1994 California State Senate election

1994 California State Senate election

November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08)
20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bill Lockyer Kenneth Maddy Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 10th–Hayward 14th–Fresno Seats before 23 15 Seats after 21 17 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,794,231 1,596,944 Percentage 49.49% 44.05%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independent hold      No election held
President pro tempore before election Bill Lockyer Democratic President pro tempore-designate Bill Lockyer Democratic

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.

Overview

California State Senate elections, 1994
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	—

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:

District 2

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 8

California's 8th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 10

California's 10th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 14

California's 14th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 16

California's 16th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 20

California's 20th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 24

California's 24th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 26

California's 26th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 30

California's 30th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 32

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 38

California's 38th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly elections, 1994
• California state elections, 1994
• California State Legislature
• California State Senate Districts
• Districts in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states