Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of California
1994 California gubernatorial election
Nominee
Pete Wilson
Kathleen Brown
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
4,781,766
3,519,799
Percentage
55.2%
40.6%
County resultsWilson : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Brown : 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election
Pete Wilson
Republican
Elected Governor
Pete Wilson
Republican
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 25% of the African American vote and 15% of the Latino vote, which was the lowest for an incumbent Republican governor, because of his opposition to illegal immigration in the United States .
Primary elections [ ]
They were held on June 3, 1994.
Democratic [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Polling [ ]
Source
Date
Wilson (R)
Brown (D)
KNBC-TV
Nov. 4, 1994
48%
44%
KCAL-TV
Nov. 3, 1994
49%
39%
Field Poll
Nov. 1, 1994
50%
41%
San Francisco Examiner
Oct. 23, 1994
48%
43%
Los Angeles Times
Oct. 16, 1994
50%
42%
KCAL-TV
Oct. 7, 1994
48%
38%
Los Angeles Times
Sep. 16, 1994
46%
44%
Results [ ]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[1]
Results by county [ ]
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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