1990 California Attorney General election

1990 California Attorney General election

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Nominee Dan Lungren Arlo Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,407,927 3,379,021 Percentage 46.8% 46.4%

County results Lungren:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Smith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election John Van de Kamp Democratic Elected Attorney General Dan Lungren Republican

The 1990 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 1990. Republican nominee Dan Lungren narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Arlo Smith with 46.77% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 5, 1990. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Arlo Smith, District Attorney of San Francisco
• Ira Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arlo Smith	1,229,924	51.97
	Democratic	Ira Reiner	1,136,526	48.03
Total votes			2,366,450	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dan Lungren, former U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Lungren	1,729,429	100.00
Total votes			1,729,429	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Dan Lungren, Republican
• Arlo Smith, Democratic

Other candidates

• Paul N. Gautreau, Libertarian
• Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom

Results

1990 California Attorney General election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dan Lungren	3,407,927	46.77%
	Democratic	Arlo Smith	3,379,021	46.38%
	Libertarian	Paul N. Gautreau	256,378	3.52%
	Peace and Freedom	Robert J. Evans	242,871	3.33%
Majority			28,906
Turnout			7,286,197
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 1990. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
2. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 1990. Retrieved May 24, 2021.