1994 California gubernatorial election
The 1994 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, in the midst of that year's "Republican Revolution". Incumbent Republican Pete Wilson easily won re-election over his main challenger, Democratic State Treasurer Kathleen Brown, the daughter of Pat Brown and younger sister of Jerry Brown, both of whom had previously served as governor. Although Wilson initially trailed Brown in the polls as a result of the state's faltering economy, his signature opposition to affirmative action and state services for illegal immigrants (with the associated Proposition 187) eventually led to his win. Wilson won 25% of the African American vote, a fairly strong performance for a Republican. However, he won only 25% of the Latino vote, a weak performance which was widely attributed to his support of Prop 187.
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Primaries were held on June 3, 1994.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Wilson (incumbent) | 1,266,832 | 61.44% | |
| Republican | Ron Unz | 707,431 | 34.31% | |
| Republican | Jim Hart | 44,083 | 2.14% | |
| Republican | Louis D'Arrigo | 43,448 | 2.11% | |
| Republican | Mike Eagles (write-in) | 34 | 0.00% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 92,580 | 4.30% | ||
| Total votes | 2,154,408 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Kathleen Brown, California Treasurer
- Mark Calney, Los Angeles resident[1]
- John Garamendi, California Insurance Commissioner and candidate for Governor in 1982
- Tom Hayden, State Senator from Los Angeles
- Charles Pineda Jr., Sacramento criminal justice administrator[1]
- Jonathan Trip, Burbank business consultant[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathleen Brown | 1,110,372 | 48.38% | |
| Democratic | John Garamendi | 755,876 | 32.93% | |
| Democratic | Tom Hayden | 318,777 | 13.89% | |
| Democratic | Charles Pineda Jr. | 57,314 | 2.50% | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Trip | 31,716 | 1.38% | |
| Democratic | Mark Calney | 21,121 | 0.92% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 139,710 | 5.74% | ||
| Total votes | 2,434,866 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Kathleen Brown, California Treasurer (Democratic)
- Gloria Estela LaRiva, San Francisco political organizer and printer[1] (Peace and Freedom)
- Jerome McCready, Castroville businessman[1] (American Independent)
- Richard Rider, San Diego stockbroker and financial planner[1] (Libertarian)
- Pete Wilson, incumbent Governor and former U.S. Senator (Republican)
Polling
| Source | Date | Pete Wilson |
Kathleen Brown |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNBC-TV | November 4, 1994 | 48% | 44% |
| KCAL-TV | November 3, 1994 | 49% | 39% |
| Field Poll | November 1, 1994 | 50% | 41% |
| San Francisco Examiner | October 23, 1994 | 48% | 43% |
| Los Angeles Times | October 16, 1994 | 50% | 42% |
| KCAL-TV | October 7, 1994 | 48% | 38% |
| Los Angeles Times | September 16, 1994 | 46% | 44% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Wilson (incumbent) | 4,781,766 | 55.18 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Brown | 3,519,799 | 40.62 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Rider | 149,281 | 1.72 | |
| American Independent | Jerome McCready | 133,870 | 1.54 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Gloria Estela LaRiva | 80,440 | 0.93 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 219 | 0.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 235,261 | 2.64 | ||
| Total votes | 8,900,855 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Results by county
| County | Wilson | Votes | Brown | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn | 73.54% | 5,916 | 21.37% | 1,719 | 5.10% | 410 |
| Colusa | 72.70% | 3,691 | 23.68% | 1,202 | 3.62% | 184 |
| Sutter | 72.11% | 15,997 | 23.86% | 5,293 | 4.02% | 893 |
| Inyo | 69.51% | 5,054 | 25.83% | 1,878 | 4.67% | 339 |
| Kern | 69.49% | 105,733 | 25.72% | 39,137 | 4.79% | 7,292 |
| Madera | 69.24% | 18,623 | 26.85% | 7,223 | 3.91% | 1,051 |
| Tulare | 69.02% | 54,267 | 27.52% | 21,634 | 3.47% | 2,725 |
| Tehama | 68.77% | 12,836 | 24.78% | 4,626 | 6.45% | 1,204 |
| Shasta | 68.45% | 37,577 | 24.84% | 13,633 | 6.72% | 3,684 |
| Orange | 67.72% | 516,811 | 27.67% | 211,132 | 4.61% | 35,196 |
| El Dorado | 67.14% | 36,695 | 27.97% | 15,289 | 4.89% | 2,670 |
| Placer | 67.02% | 51,213 | 28.68% | 21,915 | 4.29% | 3,282 |
| Amador | 66.81% | 8,781 | 28.73% | 3,776 | 4.47% | 586 |
| Calaveras | 66.08% | 10,438 | 28.06% | 4,432 | 5.86% | 925 |
| Nevada | 65.97% | 25,159 | 29.59% | 11,283 | 4.44% | 1,693 |
| Yuba | 65.95% | 9,378 | 28.14% | 4,002 | 5.91% | 840 |
| Mariposa | 65.18% | 4,699 | 30.21% | 2,178 | 4.61% | 332 |
| Kings | 65.02% | 14,750 | 31.28% | 7,097 | 3.70% | 839 |
| Mono | 64.88% | 2,263 | 30.13% | 1,051 | 4.99% | 174 |
| Tuolumne | 64.41% | 12,706 | 31.01% | 6,117 | 4.57% | 903 |
| Riverside | 64.17% | 221,027 | 31.13% | 107,207 | 4.68% | 16,183 |
| Plumas | 63.87% | 5,492 | 30.58% | 2,630 | 5.54% | 477 |
| San Diego | 63.35% | 477,439 | 31.97% | 240,937 | 4.67% | 35,284 |
| Merced | 62.90% | 24,873 | 33.37% | 13,197 | 3.73% | 1,474 |
| Butte | 62.88% | 42,998 | 32.01% | 21,887 | 5.11% | 3,498 |
| Fresno | 62.83% | 112,851 | 33.94% | 60,958 | 3.22% | 5,809 |
| Ventura | 62.36% | 136,417 | 33.44% | 73,163 | 4.20% | 9,188 |
| San Bernardino | 62.30% | 217,085 | 32.32% | 112,636 | 5.38% | 18,755 |
| Del Norte | 61.83% | 4,626 | 31.70% | 2,372 | 6.48% | 484 |
| Sierra | 61.77% | 1,018 | 32.04% | 528 | 6.19% | 102 |
| San Joaquin | 61.35% | 78,682 | 34.92% | 44,787 | 3.72% | 4,774 |
| Stanislaus | 60.68% | 60,992 | 34.90% | 35,080 | 4.41% | 4,438 |
| Siskiyou | 60.17% | 11,075 | 32.88% | 6,053 | 6.94% | 1,279 |
| San Luis Obispo | 60.07% | 52,270 | 35.27% | 30,686 | 4.64% | 4,053 |
| Lassen | 58.63% | 4,827 | 32.44% | 2,671 | 8.92% | 735 |
| Lake | 57.88% | 11,416 | 36.90% | 7,279 | 5.21% | 1,029 |
| Trinity | 56.88% | 3,078 | 32.95% | 1,783 | 10.15% | 550 |
| Santa Barbara | 56.68% | 75,051 | 39.59% | 52,420 | 3.73% | 4,941 |
| Alpine | 56.54% | 389 | 34.88% | 240 | 8.58% | 59 |
| Imperial | 54.97% | 13,208 | 39.64% | 9,525 | 5.39% | 1,294 |
| Sacramento | 54.79% | 196,229 | 40.88% | 146,423 | 4.33% | 15,504 |
| Napa | 54.69% | 23,429 | 40.74% | 17,454 | 4.56% | 1,956 |
| San Benito | 54.17% | 6,398 | 41.08% | 4,852 | 4.75% | 561 |
| Monterey | 53.89% | 49,565 | 41.96% | 38,597 | 4.14% | 3,817 |
| Solano | 51.89% | 51,265 | 43.70% | 43,170 | 4.41% | 4,355 |
| Modoc | 51.47% | 1,972 | 32.81% | 1,257 | 15.71% | 602 |
| Contra Costa | 51.47% | 154,482 | 45.02% | 135,133 | 3.50% | 10,525 |
| Los Angeles | 50.43% | 1,043,835 | 46.06% | 953,301 | 3.51% | 72,753 |
| Humboldt | 49.34% | 23,586 | 44.27% | 21,162 | 6.39% | 3,059 |
| Mendocino | 48.37% | 14,645 | 45.30% | 13,716 | 6.33% | 1,918 |
| San Mateo | 47.63% | 102,989 | 49.21% | 106,391 | 3.15% | 6,836 |
| Santa Clara | 47.50% | 212,075 | 47.46% | 211,904 | 5.03% | 22,490 |
| Yolo | 46.58% | 23,019 | 49.28% | 24,357 | 4.12% | 2,045 |
| Sonoma | 45.65% | 73,234 | 49.69% | 79,720 | 4.66% | 7,474 |
| Marin | 43.35% | 45,983 | 53.43% | 56,665 | 3.21% | 3,415 |
| Santa Cruz | 41.09% | 37,927 | 53.39% | 49,272 | 5.51% | 5,095 |
| Alameda | 36.61% | 147,238 | 59.80% | 240,490 | 3.58% | 14,437 |
| San Francisco | 27.81% | 66,494 | 69.12% | 165,279 | 3.07% | 7,340 |
References
- "Defying the Odds?". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 1994. p. 74. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
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