1992 California State Senate election
The 1992 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1992. Senate seats of odd-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 Democratic Party held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost two, one to a Republican and one when Lucy Killea switched from Democratic to Independent.
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20 seats from odd-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Independent Gain No election held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview
editCalifornia State Senate elections, 1992 | |||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | |
Democratic | 2,582,789 | 45.42% | 17 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 23 | -2 | |
Republican | 2,528,842 | 44.47% | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 15 | +1 | |
Libertarian | 191,407 | 3.37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 187,353 | 3.29% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | |
Peace and Freedom | 163,114 | 2.87% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Green | 32,717 | 0.58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Write-ins | 168 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 639,713 | 10.11% | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Totals | 6,326,103 | 100.00% | 20 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 40 | — |
Results
editFinal results from the California Secretary of State:[1]
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 |
District 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Leslie (incumbent) | 189,095 | 54.75 | |
Democratic | Thomas A. Romero | 123,563 | 35.78 | |
Green | Kent Smith | 32,717 | 9.47 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,589 | 7.89 | ||
Total votes | 372,954 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Milton Marks (incumbent) | 225,869 | 66.44 | |
Republican | Bill Boerum | 85,323 | 25.10 | |
Libertarian | Will C. Wohler | 16,590 | 4.88 | |
Peace and Freedom | Giovanni Graham | 12,163 | 3.58 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 41,370 | 51.2 | ||
Total votes | 381,315 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Patrick Johnston (incumbent) | 162,122 | 57.46 | |
Republican | Ron Stauffer | 105,333 | 37.33 | |
Libertarian | Eric Roberts | 14,713 | 5.21 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 23,682 | 7.74 | ||
Total votes | 305,850 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 7
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent) | 195,777 | 58.01 | |
Republican | Gilbert Marguth | 141,709 | 41.99 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 38,055 | 10.13 | ||
Total votes | 375,541 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Nicholas C. Petris | 228,283 | 84.60 | |
Peace and Freedom | David Campbell | 41,555 | 15.40 | |
Invalid or blank votes | ||||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 11
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Becky Morgan (incumbent) | 218,855 | 64.50 | |
Democratic | Frank W. Trinkle | 104,162 | 30.70 | |
Libertarian | Christopher R. Inama | 16,900 | 4.80 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 34,099 | 9.13 | ||
Total votes | 374,016 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 13
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Al Alquist (incumbent) | 140,081 | 60.46 | |
Republican | Michael Iddings | 72,340 | 31.22 | |
Libertarian | John Harvey Webster | 19,258 | 8.31 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 24,605 | 9.60 | ||
Total votes | 256,284 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 15
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry J. Mello (incumbent) | 162,771 | 58.40 | |
Republican | Edward Laverone | 95,412 | 34.13 | |
Peace and Freedom | Susanne Espinoza | 20,818 | 7.47 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,888 | 5.71 | ||
Total votes | 295,889 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Rogers (incumbent) | 136,298 | 52.15 | |
Democratic | William M. Olenick | 101,715 | 38.92 | |
Libertarian | Fred Heiser | 23,340 | 8.93 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 27,834 | 9.62 | ||
Total votes | 289,187 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 19
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cathie Wright | 146,116 | 53.24 | |
Democratic | Hank Starr | 108,052 | 38.84 | |
Libertarian | Richard N. Burns | 11,483 | 4.13 | |
Peace and Freedom | Charles Najbergier | 10,569 | 3.80 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 26,896 | 8.82 | ||
Total votes | 303,116 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 21
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Newton R. Russell (incumbent) | 133,385 | 50.04 | |
Democratic | Rachel J. Dewey | 116,486 | 43.70 | |
Libertarian | James R. "Bob" New | 10,658 | 4.00 | |
Peace and Freedom | Jan B. Tucker | 6,031 | 2.26 | |
No party | Lewis Weiss (write-in) | 3 | 0.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 25,122 | 8.61 | ||
Total votes | 266,563 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Hayden | 198,425 | 55.89 | |
Republican | Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey | 117,455 | 33.08 | |
Peace and Freedom | Shirley Rachel Isaacson | 27,976 | 7.88 | |
Libertarian | R. William Weilburg | 11,160 | 3.14 | |
No party | Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in) | 8 | 0.00 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 37,297 | 9.51 | ||
Total votes | 355,024 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 25
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Teresa Hughes | 125,316 | 76.75 | |
Republican | Cliff McClain | 30,666 | 18.78 | |
Peace and Freedom | Hattie Marie Benn | 7,289 | 4.46 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 20,456 | 11.13 | ||
Total votes | 183,727 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 27
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert G. Beverly (incumbent) | 129,010 | 47.29 | |
Democratic | Brian Finander | 123,956 | 45.44 | |
Libertarian | David J. Rosen | 10,828 | 3.97 | |
Peace and Freedom | Patrick McCoy | 8,999 | 3.30 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,687 | 9.81 | ||
Total votes | 302,480 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 29
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Hill (incumbent) | 148,754 | 56.18 | |
Democratic | Sandy Hester | 116,021 | 43.82 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 25,685 | 8.84 | ||
Total votes | 290,460 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 31
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Leonard (incumbent) | 192,171 | 99.92 | |
No party | Gary R. Biggs (write-in) | 119 | 0.06 | |
No party | Jeffrey A. Schmidt (write-in) | 38 | 0.02 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 105,447 | 35.41 | ||
Total votes | 297,775 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 33
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Lewis (incumbent) | 191,974 | 64.12 | |
Democratic | Samuel D. Eidt | 86,859 | 29.01 | |
Libertarian | Doyle Guhy | 20,543 | 6.86 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 36,454 | 10.85 | ||
Total votes | 335,830 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 35
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marian Bergeson (incumbent) | 204,504 | 62.24 | |
Democratic | Dorianne Garcia | 107,512 | 32.72 | |
Libertarian | Eric Sprik | 16,536 | 5.03 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 38,755 | 10.55 | ||
Total votes | 367,307 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 37
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David G. Kelley | 141,970 | 52.47 | |
Democratic | Jim Rickard | 101,872 | 37.65 | |
Peace and Freedom | Renate M. Kline | 16,870 | 6.24 | |
Libertarian | Craig McElvany | 9,845 | 3.64 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,858 | 9.94 | ||
Total votes | 300,415 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 39
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Lucy Killea (incumbent) | 187,353 | 60.40 | |
Republican | Jim Ellis | 102,419 | 33.02 | |
Peace and Freedom | Patricia Cofre | 10,844 | 3.50 | |
Libertarian | John P. Moody | 9,553 | 3.08 | |
Invalid or blank votes | 27,934 | 8.26 | ||
Total votes | 338,103 | 100.00 | ||
Independent hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statement of Vote. General Election. November 3, 1992" (PDF). California Secretary of State. November 3, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.