1994 California Secretary of State election

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1994 California Secretary of State election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
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Nominee Bill Jones Tony Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote3,727,8943,690,841
Percentage45.27%44.82%

1994 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Sec. of State before election

Tony Miller
Democratic

Elected Sec. of State

Bill Jones
Republican

The 1994 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, acting Secretary of State Tony Miller, who assumed the seat when March Fong Eu resigned to become United States Ambassador to Micronesia.

Contents

Primary results

Final results from California Secretary of State. [1]

Democratic

Candidates

California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 1994
CandidateVotes %
Tony Miller 808,84137.99
Michael Woo 670,99031.51
Gwen Moore 649,34330.50
Total votes2,129,174 100.00

Green

California Secretary of State Green primary, 1994
CandidateVotes %
Margaret Garcia12,68174.40
None of the above 4,36325.60
Total votes2,129,174 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 1994 (Others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jones 1,642,017 100.00
American Independent Dorothy Kreiss Robbins 18,185 100.00
Libertarian Peggy Christensen 13,710 100.00
Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer 4,230 100.00

General election results

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

1994 Secretary of State election, California
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jones 3,727,894 45.27
Democratic Tony Miller (incumbent)3,690,84144.82
Green Margaret Garcia315,0793.83
Libertarian Peggy Christensen248,7483.02
American Independent Dorothy Kreiss Robbins151,7201.84
Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer99,9161.21
Invalid or blank votes666,4387.49
Total votes8,234,198 100.00
Turnout  46.98
Republican gain from Democratic

Results by county

County Jones Votes Miller VotesGarciaVotesChristensenVotesOthersVotes
Tulare 67.00%51,69726.26%20,2613.01%2,3231.59%1,2262.14%1,652
Glenn 64.24%5,01529.24%2,2831.59%1242.28%1782.65%207
Madera 64.01%16,88729.94%7,8992.46%6501.55%4102.03%536
Inyo 61.97%4,38230.42%2,1512.11%1492.83%2002.67%189
Sutter 61.92%13,38431.23%6,7512.17%4682.35%5072.34%505
Colusa 60.27%2,94533.48%1,6361.92%942.31%1132.00%98
Kern 60.22%89,36630.85%45,7833.26%4,8452.73%4,0482.93%4,354
Fresno 60.21%105,21732.24%56,3393.45%6,0311.91%3,3442.18%3,806
Shasta 59.39%31,73132.02%17,1081.65%8822.72%1,4524.22%2,253
Orange 58.92%428,60531.81%231,4402.90%21,0823.57%25,9982.80%19,371
Tehama 58.91%10,74032.73%5,9671.65%3003.31%6043.40%620
Mariposa 58.20%4,08733.68%2,3652.89%2032.22%1563.00%211
Placer 57.95%42,75133.88%24,9942.25%1,6593.57%2,6332.36%1,739
El Dorado 57.80%30,73033.75%17,9412.06%1,0933.66%1,9452.74%1,456
Modoc 57.77%2,19631.89%1,2121.47%563.84%1465.02%191
Kings 57.43%12,82234.78%7,7663.09%6911.71%3822.98%666
Mono 57.23%1,93633.34%1,1282.63%893.43%1163.37%114
Butte 56.87%37,70534.52%22,8852.39%1,5863.00%1,9893.23%2,138
Nevada 56.36%20,63133.17%12,1433.65%1,3353.98%1,4582.84%1,038
Yuba 56.15%7,80733.06%4,5962.47%3433.31%4605.01%697
Calaveras 55.38%8,52135.40%5,4472.32%3573.75%5773.15%484
Sierra 54.29%84734.74%5422.63%413.72%584.62%72
Merced 53.91%20,63139.51%15,1202.91%1,1141.87%7141.80%688
Riverside 53.90%179,67936.52%121,7573.12%10,4013.17%10,5643.29%10,973
San Luis Obispo 53.64%44,87936.77%30,7663.50%2,9253.19%2,6712.89%2,421
Amador 53.43%6,80139.19%4,9881.77%2253.17%4032.45%312
San Bernardino 53.08%177,57936.85%123,2653.68%12,2993.15%10,5243.25%10,871
Lassen 52.94%4,21636.70%2,9232.07%1653.87%3084.42%352
San Diego 52.48%371,23338.46%272,0563.11%22,0153.27%23,1312.68%19,008
Plumas 52.39%4,36738.94%3,2462.05%1713.38%2823.23%269
Tuolumne 51.85%9,92840.85%7,8222.26%4332.60%4972.45%469
Ventura 51.01%106,34939.01%81,3383.89%8,1163.23%6,7321.86%5,960
Siskiyou 49.87%8,82739.92%7,0652.74%4853.39%6004.08%722
San Joaquin 49.81%61,81142.67%52,9492.62%3,2552.43%3,0132.47%3,069
Del Norte 49.18%3,57942.24%3,0742.43%1772.82%2053.34%243
Stanislaus 48.81%47,73043.69%42,7202.81%2,7512.13%2,0792.56%2,500
Santa Barbara 48.57%60,90140.64%50,9534.21%5,2832.91%3,6433.67%4,600
San Benito 47.68%5,41841.27%4,6904.31%4903.62%4113.12%355
Trinity 47.46%2,50539.01%2,0593.51%1854.59%2425.44%287
Alpine 46.32%29637.72%2415.79%375.01%327.98%51
Monterey 45.28%40,26044.67%39,7114.02%3,5772.88%2,5563.15%2,800
Imperial 44.81%10,47540.97%9,5768.61%2,0132.04%4773.57%835
Sacramento 44.63%153,96547.32%163,2472.78%9,5902.75%9,4752.51%8,676
Lake 44.30%8,44647.16%8,9922.38%4533.15%6003.03%576
Napa 42.01%17,30548.81%20,1043.25%1,3392.90%1,1933.03%1,257
Humboldt 41.29%18,96444.18%20,2958.04%3,6923.12%1,4353.37%1,548
Solano 40.46%38,63050.21%47,9433.56%3,4002.88%2,7502.89%2,760
Contra Costa 39.57%112,94251.97%148,3502.91%8,2993.02%8,6172.53%7,229
Los Angeles 39.08%763,19950.80%992,1694.33%84,6302.67%52,2173.11%60,731
Santa Clara 38.73%161,78649.08%205,0344.29%17,9194.21%17,5843.70%15,455
Yolo 37.70%17,88751.27%24,3265.46%2,5902.74%1,2992.83%1,344
Mendocino 37.63%10,74747.73%13,6316.20%1,7713.93%1,1224.51%1,288
Sonoma 35.58%54,15452.82%80,3954.46%6,7893.55%5,4103.58%5,449
San Mateo 34.80%69,79155.50%111,3043.99%8,0103.13%6,2872.58%5,164
Santa Cruz 34.59%30,15348.88%42,6187.54%6,5734.72%4,1114.27%3,727
Marin 32.33%32,13356.24%55,9024.71%4,6833.06%3,0383.67%3,641
Alameda 26.94%102,11761.69%233,8965.17%19,6182.91%11,0143.29%12,478
San Francisco 17.63%38,20968.13%147,6797.01%15,2052.54%5,5124.68%10,159

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