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 resultsDavis : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Wright : 40–50% 50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election
Leo T. McCarthy
Democratic
Elected Lieutenant Governor
Gray Davis
Democratic
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 [ ]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California [1]
Democratic [ ]
California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 1994
Candidate
Votes
%
Gray Davis
1,992,320
80.79
Philip R. Ashamallah
473,848
18.21
Total votes
2,466,168
100.00
Republican [ ]
California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 1994
Candidate
Votes
%
Cathie Wright
1,178,369
62.72
Stan Statham
700,451
37.28
Total votes
1,878,820
100.00
Green [ ]
California Lt. Governor Green primary, 1994
Candidate
Votes
%
Daniel Moses
12,186
71.40
None of the above
4,881
28.60
Total votes
17,067
100.00
Others [ ]
California Lt. Governor primary, 1994 (Others)
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 [ ]
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[2]
1994 lieutenant governor election, California
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
California state elections, 1994
State of California
Lieutenant Governor of California
List of Lieutenant Governors of California
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