1994 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gray Davis Cathie Wright
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,441,429 3,412,777
Percentage 52.42% 40.28%
County results
Davis:      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

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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

County Davis Votes Wright Votes Gomez Votes New Votes Others Votes
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

References

  1. ^ CA Secretary of State - Vote98 - Official Results Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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