1994 California State Senate election

none September 2023 1994 California State Senate election California legislative no 1992 California State Senate election 1992 1996 California State Senate election 1996 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 1994 11 08 File:Bill Lockyer, 1997.jpg 150x150px Bill Lockyer California Democratic Party 10th–Hayward 23 21 2 1,794,231 49.49% File:Kenneth L. Maddy, 1997.jpg Kenneth Maddy California Republican Party 14th–Fresno 15 17 2 1,596,944 44.05% 1994 California State Senate election.svg 450px Results:#0571B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #999999 Independent hold #404040 No election held President pro tempore President pro tempore-designate Bill Lockyer California Democratic Party Bill Lockyer California Democratic Party 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. 2 Overview California State Senate elections, 1994PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter+/– 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:State Senate All Districts http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf 1994-12-16 2008-08-17 California Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20080730213903/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf 2008-07-30 dead District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 __NOTOC__ District 2 California's 2nd State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Mike Thompson (incumbent) 162,610 60.41 California Republican Party Frank McMichael 95,275 35.40 Peace and Freedom Party Pamela Elizondo 11,289 4.19 19,969 5.65 289,143 100.00 California Democratic Party District 4 California's 4th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party Maurice Johannessen (incumbent) 133,101 54.38 California Democratic Party Michael H. McGowan 111,667 45.62 16,164 6.19 260,932 100.00 California Republican Party District 6 California's 6th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Leroy F. Greene (incumbent) 125,138 53.71 California Republican Party Dave Cox 107,853 46.29 15,686 6.31 248,677 100.00 California Democratic Party District 8 California's 8th State Senate district election, 1994 Independent (politician) Quentin L. Kopp 135,712 63.53 California Democratic Party Patrick C. Fitzgerald 42,630 19.96 California Republican Party Tom Spinosa 30,753 14.40 Libertarian Party of California Mark Valverde 4,512 2.11 30,076 12.34 216,613 100.00 Independent (politician) District 10 California's 10th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Bill Lockyer (incumbent) 124,365 62.97 California Republican Party Anthony R. Smith, Sr. 73,141 37.03 20,978 9.60 312,603 100.00 California Democratic Party District 12 California's 12th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party Dick Monteith 100,902 49.45 California Democratic Party Dan McCorquodale (incumbent) 96,543 47.32 Libertarian Party of California Linda Marie DeGroat 6,596 3.23 12,090 5.59 216,041 100.00 California Republican Party California Democratic Party District 14 California's 14th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party Kenneth L. Maddy 168,017 70.62 California Democratic Party Tony Hagopian 69,891 29.38 14,170 2.46 252,078 100.00 California Republican Party District 16 California's 16th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Jim Costa 70,329 51.57 California Republican Party Phil Wyman (incumbent) 66,053 48.43 8,529 5.89 144,911 100.00 California Democratic Party California Republican Party District 18 California's 18th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Jack O'Connell 158,161 59.04 California Republican Party Steve MacElvaine 109,734 40.96 11,965 4.28 279,860 100.00 California Democratic Party District 20 California's 20th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent) 75,345 58.46 California Republican Party Dolores Bender White 53,528 41.54 14,694 10.23 143,567 100.00 California Democratic Party District 22 California's 22nd State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Richard Polanco 46,613 68.03 California Republican Party Yong Tai Lee 15,847 23.13 Peace and Freedom Party Pearl Wolff 3,845 5.61 Libertarian Party of California Vincent Way 2,217 3.24 8,764 11.34 77,286 100.00 California Democratic Party District 24 California's 24th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Hilda Solis 73,371 63.13 California Republican Party Dave Boyer 37,950 32.65 Libertarian Party of California George Curtis Feger 4,910 4.22 14,413 11.03 130,644 100.00 California Democratic Party District 26 California's 26th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Diane Watson (incumbent) 117,204 82.93 California Republican Party Joe Piechowski 19,245 13.62 Libertarian Party of California Bob Weber 3,042 2.15 Peace and Freedom Party Wassin A. Snededdin 1,845 1.31 14,165 9.11 155,501 100.00 California Democratic Party District 28 California's 28th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Ralph C. Dills (incumbent) 95,753 50.48 California Republican Party David Barrett Cohen 81,193 42.80 Peace and Freedom Party Cindy V. Henderson 6,698 3.53 Libertarian Party of California Neal Arvid Donner 6,038 3.18 19,429 9.29 209,111 100.00 California Democratic Party District 30 California's 30th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Charles Calderon (incumbent) 72,968 67.90 California Republican Party Ken Gow 34,498 32.10 12,986 10.78 120,452 100.00 California Democratic Party District 32 California's 32nd State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Ruben Ayala (incumbent) 76,849 60.74 California Republican Party Earl De Vries 49,667 39.26 11,966 8.64 138,482 100.00 California Democratic Party District 34 California's 34th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party Rob Hurtt (incumbent) 70,404 57.26 California Democratic Party Donna Chessen 45,027 36.62 Libertarian Party of California Thomas E. Reimer 7,530 6.12 14,804 10.75 137,765 100.00 California Republican Party District 36 California's 36th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party Ray Haynes 121,263 55.00 California Democratic Party Kay Ceniceros 91,580 41.54 Libertarian Party of California David R. Sarosi 7,637 3.46 10,222 4.43 230,702 100.00 California Republican Party California Democratic Party District 38 California's 38th State Senate district election, 1994 California Republican Party William A. Craven (incumbent) 156,090 65.53 California Democratic Party Thomas Berry 60,976 25.60 Libertarian Party of California August Anderson 11,336 4.76 Peace and Freedom Party Mary Ann Niki 9,811 4.12 25,894 9.80 264,107 100.00 California Republican Party District 40 California's 40th State Senate district election, 1994 California Democratic Party Stephen Peace (incumbent) 77,211 48.04 California Republican Party Joe Ghougassian 72,410 45.05 Peace and Freedom Party Elena Smith Pelayo 6,347 3.95 Libertarian Party of California Ben Gibbs 4,758 2.96 10,631 6.20 171,357 100.00 California Democratic Party 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 References collapsed Senate California 1994