1994 California State Board of Equalization elections

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1994 California State Board of Equalization elections
← 1990 November 8, 1994 1998 →
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization

Last updated January 11, 2026

The 1994 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 1994, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 7, 1994.^[1]^[2]

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 1994
Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
Party		Candidates	No.	%	Before	After	+/–	%
	Republican Party	4	3,734,744	49.4%	2	2		50.0%
	Democratic Party	4	3,388,312	44.8%	2	2		50.0%
	Libertarian Party	2	167,896	2.2%	0	0		0.0%
	American Independent Party	1	140,030	1.9%	0	0		0.0%
	Peace and Freedom Party	2	130,761	1.7%	0	0		0.0%
Total		13	7,561,743	100.0%	4	4		100.0%

Popular vote

Republican			49.4%
Democratic			44.8%
Libertarian			2.2%
American Independent			1.9%
Peace and Freedom			1.7%

Board of Equalization seats

Democratic			50.0%
Republican			50.0%

Board of Equalization District	Incumbent		Elected officeholder
1st	William M. Bennett	Democratic	Johan Klehs	Democratic
2nd	Brad Sherman	Democatic	Dean Andal	Republican
3rd	Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr.	Republican	Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr.	Republican
4th	Matt Fong	Republican	Brad Sherman	Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat William M. Bennett, who was elected in 1986 and 1990. He did not run for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johan Klehs	247,579	44.2
	Democratic	Mike Simmons	160,682	28.7
	Democratic	Rich Taylor	96,595	17.2
	Democratic	John Shimmon	55,724	9.9
Total votes			560,580	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			265,581	32.1

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert 'Bob' Strawn	207,893	59.4
	Republican	Mark S. Bendick	141,908	40.6
Total votes			349,801	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			160,081	31.4

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	4,327	100.0
Total votes			4,327	100.0

General election

Candidates

Johan Klehs (D), member of the California State Assembly (1982-1994)
Robert 'Bob' Strawn (R)
Kennita Watson (L)

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 1994^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johan Klehs	1,107,750	51.5
	Republican	Robert 'Bob' Strawn	885,235	41.1
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	159,144	7.4
Total votes			2,152,129	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			420,165	16.5
	Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Democrat Brad Sherman, who was elected in 1990 with 51.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection, but got redistricted to the 4th district.

Primary election

Results

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Presley	162,576	35.4
	Democratic	Joseph F. Micallef	91,877	20.0
	Democratic	Holly Hoyt	83,191	18.1
	Democratic	Frank Navarrette	70,770	15.5
	Democratic	Mark L. Stebbins	51,186	11.1
Total votes			459,600	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			135,329	22.7

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Andal	180,089	36.5
	Republican	Claude Parrish	159,222	32.3
	Republican	Harold W. Bertholf	109,286	22.2
	Republican	Ron Glenn	44,138	9.0
Total votes			492,735	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			154,637	23.9

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 2 American Independent primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	American Independent	Ernest Vance	6,087	100.0
Total votes			6,087	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			5,947	49.4

General election

Candidates

Dean Andal (R), member of the California State Assembly (1991-1994)
Robert Presley (D)
Ernest Vance (AI)

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 1994^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Andal	1,129,995	54.1
	Democratic	Robert Presley	817,539	39.2
	American Independent	Ernest Vance	140,030	6.7
Total votes			2,087,564	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			239,140	10.3
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986 and 1990. He ran for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	194,004	54.4
	Democratic	Floyd L. Morrow	162,894	45.6
Total votes			356,898	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			129,598	26.6

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent)	454,813	100.0
Total votes			454,813	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			224,723	33.1

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Ken Mason	4,238	100.0
Total votes			4,238	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			881	17.2

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Maxine B. Quirk	926	100.0
Total votes			926	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			617	40.0

General election

Candidates

Mary Christian-Heising (D)
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Ken Mason (L)
Maxine B. Quirk (P&F)

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 1994^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent)	1,179,103	59.2
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	660,596	33.2
	Libertarian	Ken Mason	103,711	5.2
	Peace and Freedom	Maxine B. Quirk	47,226	2.4
Total votes			1,990,636	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			295,344	12.9
	Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Republican Matt Fong, who was appointed in 1991 to finish the term of Paul B. Carpenter, who resigned due to criminal charges. Chiang was running for reelection. Fong ran to become the California State Treasurer, and incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman was redistricted from the 2nd district.

Primary election

Results

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	176,988	42.8
	Democratic	Albert Robles	67,946	16.4
	Democratic	Al Koch	64,535	15.6
	Democratic	Glanda L. Sherman	53,305	12.9
	Democratic	Jerome Edgar Horton	30,152	7.3
	Democratic	David Elder	20,622	5.0
Total votes			413,548	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			112,638	21.4

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernie Dynda	145,205	63.1
	Republican	Hal J. Styles Jr.	84,845	36.9
Total votes			230,050	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			86,013	27.2

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Lawrence D. Goldberg	1,838	100.0
Total votes			1,838	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			511	21.8

1994 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	910	100.0
Total votes			910	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			661	42.1

General election

Candidates

Ernie Dynda (R)
Brad Sherman (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Shirley Rachel Isaacson (P&F)
Lawrence D. Goldberg (L)

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 1994^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	802,427	53.8
	Republican	Ernie Dynda	540,411	36.3
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	83,535	5.6
	Libertarian	Lawrence D. Goldberg	64,185	4.3
Total votes			1,490,558	100.0
Invalid or blank votes			225,672	14.9
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "June 7, 1994, Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.

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[Primary-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "June 7, 1994, Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.

[General-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "November 8, 1994, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.

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1994 California State Board of Equalization elections

Contents

Overview

District 1

Primary election

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

District 2

Primary election

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

District 3

Primary election

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

District 4

Primary election

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References