1990 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1990 California gubernatorial election California presidential no 1986 California gubernatorial election 1986 1994 California gubernatorial election 1994 November 6, 1990 150x150px Pete Wilson official portrait, 1991 (cropped).jpg Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) 3,791,904 49.25% Dianne Feinstein congressional portrait (1).jpg Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (United States) 3,525,197 45.78% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Wilson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Feinstein: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor George Deukmejian Republican Party (United States) Pete Wilson Republican Party (United States) The 1990 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Though incumbent Republican Governor George Deukmejian was eligible for a third term, he announced in January 1989 that he would not pursue reelection.GOVERNOR IN WEST RULES OUT '90 RACE https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/07/us/governor-in-west-rules-out-90-race.html October 16, 2025 The New York Times January 7, 1989 Republicans instead nominated Senator Pete Wilson, who defeated Democratic former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein in a close race. Feinstein won the Democratic nomination against opponents including California Attorney General John Van de Kamp, while Wilson faced minimal opposition in his bid for the Republican nomination. Feinstein was elected to Wilson's former Senate seat in 1992, and served in the Senate until her death in September 2023. Republican primary Candidates Donald L. Bullock Jeffrey T. Greene David M. Williams Pete Wilson, incumbent U.S. senator and former mayor of San Diego Results Republican primary resultsStatement of Vote June 5, 1990 Primary Election California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 9-11 https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1990-primary/sov-complete.pdf 22 July 2024 Pete Wilson Republican Party (US) 1,856,614 87.50% David M. Williams Republican Party (US) 107,397 5.06% Jeffrey T. Greene Republican Party (US) 79,083 3.73% Donald L. Bullock Republican Party (US) 54,577 2.57% William B. Allen (write-in) Republican Party (US) 24,058 1.13% 2,121,729 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates John Hancock Abbott Eileen Anderson Lydon Byrne Mark Calney Dianne Feinstein, mayor of San Francisco Franklin Geraty Charles A. Mahon III Charles Pineda Jr. Frank L. Thomas John van de Kamp, California attorney general F. Frank Wong Results Democratic primary results Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (US) 1,361,360 52.26% John Van de Kamp Democratic Party (US) 1,067,899 41.00% Frank L. Thomas Democratic Party (US) 35,900 1.38% Charles Pineda Jr. Democratic Party (US) 25,396 0.97% Franklin R. Geraty Democratic Party (US) 24,251 0.93% John Hancock Abbott Democratic Party (US) 19,697 0.76% Charles A. Mahon III Democratic Party (US) 17,987 0.69% F. Frank Wong Democratic Party (US) 16,280 0.62% Eileen Anderson Democratic Party (US) 16,116 0.62% Lydon Byrne Democratic Party (US) 11,975 0.46% Mark Calney Democratic Party (US) 7,923 0.30% Sue Lockard Digre (write-in) Democratic Party (US) 68 0.00% 2,604,852 100.00% Minor party primaries American Independent Party American Independent primary results Jerome McCready American Independent Party 8,921 54.12% Chuck Morsa American Independent Party 7,563 45.88% 16,484 100.00% Libertarian Party Libertarian primary results Dennis Thompson Libertarian Party of California 11,857 100.00% 11,857 100.00% Peace and Freedom Party Peace and Freedom primary results Peace and Freedom Party Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 3,461 56.66% Peace and Freedom Party Merle Woo 2,647 43.34% 6,108 100.00% General election results Candidates Dianne Feinstein, mayor of San Francisco (Democratic) Jerome McCready (American Independent) Maria Elizabeth Muñoz (Peace and Freedom) Dennis Thompson (Libertarian) Pete Wilson, U.S. Senator (Republican) Results 1990 California gubernatorial electionStatement of Vote General Election, November 6, 1990 California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 11 https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1990-general/sov-complete.pdf 22 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) Pete Wilson 3,791,904 49.25% -11.29% Democratic Party (United States) Dianne Feinstein 3,525,197 45.78% +8.41% Libertarian Party (United States) Dennis Thompson 145,628 1.89% +1.18% American Independent Party Jerome McCready 139,661 1.81% +1.13% Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 96,842 1.26% +0.56% Independent Joel Britton (write-in) 98 0.00% Independent Charles A. Mahon III (write-in) 91 0.00% Independent Franklin R. Geraty (write-in) 34 0.00% Independent Jerry Irwin Solomon (write-in) 12 0.00% 266,707 3.46% 7,699,467 100.00% California Republican Party -19.71% Results by county County Pete WilsonRepublican Dianne FeinsteinDemocratic Dennis ThompsonLibertarian Jerome McCreadyAmerican Independent Maria Elizabeth MuñozPeace & Freedom All othersWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda117,10731.64%237,34564.12%6,2611.69%4,0491.09%5,4051.46%119 for Britton, 1 for Mahon, 1 for Geraty0.00%-120,238-32.48%370,178Alpine24252.72%17437.91%143.05%163.49%132.83%00.00%6814.81%459Amador6,46953.99%4,79740.04%2612.18%3362.80%1180.98%00.00%1,67213.96%11,981Butte35,04854.93%25,42239.85%1,4582.29%1,2641.98%6070.95%22 for Mahon0.00%9,62615.09%63,801Calaveras7,07152.99%5,42240.63%3912.93%3222.41%1391.04%00.00%1,64912.36%13,345Colusa2,79862.37%1,45532.43%932.07%1032.30%370.82%00.00%1,34329.94%4,486Contra Costa119,90143.94%144,26852.87%3,7031.36%2,7591.01%2,2350.82%174 for Britton, 11 for Mahon, 2 for Geraty0.01%-24,367-8.93%272,883Del Norte3,61553.21%2,71739.99%1402.06%2193.22%1031.52%00.00%89813.22%6,794El Dorado26,45255.81%18,39038.80%7801.65%1,3392.83%4320.91%33 for Mahon0.01%8,06217.01%47,396Fresno77,69352.57%63,52342.98%2,1761.47%2,7721.88%1,6181.09%00.00%14,1709.59%147,782Glenn4,19061.06%2,18231.80%1852.70%2573.75%480.70%00.00%2,00829.26%6,862Humboldt22,94346.81%22,82346.57%9511.94%1,0422.13%1,2492.55%00.00%1200.24%49,008Imperial9,42252.22%7,46341.36%2491.38%2971.65%6133.40%00.00%1,95910.86%18,044Inyo4,56662.97%2,36932.67%1141.57%1191.64%831.14%00.00%2,19730.30%7,251Kern73,06560.08%41,76334.34%2,3591.94%2,8572.35%1,5681.29%11 for Mahon0.00%31,30225.74%121,613Kings9,77156.09%6,73138.64%2251.29%3932.26%2991.72%00.00%3,04017.45%17,419Lake8,34447.11%8,47547.85%4362.46%2771.56%1781.01%00.00%-131-0.74%17,710Lassen4,79056.23%3,15237.00%1802.11%3113.65%861.01%00.00%1,63819.23%8,519Los Angeles867,78146.61%911,41348.95%30,1571.62%27,9311.50%24,5601.32%5141 for Britton, 4 for Mahon, 2 for Geraty, 4 for Solomon0.00%-43,632-2.34%1,861,893Madera11,21656.50%7,43137.44%3231.63%6513.28%2291.15%00.00%3,78519.07%19,850Marin35,56336.77%57,25559.20%1,7501.81%8750.90%1,2771.32%00.00%-21,692-22.43%96,720Mariposa3,33651.88%2,63440.96%1462.27%2503.89%641.00%00.00%70210.92%6,430Mendocino11,72340.86%14,51550.60%7002.44%6962.43%1,0543.67%00.00%-2,792-9.73%28,688Merced17,05450.64%15,00444.55%5141.53%6882.04%4191.24%00.00%2,0506.09%33,679Modoc2,11557.35%1,32035.79%832.25%1233.34%471.27%00.00%79521.56%3,688Mono1,77657.46%1,12436.36%782.52%642.07%491.59%00.00%65221.09%3,091Monterey34,93242.66%42,37151.74%1,5541.90%1,8102.21%1,2221.49%41 for Britton, 3 for Mahon0.00%-7,439-9.08%81,893Napa18,93147.24%19,01747.45%9352.33%7171.79%4731.18%21 for Mahon, 1 for Geraty0.00%-86-0.21%40,075Nevada18,45854.20%13,58839.90%8452.48%8182.40%3491.02%00.00%4,87014.30%34,058Orange425,02563.72%208,88631.32%13,5892.04%13,1561.97%6,3670.95%73 for Britton, 3 for Mahon, 1 for Solomon0.00%216,13932.40%667,030Placer36,39756.53%24,57738.17%1,1711.82%1,5932.47%6411.00%31 for Britton, 2 for Geraty0.00%11,82018.36%64,382Plumas4,24351.87%3,47742.51%1762.15%2052.51%780.95%11 for Mahon0.01%7669.36%8,180Riverside157,21457.26%102,84737.46%5,0641.84%6,8092.48%2,6200.95%11 for Mahon0.00%54,36719.80%274,555Sacramento167,98250.32%149,21544.70%5,3811.61%7,2482.17%3,9971.20%251 for Britton, 12 for Mahon, 10 for Geraty, 2 for Solomon0.01%18,7675.62%333,848San Benito4,12045.23%4,44548.80%1852.03%1711.88%1872.05%00.00%-325-3.57%9,108San Bernardino169,02855.99%114,76438.02%6,6122.19%7,5362.50%3,8941.29%3910 for Britton, 15 for Mahon, 9 for Geraty, 5 for Solomon0.01%54,26417.98%301,873San Diego383,95957.09%244,75936.39%18,2172.71%16,9632.52%8,6241.28%1513 for Britton, 2 for Mahon0.00%139,20020.70%672,537San Francisco56,65225.00%161,62671.32%2,9381.30%1,4560.64%3,9521.74%32 for Britton, 1 for Geraty0.00%-104,974-46.32%226,627San Joaquin62,24954.98%46,65341.21%1,4881.31%1,9161.69%9040.80%33 for Mahon0.00%15,59613.78%113,213San Luis Obispo38,90953.54%30,14041.47%1,5132.08%1,2081.66%9001.24%32 for Britton, 1 for Mahon0.00%8,76912.07%72,673San Mateo80,25340.45%109,96355.43%3,3471.69%2,5371.28%2,2901.15%63 for Britton, 2 for Mahon, 1 for Geraty0.00%-29,710-14.98%198,396Santa Barbara58,67753.11%46,97742.52%1,6671.51%1,4031.27%1,7461.58%42 for Britton, 2 for Geraty0.00%11,70010.59%110,474Santa Clara178,31042.57%218,84352.24%9,9872.38%6,5441.56%5,1951.24%133 for Britton, 7 for Mahon, 3 for Geraty0.00%-40,533-9.68%418,892Santa Cruz26,79733.11%48,53059.96%2,1802.69%1,6942.09%1,7392.15%11 for Britton0.00%-21,733-26.85%80,941Shasta28,32257.85%17,79536.35%1,1952.44%1,3442.75%3050.62%00.00%10,52721.50%48,961Sierra81351.04%67142.12%342.13%543.39%211.32%00.00%1428.91%1,593Siskiyou8,32052.61%6,34640.13%4462.82%5593.54%1420.90%00.00%1,97412.48%15,813Solano36,75542.50%44,96952.00%1,7532.03%2,0202.34%9701.12%1515 for Mahon0.02%-8,214-9.50%86,482Sonoma54,70638.60%79,09355.81%2,9822.10%2,4361.72%2,5051.77%11 for Britton0.00%-24,387-17.21%141,723Stanislaus47,27553.49%37,18242.07%1,1871.34%1,9802.24%7570.86%11 for Mahon0.00%10,09311.42%88,382Sutter12,64765.45%5,79630.00%3181.65%3992.06%1630.84%00.00%6,85135.46%19,323Tehama9,41556.94%5,91535.77%6213.76%4983.01%870.53%00.00%3,50021.17%16,536Trinity2,90851.73%2,25040.02%2083.70%1763.13%801.42%00.00%65811.70%5,622Tulare41,18662.76%21,67033.02%9401.43%1,0581.61%7751.18%00.00%19,51629.74%65,629Tuolumne10,46552.91%8,29441.93%3901.97%4642.35%1670.84%00.00%2,17110.98%19,780Ventura106,23457.58%68,13936.93%3,9622.15%3,7702.04%2,3981.30%21 for Britton, 1 for Mahon0.00%38,09520.65%184,505Yolo19,31643.53%22,89051.59%7561.70%7721.74%6381.44%11 for Mahon0.00%-3,574-8.05%44,373Yuba7,35559.22%4,34234.96%2602.09%3372.71%1261.01%00.00%3,01324.26%12,420Total3,791,90449.25%3,525,19745.78%145,6281.89%139,6611.81%96,8421.26%2350.00%266,7073.46%7,699,467 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Contra Costa Lake Los Angeles Marin Mendocino Monterey Napa San Benito San Mateo Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano Sonoma Yolo By congressional district Pete Wilson won 25 of California's 45 congressional districts, including eight districts that were won by Democrats. Dianne Feinstein won 20 of California's 45 congressional districts, including two districts that were won by Republicans.Supplement to Statement of Vote November 1990 California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 48-51 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61990cali/page/48/mode/2up?view=theater 22 July 2024 District Wilson Feinstein Representative California 1 1st 42.3% 51.6% Frank Riggs (R) California 2 2nd 56.3% 37.4% Wally Herger (R) California 3 3rd 49.3% 46.1% Bob Matsui (D) California 4 4th 48.7% 45.5% Vic Fazio (D) California 5 5th 26.7% 69.7% Nancy Pelosi (D) California 6 6th 32.0% 63.7% Barbara Boxer (D) California 7 7th 41.3% 54.3% George Miller (D) California 8 8th 29.0% 67.7% Ron Dellums (D) California 9 9th 37.2% 58.4% Pete Stark (D) California 10 10th 37.2% 57.2% Don Edwards (D) California 11 11th 38.2% 57.4% Tom Lantos (D) California 12 12th 45.2% 50.1% Tom Campbell (R) California 13 13th 43.7% 50.9% Norman Mineta (D) California 14 14th 56.6% 38.4% John Doolittle (R) California 15 15th 53.0% 42.3% Gary Condit (D) California 16 16th 39.6% 54.6% Leon Panetta (D) California 17 17th 59.7% 35.9% Cal Dooley (D) California 18 18th 48.3% 46.8% Richard Lehman (D) California 19 19th 52.4% 42.5% Bob Lagomarsino (R) California 20 20th 61.2% 33.3% Bill Thomas (R) California 21 21st 59.8% 35.6% Elton Gallegly (R) California 22 22nd 62.9% 32.7% Carlos Moorhead (R) California 23 23rd 41.0% 55.7% Anthony Beilenson (D) California 24 24th 33.7% 62.5% Henry Waxman (D) California 25 25th 34.5% 60.0% Edward Roybal (D) California 26 26th 42.4% 53.4% Howard Berman (D) California 27 27th 42.9% 52.8% Mel Levine (D) California 28 28th 27.4% 69.2% Julian Dixon (D) California 29 29th 22.2% 74.3% Maxine Waters (D) California 30 30th 46.7% 48.0% Matthew Martinez (D) California 31 31st 34.8% 60.6% Mervyn Dymally (D) California 32 32nd 50.3% 44.4% Glenn Anderson (D) California 33 33rd 59.4% 35.5% David Dreier (R) California 34 34th 47.0% 46.8% Ed Torres (D) California 35 35th 60.5% 33.2% Jerry Lewis (R) California 36 36th 48.3% 46.1% George Brown (D) California 37 37th 58.4% 36.5% Al McCandless (R) California 38 38th 57.4% 36.6% Bob Dornan (R) California 39 39th 66.6% 28.2% William Dannemeyer (R) California 40 40th 63.6% 32.0% Christopher Cox (R) California 41 41st 54.9% 39.5% Bill Lowery (R) California 42 42nd 62.0% 33.8% Dana Rohrabacher (R) California 43 43rd 64.0% 30.0% Ron Packard (R) California 44 44th 46.6% 46.1% Duke Cunningham (R) California 45 45th 60.5% 32.3% Duncan Hunter (R) Notes References Gubernatorial 1990 California Category:Dianne Feinstein