.75Election box total no change
votes = 137,765
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Ray Haynes
votes = 121,263
percentage = 55.00Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Kay Ceniceros
votes = 91,580
percentage = 41.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = David R. Sarosi
votes = 7,637
percentage = 3.46Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,222
percentage = 4.43Election box total no change
votes = 230,702
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = William A. "Bill" Craven (incumbent)
votes = 156,090
percentage = 65.53Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Thomas Berry
votes = 60,976
percentage = 25.60Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = August Anderson
votes = 11,336
percentage = 4.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Mary Ann Niki
votes = 9,811
percentage = 4.12Election box invalid no change
votes = 25,894
percentage = 9.80Election box total no change
votes = 264,107
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Steve Peace (incumbent)
votes = 77,211
percentage = 48.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Joe Ghougassian
votes = 72,410
percentage = 45.05Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Elena Smith Pelayo
votes = 6,347
percentage = 3.95Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Ben Gibbs
votes = 4,758
percentage = 2.96Election box invalid no change
votes = 10,631
percentage = 6.20Election box total no change
votes = 171,357
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

ee also

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

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