California elections, 1994

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California's state elections were held November 8, 1994. Necessary primary elections were held on June 7. Up for election were all the seats of the California State Assembly, 20 seats of the California Senate, seven constitutional officers, all the seats of the California Board of Equalization, as well as votes on retention of two Supreme Court justices and various appeals court judges. Ten ballot measures were also up for approval. Municipal offices were also included in the election. [1]

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

California State Assembly lower house of the California State Legislature

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

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Constitutional Offices

Governor

1994 California gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pete Wilson (incumbent)4,781,76655.2
Democratic Kathleen Brown 3,519,766 40.6
Libertarian Richard Rider 149,281 1.7
American Independent Jerome McCready 133,870 1.5
Peace and Freedom Gloria Estela LaRiva 80,440 0.9
No party Write-ins 219 0.0%
Invalid or blank votes 235,261 2.64
Total votes8,900,603100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican hold

Lieutenant Governor

1994 Lieutenant Governor of California election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gray Davis 4,441,42952.42
Republican Cathie Wright 3,412,777 40.28
Peace and Freedom Jaime Luis Gomez 185,254 2.19
Libertarian Bob New 180,896 2.13
Green Daniel Moses 160,093 1.89
American Independent Robert W. Lewis 92,642 1.09
Invalid or blank votes 427,545 4.80
Total votes8,473,091100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Democratic hold

Secretary of State

2002 California Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jones 3,727,89445.27
Democratic Tony Miller 3,690,841 44.82
Green Margaret Garcia 315,079 3.83
Libertarian Peggy Christensen 248,748 3.02
American Independent Dorothy Kreiss Robbins 151,720 1.84
Peace and Freedom Israel Feuer 99,916 1.21
Invalid or blank votes 666,438 7.49
Total votes8,900,636100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican gain from Democratic

Controller

1994 California State Controller election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathleen Connell 3,983,05348.32
Republican Tom McClintock 3,796,387 46.06
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Nakano 182,836 2.22
American Independent Nathan E. Johnson 152,356 1.85
Libertarian Cullene Marie Lang 128,378 1.56
Invalid or blank votes 657,626 7.39
Total votes8,900,636100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Democratic hold

Treasurer

1994 California State Treasurer election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Fong 3,970,30848.46
Democratic Phil Angelides 3,488,891 42.58
Libertarian John Petersen 335,452 4.09
American Independent George M. McCoy 203,419 2.48
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 195,667 2.39
No party Write-ins 47 0.00%
Invalid or blank votes 706,852 7.94
Total votes8,900,636100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General

1994 California Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Lungren (incumbent)4,438,73353.86
Democratic Tom Umberg 3,256,070 39.51
Libertarian Richard N. Burns 274,335 3.33
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Evans 271,459 3.29
Invalid or blank votes 680,039 7.42
Total votes8,920,636100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican hold

Insurance Commissioner

1994 California Insurance Commissioner election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Quackenbush 4,015,85848.82
Democratic Art Torres 3,567,996 43.38
Libertarian Ted Brown 346,007 4.21
Peace and Freedom Tom Condit 150,844 1.83
American Independent A. Jacques 144,782 1.76
Invalid or blank votes 675,149 7.59
Total votes8,900,636100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican gain from Democratic

Superintendent of Public Instruction

California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 1994 [2]
CandidateVotes%
Delaine Eastin 3,892,68155.60
Maureen DiMarco 3,108,221 44.40
Hal Rice (write-in) 20 0.00
Invalid or blank votes 1,899,714 21.34%
Total votes8,900,636100.0
Voter turnout %

Board of Equalization

Overview

California Board of Equalization elections, 1994
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 3,684,744 48.04% 2 0
Democratic 3,388,312 44.17% 2 0
Libertarian 327,040 4.26% 0 0
American Independent 140,030 1.83% 0 0
Peace and Freedom 130,761 1.70% 0 0
Invalid or blank votes 1,180,321 13.34%
Totals8,851,208100.00%4

District 1

1994 State Board of Equalization District 1 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Johan Klehs 1,107,75051.47
Republican Robert "Bob" Strawn 835,235 41.13
Libertarian Kennita Watson 159,144 7.39
Invalid or blank votes 420,165 16.33
Total votes2,522,294100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Democratic hold

District 2

1994 State Board of Equalization District 2 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Andal 1,129,99554.13
Democratic Robert Presley 817,539 39.16
American Independent Ernest Vance 140,030 6.71
Invalid or blank votes 239,140 10.28
Total votes2,326,704100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican hold

District 3

1994 State Board of Equalization District 3 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg (incumbent)1,179,10359.23
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 660,596 33.19
Libertarian Ken Mason 103,711 5.21
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 47,226 2.37
Invalid or blank votes 295,344 12.92
Total votes2,285,980100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Republican hold

District 4

1994 State Board of Equalization District 4 election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Sherman (incumbent)802,42753.83
Republican Ernie Dynda 540,411 36.26
Peace and Freedom Shirley Rachel Isaacson 83,535 5.60
Libertarian Lawrence D. Goldberg 64,185 2.84
Invalid or blank votes 225,672 13.15
Total votes1,716,230100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}
Democratic hold

Judicial system

Supreme Court of California

Associate Justice Ronald George, Seat 1
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes3,153,84957.02
No2,376,79942.98
Invalid3,369,98837.85
Total votes 8,900,636 100.0
Turnout
Associate Justice Joyce Kennard, Seat 2
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes3,336,44258.67
No2,350,56741.33
Invalid3,213,62736.11
Total votes 8,900,636 100.0
Turnout
Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar, Seat 3
Vote on retentionVotes%
Yes3,423,58261.34
No2,158,18138.66
Invalid3,318,87337.29
Total votes 8,900,636 100.0
Turnout

California Courts of Appeal


Legislature elections

State Senate

There are 40 seats in the State Senate. For this election, candidates running in even-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.

California State Senate upper house of the California State Legislature

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The State Senate convenes, along with the State Assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

California State Senate - 1994Seats
  Democratic-Held 21
  Republican-Held 17
  Independent Held 2
1994 Elections
  Republican Held and Uncontested 11
  Contested 20
  Democratic Held and Uncontested 8
  Independent Held and Uncontested 1
 Total
40

State Assembly

All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Republicans took narrow control of the State Assembly.

California State Assembly - 1994Seats
  Republican-Held 41
  Democratic-Held 39
1994 Elections
  Democratic Incumbent and Uncontested 34
  Republican Incumbent and Uncontested 23
  Contested, Open Seats 23
 Total
80

Statewide ballot propositions

Ten ballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Eight measures passed while four failed.

In the politics of the United States, the process of initiatives and referendums allow citizens of many U.S. states to place new legislation on a popular ballot, or to place legislation that has recently been passed by a legislature on a ballot for a popular vote. Initiatives and referendums, along with recall elections and popular primary elections, are signature reforms of the Progressive Era; they are written into several state constitutions, particularly in the West.

Proposition 181

(Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1994.) Proposition 181 failed with 34.92% of the vote.

Proposition 182

Passed by voters, but courts struck it down.

Proposition 183

(Recall Elections. State Officers.) Proposition 183 passed with 67.47% of the vote.

Proposition 184

(Increased Sentences. Repeat Offenders (Three Strikes)) Proposition 184 passed with 71.85% of the vote.

Proposition 185

(Public Transportation Trust Funds. Gasoline Sales Tax. Initiative Statute.) Proposition 185 failed with 19.47% of the vote.

Proposition 186

(Health Services. Taxes.) Proposition 186 failed with 26.58% of the vote.

Proposition 187

(Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting.) Proposition 187 passed with 58.93% of the vote.

Proposition 188

(Smoking and Tobacco Products. Local Preemption. Statewide Regulation.) Proposition 188 failed with 29.31% of the vote.

Proposition 189

(Bail Exception. Felony Sexual Assault.) Proposition 189 passed with 79.41% of the vote.

Proposition 190

(Commission on Judicial Performance) Proposition 190 passed with 63.87% of the vote.

Proposition 191

(Abolish Justice Courts) Proposition 191 passed with 61.05% of the vote.

See also

California State Legislature state legislature of the U.S. state of California

The California State Legislature is a bicameral legislature consisting of a lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members; and an upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members. Both houses of the Legislature convene at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The California State Legislature is one of just ten full-time state legislatures in the United States.

Districts in California geographically divide the U.S. state into overlapping regions for political and administrative purposes.

Political party strength in U.S. states refers to the level of representation of the various political parties of the U.S. in each statewide elective office providing legislators to the state and to the U.S. Congress and electing the executives at the state and national level.

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