California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1994

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1994
	Election results by county
Lieutenant Governor before election; Leo T. McCarthy ; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor; Gray Davis ; Democratic

Last updated March 17, 2019

The 1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. State Controller Gray Davis, the Democratic nominee, decisively defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Cathie Wright, to succeed incumbent Leo T. McCarthy, who was retiring after three terms.

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.

The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer and vice-executive of the U.S. state of California. The lieutenant governor is elected to serve a four-year term and can serve a maximum of two terms. In addition to basically ceremonial roles, serving as acting governor in the absence of the Governor of California and as President of the California State Senate, the lieutenant governor either sits on many of California's regulatory commissions and executive agencies.

The State Controller of California is the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. state of California. The post has broader responsibilities and authority than the California State Treasurer. Responsibilities include investigative authority for every dollar spent by the state, and being an ex-officio member of the state's Board of Equalization.

Primary results

Final results from the Secretary of State of California ^[1]

The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers, and is restricted by term limits to only two terms. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015.

Democratic

California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1994
Candidate	Votes	%
Gray Davis	1,992,320	80.79
Philip R. Ashamallah	473,848	18.21
Total votes	2,466,168	100.00

Republican

California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1994
Candidate	Votes	%
Cathie Wright	1,178,369	62.72
Stan Statham	700,451	37.28
Total votes	1,878,820	100.00

Green

California Lt. Governor Green primary, 1994
Candidate	Votes	%
Daniel Moses	12,186	71.40
None of the above	4,881	28.60
Total votes	17,067	100.00

Others

California Lt. Governor primary, 1994 (Others)
	Candidate	Votes	%
American Independent	Robert W. Lewis	18,171	100.00
Libertarian	Bob New	13,753	100.00
Peace and Freedom	Jamie Luis Gomez	4,465	100.00

General election results

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

1994 lieutenant governor election, California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gray Davis	4,441,429	52.42
	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			235,261	2.64
Total votes			8,473,091	100.00
Turnout			{{{votes}}}	45.96
	Democratic hold

Results by county

County	Davis	Votes	Wright	Votes	Gomez	Votes	New	Votes	Others	Votes
San Francisco	69.68%	158,442	16.94%	38,516	2.56%	5,812	1.64%	3,732	9.18%	20,881
Alameda	67.21%	262,947	23.82%	93,184	2.12%	8,294	1.85%	7,235	5.01%	19,589
San Mateo	61.70%	129,434	30.93%	64,878	1.80%	3,777	2.02%	4,241	3.55%	7,458
Marin	59.89%	61,795	28.75%	29,661	1.21%	1,248	2.30%	2,368	7.85%	8,105
Sonoma	59.69%	93,746	31.34%	49,231	1.83%	2,878	2.50%	3,927	4.64%	7,280
Yolo	58.64%	28,557	32.91%	16,027	2.39%	1,165	2.08%	1,011	3.98%	1,940
Los Angeles	58.05%	1,170,122	35.34%	712,252	2.78%	55,958	1.72%	34,655	2.11%	42,601
Solano	57.75%	56,311	35.59%	34,698	1.87%	1,826	1.94%	1,890	2.85%	2,778
Santa Clara	57.60%	250,445	34.06%	148,092	2.11%	9,181	2.90%	12,593	3.34%	14,517
Santa Cruz	56.87%	51,155	30.24%	27,203	2.90%	2,612	3.52%	3,170	6.46%	5,813
Napa	56.36%	23,756	36.67%	15,457	1.41%	596	2.23%	938	3.34%	1,406
Mendocino	56.27%	16,530	32.13%	9,439	2.90%	852	3.24%	953	5.45%	1,602
Contra Costa	56.06%	165,014	37.82%	111,301	1.43%	4,208	1.88%	5,541	2.81%	8,264
Lake	55.60%	10,847	37.82%	7,379	1.16%	227	2.55%	498	2.86%	559
Sacramento	55.58%	196,514	38.68%	136,768	1.50%	5,290	1.97%	6,958	2.27%	8,046
Stanislaus	53.35%	53,120	41.17%	40,992	1.78%	1,769	1.43%	1,428	2.27%	2,257
Del Norte	53.19%	3,936	40.30%	2,982	1.11%	82	2.45%	181	2.96%	219
Amador	52.97%	6,925	42.06%	5,498	0.67%	88	2.30%	301	1.99%	261
Monterey	52.87%	47,979	39.86%	36,172	2.40%	2,178	1.98%	1,799	2.89%	2,620
San Joaquin	52.65%	66,801	42.29%	53,649	1.90%	2,407	1.40%	1,776	1.77%	2,238
San Benito	52.13%	6,057	39.17%	4,551	3.13%	364	2.96%	344	2.62%	304
Humboldt	52.12%	24,544	34.55%	16,272	1.72%	811	2.44%	1,147	9.17%	4,319
Tuolumne	51.06%	9,989	43.72%	8,554	0.72%	140	2.03%	397	2.47%	484
Merced	50.67%	19,709	43.57%	16,947	2.33%	908	1.47%	571	1.96%	762
Imperial	49.14%	11,626	39.29%	9,294	7.54%	1,784	1.33%	315	2.70%	638
Fresno	48.80%	86,265	45.60%	80,608	2.50%	4,425	1.15%	2,041	1.94%	3,429
Kings	48.67%	10,925	45.43%	10,199	2.62%	588	1.14%	256	2.13%	480
Calaveras	47.74%	7,503	45.09%	7,086	1.05%	165	3.14%	493	2.98%	469
Lassen	47.33%	3,839	44.17%	3,583	1.47%	119	3.43%	278	3.60%	192
Mariposa	47.17%	3,360	46.37%	3,303	0.86%	61	2.18%	155	3.42%	244
Santa Barbara	46.80%	60,516	46.09%	59,602	2.39%	3,094	2.06%	2,666	2.66%	3,436
Plumas	46.44%	3,939	46.42%	3,937	1.20%	102	2.52%	214	3.41%	289
Siskiyou	46.10%	8,349	45.05%	8,158	1.29%	233	2.86%	518	4.70%	852
San Bernardino	45.91%	157,449	46.45%	159,297	2.66%	9,119	2.31%	7,935	1.67%	9,162
Trinity	45.67%	2,460	41.49%	2,235	1.95%	105	4.42%	238	6.47%	349
Riverside	45.43%	154,591	47.81%	162,715	2.24%	7,609	2.24%	7,621	2.28%	6,776
Colusa	45.06%	2,254	49.64%	2,483	1.60%	80	1.64%	82	2.06%	103
San Luis Obispo	44.95%	38,472	47.47%	40,626	1.56%	1,333	2.57%	2,197	3.46%	2,962
Madera	44.86%	11,939	50.04%	13,318	1.83%	488	1.38%	366	1.89%	503
Butte	44.79%	30,332	48.52%	32,856	1.46%	988	2.28%	1,541	2.96%	2,005
Sierra	44.77%	727	45.38%	737	1.48%	24	3.88%	63	4.50%	73
Yuba	44.63%	6,307	47.71%	6,742	1.80%	254	2.55%	360	3.31%	468
Ventura	44.47%	95,571	48.54%	104,321	2.22%	4,775	2.36%	5,071	2.42%	5,188
Placer	44.40%	33,626	49.52%	37,509	0.95%	719	2.85%	2,160	2.28%	1,728
Alpine	44.39%	289	43.63%	284	2.76%	18	4.92%	32	4.30%	28
Tehama	44.32%	8,186	48.34%	8,927	1.02%	188	2.96%	546	3.37%	622
San Diego	43.92%	320,867	49.05%	358,361	1.95%	14,263	2.52%	18,402	2.57%	18,722
Tulare	43.83%	33,970	49.53%	38,381	3.11%	2,407	1.50%	1,159	2.04%	1,581
El Dorado	43.40%	23,514	49.84%	27,005	0.95%	515	3.10%	1,677	2.71%	1,473
Nevada	42.80%	16,067	49.31%	18,508	0.97%	365	2.63%	987	4.29%	1,610
Mono	41.26%	1,419	50.89%	1,750	1.08%	37	3.49%	120	3.29%	113
Shasta	41.23%	22,265	51.68%	27,907	1.15%	623	2.57%	1,388	3.37%	1,818
Kern	41.09%	61,813	51.38%	77,284	2.62%	3,946	2.31%	3,470	2.61%	3,918
Inyo	40.96%	2,940	52.77%	3,788	1.20%	86	2.24%	161	2.83%	203
Modoc	40.70%	1,564	49.05%	1,885	1.41%	54	3.93%	151	4.92%	189
Glenn	40.40%	3,212	53.98%	4,292	0.99%	79	2.02%	161	2.60%	207
Sutter	40.17%	8,848	54.77%	12,065	1.46%	321	1.73%	380	1.88%	414
Orange	39.08%	291,750	54.12%	404,028	1.82%	13,616	2.68%	20,038	2.29%	17,088

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References

↑ CA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine .
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-08-17.

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[1] CA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine .

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-08-17.