1994 California gubernatorial election County ResultsWilson : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Brown : 40-50% 50–60%
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 21% of the African American vote and 25% of the Latino vote, which was the lowest for an incumbent Republican governor due to his hardline stance on illegal immigration in the United States .
Primary elections [ edit ] They were held on June 3, 1994.
Democratic [ edit ] California gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1994 Candidate Votes % Kathleen Brown 1,110,372 48.38 John Garamendi 755,876 32.93 Tom Hayden 318,777 13.89 Charles Pineda, Jr. 57,314 2.50 Jonathan Trip 31,716 1.38 Mark Calney 21,121 0.92 Invalid or blank votes 139,710 5.74% Total votes 2,434,866 100.00
Republican [ edit ] California gubernatorial Republican primary, 1994 Candidate Votes % Pete Wilson (incumbent )1,266,832 61.44 Ron K. Unz 707,431 34.31 Jim Hart 44,083 2.14 Louis D'Arrigo 43,448 2.11 Mike Eagles (write-in ) 34 0.00 Invalid or blank votes 92,580 4.30% Total votes 2,154,408 100.00
General election [ edit ] Polling [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[1]
1994 gubernatorial election, California 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 [ edit ] 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
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