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Elections in California |
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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.
California State Senate elections, 1994 | |||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,794,231 | 49.49% | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 21 | -2 | |
Republican | 1,596,944 | 44.05% | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +2 | |
Independent | 135,712 | 3.74% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Libertarian | 58,576 | 1.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | 39,835 | 1.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 307,595 | 7.82% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Totals | 3,932,893 | 100.00% | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 40 | — |
Final results from the California Secretary of State: [1]
District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Thompson (incumbent) | 162,610 | 60.41 | |
Republican | Frank McMichael | 95,275 | 35.40 | |
Peace and Freedom | Pamela Elizondo | 11,289 | 4.19 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,969 | 5.65 | ||
Total votes | 289,143 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) | 133,101 | 54.38 | |
Democratic | Michael H. McGowan | 111,667 | 45.62 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,164 | 6.19 | ||
Total votes | 260,932 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leroy F. Greene (incumbent) | 125,138 | 53.71 | |
Republican | Dave Cox | 107,853 | 46.29 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 15,686 | 6.31 | ||
Total votes | 248,677 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Quentin L. Kopp | 135,712 | 63.53 | |
Democratic | Patrick C. Fitzgerald | 42,630 | 19.96 | |
Republican | Tom Spinosa | 30,753 | 14.40 | |
Libertarian | Mark Valverde | 4,512 | 2.11 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 30,076 | 12.34 | ||
Total votes | 216,613 | 100.00 | ||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Lockyer (incumbent) | 124,365 | 62.97 | |
Republican | Anthony R. Smith, Sr. | 73,141 | 37.03 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 20,978 | 9.60 | ||
Total votes | 312,603 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dick Monteith | 100,902 | 49.45 | |
Democratic | Dan McCorquodale (incumbent) | 96,543 | 47.32 | |
Libertarian | Linda Marie DeGroat | 6,596 | 3.23 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,090 | 5.59 | ||
Total votes | 216,041 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kenneth L. Maddy | 168,017 | 70.62 | |
Democratic | Tony Hagopian | 69,891 | 29.38 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,170 | 2.46 | ||
Total votes | 252,078 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Costa | 70,329 | 51.57 | |
Republican | Phil Wyman (incumbent) | 66,053 | 48.43 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,529 | 5.89 | ||
Total votes | 144,911 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack O'Connell | 158,161 | 59.04 | |
Republican | Steve MacElvaine | 109,734 | 40.96 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 11,965 | 4.28 | ||
Total votes | 279,860 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent) | 75,345 | 58.46 | |
Republican | Dolores Bender White | 53,528 | 41.54 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,694 | 10.23 | ||
Total votes | 143,567 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Polanco | 46,613 | 68.03 | |
Republican | Yong Tai Lee | 15,847 | 23.13 | |
Peace and Freedom | Pearl Wolff | 3,845 | 5.61 | |
Libertarian | Vincent Way | 2,217 | 3.24 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 8,764 | 11.34 | ||
Total votes | 77,286 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hilda Solis | 73,371 | 63.13 | |
Republican | Dave Boyer | 37,950 | 32.65 | |
Libertarian | George Curtis Feger | 4,910 | 4.22 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,413 | 11.03 | ||
Total votes | 130,644 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diane Watson (incumbent) | 117,204 | 82.93 | |
Republican | Joe Piechowski | 19,245 | 13.62 | |
Libertarian | Bob Weber | 3,042 | 2.15 | |
Peace and Freedom | Wassin A. Snededdin | 1,845 | 1.31 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,165 | 9.11 | ||
Total votes | 155,501 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ralph C. Dills (incumbent) | 95,753 | 50.48 | |
Republican | David Barrett Cohen | 81,193 | 42.80 | |
Peace and Freedom | Cindy V. Henderson | 6,698 | 3.53 | |
Libertarian | Neal Arvid Donner | 6,038 | 3.18 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,429 | 9.29 | ||
Total votes | 209,111 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charles Calderon (incumbent) | 72,968 | 67.90 | |
Republican | Ken Gow | 34,498 | 32.10 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,986 | 10.78 | ||
Total votes | 120,452 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ruben Ayala (incumbent) | 76,849 | 60.74 | |
Republican | Earl De Vries | 49,687 | 39.26 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 11,966 | 8.64 | ||
Total votes | 138,502 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Hurtt (incumbent) | 70,404 | 57.26 | |
Democratic | Donna Chessen | 45,027 | 36.62 | |
Libertarian | Thomas E. Reimer | 7,530 | 6.12 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,804 | 10.75 | ||
Total votes | 137,765 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ray Haynes | 121,263 | 55.00 | |
Democratic | Kay Ceniceros | 91,580 | 41.54 | |
Libertarian | David R. Sarosi | 7,637 | 3.46 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,222 | 4.43 | ||
Total votes | 230,702 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William A. Craven (incumbent) | 156,090 | 65.53 | |
Democratic | Thomas Berry | 60,976 | 25.60 | |
Libertarian | August Anderson | 11,336 | 4.76 | |
Peace and Freedom | Mary Ann Niki | 9,811 | 4.12 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 25,894 | 9.80 | ||
Total votes | 264,107 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephen Peace (incumbent) | 77,211 | 48.04 | |
Republican | Joe Ghougassian | 72,410 | 45.05 | |
Peace and Freedom | Elena Smith Pelayo | 6,347 | 3.95 | |
Libertarian | Ben Gibbs | 4,758 | 2.96 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,631 | 6.20 | ||
Total votes | 171,357 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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