1994 California Attorney General election

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1994 California Attorney General election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
  Daniel Lungren 29th Attorney General of California (cropped).jpg Tom Umberg CA Senate official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee Dan Lungren Tom Umberg
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,438,7333,256,070
Percentage53.9%39.5%

1994 California Attorney General election results map by county.svg
County results
Lungren:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Umberg:     40–50%     50–60%

Attorney General before election

Dan Lungren
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Dan Lungren
Republican

The 1994 California Attorney General election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican incumbent, Dan Lungren, easily defeated the Democratic nominee, Assemblyman Tom Umberg. Every candidate in this race was unopposed in the primary. [1] As of 2022, this was the last time that a Republican won an election for Attorney General of California.

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Election results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [2]

California Attorney General election, 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Lungren (incumbent) 4,438,733 53.86
Democratic Tom Umberg 3,256,07039.51
Libertarian Richard N. Burns274,3353.33
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Evans271,4593.29
Invalid or blank votes660,0397.42
Total votes8,240,597 100.00
Turnout  46.98
Republican hold

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

County Lungren Votes Umberg VotesBurnsVotesEvansVotes
Sutter 71.15%15,38023.80%5,1442.48%5362.57%555
Colusa 69.71%3,39525.65%1,2492.75%1341.89%92
Placer 68.06%50,22026.60%19,6263.26%2,4052.08%1,534
El Dorado 66.94%35,63626.88%14,3093.80%2,0252.37%1,262
Inyo 66.90%4,68027.02%1,8903.29%2302.79%195
Madera 66.71%17,24128.00%7,2382.53%6542.76%713
Glenn 65.71%5,08829.19%2,2602.49%1932.61%202
Nevada 65.15%24,16527.64%10,2524.39%1,6292.81%1,043
Amador 64.91%8,40129.75%3,8503.18%4112.16%280
Tulare 64.90%48,66929.21%21,9002.51%1,8853.38%2,531
Tuolumne 64.10%12,43530.18%5,8553.28%6362.44%473
Fresno 63.66%110,03831.19%53,9052.44%4,2222.71%4,676
Calaveras 63.60%9,79629.60%4,5594.20%6472.60%401
Mariposa 63.28%4,38329.34%2,0323.75%2603.62%251
Kern 63.03%91,62530.58%44,4513.30%4,7993.10%4,502
Shasta 62.99%33,88730.38%16,3453.69%1,9872.94%1,579
Yuba 62.92%8,66129.53%4,0653.97%5473.57%492
Modoc 62.45%2,33728.25%1,0575.05%1894.25%159
Orange 62.29%451,70132.52%235,8523.12%22,6022.07%14,988
Plumas 62.24%5,10430.46%2,4984.29%3523.00%246
Sierra 61.92%97429.05%4575.59%883.43%54
Mono 61.59%2,05930.18%1,0095.06%1693.17%106
Kings 61.50%13,43733.17%7,2472.34%5122.99%653
Stanislaus 61.30%59,61033.30%32,3802.57%2,4972.83%2,754
Sacramento 61.04%211,82533.21%115,2502.99%10,3732.75%9,552
San Joaquin 60.83%74,63434.29%42,0632.38%2,9192.50%3,069
Riverside 60.52%199,13433.66%110,7423.05%10,0362.77%9,128
Butte 60.38%39,98133.03%21,8683.53%2,3373.06%2,028
Siskiyou 60.28%10,60131.46%5,5324.61%8113.65%642
San Diego 60.02%427,64333.57%239,1673.58%25,4772.84%20,236
Lassen 59.63%4,73231.14%2,4715.57%4423.67%291
Merced 59.37%22,72335.40%13,5482.50%9582.73%1,043
Ventura 59.19%122,77934.50%71,5663.40%7,0532.92%6,048
San Bernardino 58.79%196,93834.75%116,4063.26%10,9203.20%10,705
Tehama 57.21%10,34435.47%6,4134.28%7733.05%551
Alpine 56.71%35931.60%2007.11%454.58%29
Lake 55.40%10,59437.63%7,1963.64%6973.33%637
Del Norte 54.92%3,99237.65%2,7374.20%3053.23%235
San Luis Obispo 54.63%45,41338.62%32,1083.59%2,9853.16%2,629
Trinity 54.48%2,87733.31%1,7596.85%3625.36%283
Napa 53.84%22,11739.58%16,2593.55%1,4583.03%1,246
Santa Barbara 52.78%65,70540.39%50,2853.35%4,1743.47%4,326
Contra Costa 52.02%145,23741.53%115,9423.30%9,2113.15%8,802
Solano 51.90%49,60141.52%39,6883.29%3,1473.29%3,143
Sonoma 51.69%78,89539.01%59,5414.32%6,5914.98%7,601
Imperial 50.57%11,57941.12%9,4173.52%8054.79%1,098
Yolo 50.25%23,79442.45%20,0993.55%1,6793.76%1,779
Monterey 49.68%43,85543.73%38,6023.24%2,8593.35%2,960
San Benito 49.64%5,56943.20%4,8473.58%4023.57%401
Santa Clara 49.18%206,72942.74%179,6374.38%18,4233.70%15,541
Los Angeles 48.44%955,92645.27%893,4102.99%58,9293.30%65,151
Mendocino 48.36%13,87238.91%11,1615.31%1,5227.42%2,128
San Mateo 47.78%97,62945.40%92,7533.50%7,1493.32%6,785
Humboldt 46.79%21,52242.44%19,5184.64%2,1336.14%2,822
Marin 46.55%46,67845.78%45,9093.76%3,7713.91%3,921
Santa Cruz 39.98%34,36247.52%40,8435.82%5,0006.69%5,751
Alameda 38.23%144,75453.83%203,8503.38%12,7994.56%17,285
San Francisco 31.31%67,41858.45%125,8533.80%8,1816.44%13,872

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References

  1. "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1994 Primary Election". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  2. "CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1994 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.