1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
| Nominee | Gray Davis | Cathie Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Party | Democratic | Republican |
| Popular vote | 4,441,429 | 3,412,777 |
| Percentage | 52.42% | 40.28% |
County results
Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Wright: 40–50% 50–60%
Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Wright: 40–50% 50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election
Elected Lieutenant Governor
Elected Lieutenant Governor
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.
Primary results
[edit ]Final results from the Secretary of State of California [1]
Democratic
[edit ]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Davis | 1,992,320 | 80.79 | |
| Philip R. Ashamallah | 473,848 | 18.21 | |
| Total votes | 2,466,168 | 100.00 | |
Republican
[edit ]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathie Wright | 1,178,369 | 62.72 | |
| Stan Statham | 700,451 | 37.28 | |
| Total votes | 1,878,820 | 100.00 | |
Green
[edit ]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Moses | 12,186 | 71.40 | |
| None of the above | 4,881 | 28.60 | |
| Total votes | 17,067 | 100.00 | |
Others
[edit ]| Party | 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
[edit ]Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[2]
| 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 | 45.96% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
[edit ]| 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 |
See also
[edit ]- 1994 California elections
- State of California
- Lieutenant Governor of California
- List of lieutenant governors of California
References
[edit ]- ^ CA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
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