1990 California State Board of Equalization election

none January 2026 1990 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 1986 California State Board of Equalization elections 1986 1994 California State Board of Equalization elections 1994 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 1990 11 06 California Democratic Party 3 3 3 3,277,069 47.5% California Republican Party 1 1 1 2,984,615 43.5% Libertarian Party of California 0 0 0 355,472 5.2% The 1990 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 6, 1990, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 5, 1990.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1990-primary/boe.pdf June 5, 1990, Primary Election - Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 12, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/1990-general/boe.pdf November 6, 1990, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 12, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 1990 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,277,069 47.5% 3 3 75.0% Republican Party 4 2,984,615 43.5% 1 1 25.0%Libertarian Party 3 355,472 5.2% 0 0 0.0% Peace and Freedom Party 3 240,208 3.5% 0 0 0.0%American Independent Party 1 40,563 0.6% 0 0 0.0% Total 17 6,897,927 100.0% 4 4 100.0% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 47.5 Republican Republican Party (United States) 43.5 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 5.2 Peace and Freedom Peace and Freedom Party 3.5 American Independent American Independent Party 0.6 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 75.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 25.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st William M. Bennett Democratic William M. Bennett Democratic2nd Conway H. Collis Democratic Brad Sherman Democratic3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican4th Paul B. Carpenter Democratic Paul B. Carpenter"Carpenter" Carpenter was convicted on corruption charges in 1990, but was still elected to a 4-year term on the State Board of Equalization. He was not allowed to take his seat, and Republican Matt Fong was appointed to the seat in 1991 for the remainder of the term.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-25-me-paul25-story.html Paul Carpenter, 73; Former Legislator Went to Prison Los Angeles Times January 25, 2002 January 13, 2026 Democratic District 1 The incumbent was Democrat William M. Bennett, who was elected in 1986. He was running for reelection. Primary election Results 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary California Democratic Party William M. Bennett (incumbent) 458,461 63.9 California Democratic Party Joseph F. Micallef 140,613 19.6 California Democratic Party Tom Nakagawa 118,345 16.5 717,419 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary California Republican Party Jeff Wallack 175,320 36.5 California Republican Party Frank W. Hauck 160,385 33.4 California Republican Party Paul E. Nelson 75,007 15.6 California Republican Party Samuel Mark Vanderbilt 69,587 14.5 410,712 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Michael R. Iddings 3,990 100.0 3,990 100.0 General election Candidates William M. Bennett (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Michael R. Iddings (L) Jeff Wallack (R) Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 1990 California Democratic Party William M. Bennett (incumbent) 1,075,043 51.5 California Republican Party Jeff Wallack 832,471 39.9 Libertarian Party of California Michael R. Iddings 179,495 8.6 2,087,009 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 The incumbent was Democrat Conway H. Collis, who was elected in 1986. He did not seek reelection. Primary election Results 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Brad Sherman 280,212 50.9 California Democratic Party Joseph G. Colman 92,017 16.7 California Democratic Party Louis John Papan 73,428 13.3 California Democratic Party Tom Baldwin 52,793 9.6 California Democratic Party Emil G. Pollak 31,182 5.7 California Democratic Party Edward Tabash 20,768 3.8 550,400 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary California Republican Party Claude Parrish 260,165 61.4 California Republican Party Bill Duplissea 163,534 38.6 423,699 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 American Independent primary American Independent Party Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff 3,461 100.0 3,461 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Lyn Sapwosky-Smith 2,953 100.0 2,953 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Nancy Lawrence 1,357 100.0 1,357 100.0 General election Candidates Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) Nancy Lawrence (P&F) Claude Parrish (R) Lyn Sapwosky-Smith (L) Brad Sherman (D) Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 1990 California Democratic Party Brad Sherman 898,820 51.1 California Republican Party Claude Parrish 682,240 38.8 Peace and Freedom Party Nancy Lawrence 75,575 4.3 Libertarian Party of California Lyn Sapwosky-Smith 60,794 3.5 American Independent Party Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff 40,563 2.3 1,757,992 100.0 California Democratic Party District 3 The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986. He ran for reelection. Primary election Results 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Floyd L. Morrow 366,500 100.0 366,500 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary California Republican Party Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent) 376,159 64.0 California Republican Party Jerry "Lee" Wilson 211,177 36.0 587,336 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Steven Currie 3,170 100.0 3,170 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party C. T. Weber 867 100.0 867 100.0 General election Candidates Steven Currie (L) Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Floyd L. Morrow (D) C. T. Weber (P&F) Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 1990 California Republican Party Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent) 946,210 50.3 California Democratic Party Floyd L. Morrow 741,827 39.5 Libertarian Party of California Steven Currie 115,183 6.1 Peace and Freedom Party C. T. Weber 76,201 4.1 1,879,421 100.0 California Republican Party District 4 The incumbent was Democrat Paul B. Carpenter, who was elected in 1986. Carpenter was convicted in 1990 on corruption charges, and was not allowed take the seat following the 1990 election. Republican Matt Fong was appointed in 1991 to the district 4 seat for the remainder of the term. Primary election Results 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Paul B. Carpenter (incumbent) 178,924 45.2 California Democratic Party Charles Davis 71,270 18.0 California Democratic Party Tim Mock 49,634 12.5 California Democratic Party Gary Gillan 41,641 10.5 California Democratic Party Warren Harwood 30,603 7.7 California Democratic Party Fred W. Chel 24,136 6.1 396,208 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary California Republican Party Joe H. Adams Jr. 257,457 100.0 257,457 100.0 1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Salomea Honigsfeld 818 100.0 818 100.0 General election Candidates Joe H. Adams Jr. (R) Paul B. Carpenter (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Salomea Honigsfeld (P&F) Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 1990 California Democratic Party Paul B. Carpenter (incumbent)"Carpenter" 561,379 47.8 California Republican Party Joe H. Adams Jr. 523,694 44.6 Peace and Freedom Party Salomea Honigsfeld 88,432 7.5 1,173,505 100.0 California Democratic Party Notes References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization