FINAL CALIFORNIA ELECTION RESULTS / STATEWIDE OFFICES
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Key to Election Tables
-- An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent candidate; a double asterisk (**) denotes an appointed incumbent.
-- A triple asterisk (***) indicates a race in a district shared by two or more counties. For that reason, individual tables do not reflect the total vote.
-- Elected candidates and approved measures are in bold type. Results are not official and could be affected by absentee ballots.
-- Party affiliation is indicated in parentheses: (A) American Independent (D) Democratic (G) Green (I) Independent (L) Libertarian (P) Peace and Freedom (R) Republican
-- District locations are identified by county. In Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura counties, they are identified by community.
-- Uncontested races are not included in the tables.
-- Special district races for San Diego county and school and special district races for Riverside and San Bernardino counties are not included in the tables.
GOVERNOR
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Pete Wilson * (R): 4,357,713 (55%) Kathleen Brown (D): 3,191,428 (41%) Richard Rider (L): 136,578 (2%) Jerome McCready (A): 122,726 (2%) Gloria E. La Riva (P): 73,117 (1%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Pete Wilson * (R): 482,222 (68%) Kathleen Brown (D): 194,676 (27%) Richard Rider (L): 15,250 (2%) Jerome McCready (A): 12,659 (2%) Gloria E. La Riva (P): 4,851 (1%) LT. GOVERNOR
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Gray Davis (D): 4,039,176 (52%) Cathie Wright (R): 3,100,628 (40%) J. Luis Gomez (P): 170,480 (2%) Bob New (L): 165,850 (2%) Daniel Moses (G): 145,939 (2%) Robert W. Lewis (A): 85,778 (1%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Cathie Wright (R): 376,006 (54%) Gray Davis (D): 270,775 (39%) Bob New (L): 18,809 (3%) J. Luis Gomez (P): 12,584 (2%) Robert W. Lewis (A): 8,391 (1%) Daniel Moses (G): 7,632 (1%) SECRETARY OF STATE
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Bill Jones (R): 3,393,835 (45%) Tony Miller (D): 3,349,993 (45%) Margaret Garcia (G): 289,302 (4%) Peggy Christensen (L): 228,893 (3%) Dorothy Kreiss Robbins (A): 140,202 (2%) Israel Feuer (P): 91,611 (1%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: Votes (%) Bill Jones (R): 399,575 (59%) Tony Miller (D): 213,992 (32%) Peggy Christensen (L): 24,460 (4%) Margaret Garcia (G): 19,613 (3%) Dorothy Kreiss Robbins (A): 11,794 (2%) Israel Feuer (P): 7,226 (1%) CONTROLLER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Kathleen Connell (D): 3,622,624 (48%) Tom McClintock (R): 3,453,109 (46%) Elizabeth Nakano (P): 166,635 (2%) Nathan E. Johnson (A): 140,669 (2%) Cullene M. Lang (L): 118,724 (2%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Tom McClintock (R): 396,138 (59%) Kathleen Connell (D): 240,501 (36%) Cullene M. Lang (L): 12,220 (2%) Elizabeth Nakano (P): 11,785 (2%) Nathan E. Johnson (A): 10,086 (2%) TREASURER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Matt Fong (R): 3,608,505 (48%) Phil Angelides (D): 3,171,317 (43%) Jon Petersen (L): 308,337 (4%) George M. McCoy (A): 189,512 (3%) Jan B. Tucker (P): 179,721 (2%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Matt Fong (R): 392,728 (59%) Phil Angelides (D): 197,326 (30%) Jon Petersen (L): 36,347 (6%) George M. McCoy (A): 21,058 (3%) Jan B. Tucker (P): 15,570 (2%) U.S. SENATE
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Dianne Feinstein * (D): 3,608,497 (47%) Michael Huffington (R): 3,484,887 (45%) Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (P): 231,110 (3%) Richard B. Boddie (L): 164,140 (2%) Paul Meeuwenberg (A): 131,033 (2%) Barbara Blong (G): 127,807 (2%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Michael Huffington (R): 412,070 (59%) Dianne Feinstein * (D): 220,869 (32%) Richard B. Boddie (L): 20,476 (3%) Elizabeth Cervantes Barron (P): 18,593 (3%) Paul Meeuwenberg (A): 13,750 (2%) Barbara Blong (G): 11,549 (2%) ATTORNEY GENERAL
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Dan Lungren * (R): 4,042,881 (54%) Tom Umberg (D): 2,956,679 (39%) Richard N. Burns (L): 251,545 (3%) Robert J. Evans (P): 248,410 (3%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Dan Lungren * (R): 421,097 (62%) Tom Umberg (D): 218,035 (32%) Richard N. Burns (L): 21,205 (3%) Robert J. Evans (P): 13,993 (2%) INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Chuck Quackenbush (R): 3,652,875 (49%) Art Torres (D): 3,247,245 (43%) Ted Brown (L): 315,827 (4%) Tom Condit (P): 137,799 (2%) A. Jacques (A): 133,387 (2%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Chuck Quackenbush (R): 422,422 (63%) Art Torres (D): 197,408 (30%) Ted Brown (L): 29,399 (4%) A. Jacques (A): 11,736 (2%) Tom Condit (P): 8,525 (1%) SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Delaine Eastin: 3,546,475 (56%) Maureen G. DiMarco: 2,840,798 (45%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) Maureen G. DiMarco: 280,361 (51%) Delaine Eastin: 274,792 (50%) PROPOSITIONS
How California Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) 181--Passenger rail and clean air bond act. Yes: 2,536,665 (35%) No: 4,751,488 (65%) 183--Recall elections. State officers. Yes: 4,799,498 (67%) No: 2,344,546 (33%) 184--Increased sentences. Repeat offenders. Yes: 5,381,627 (72%) No: 2,107,609 (28%) 185--Public transportation trust funds. Gasoline sales tax. Yes: 1,436,502 (19%) No: 5,984,485 (81%) 186--Health services. Taxes. Yes: 2,018,187 (27%) No: 5,562,790 (73%) 187--Illegal immigration. Yes: 4,624,825 (59%) No: 3,197,409 (41%) 188--Smoking and tobacco products. Yes: 2,284,431 (30%) No: 5,449,544 (71%) 189--Bail exception. Felony sexual assault. Yes: 5,791,206 (79%) No: 1,523,264 (21%) 190--Commission on judicial performance. Yes: 4,326,942 (64%) No: 2,468,876 (36%) 191--Justice courts. Yes: 4,011,457 (61%) No: 2,588,432 (39%)
How Orange County Voted
100% Precincts Reporting: votes (%) 181--Passenger rail and clean air bond act. Yes: 189,318 (29%) No: 475,655 (72%) 183--Recall elections. State officers. Yes: 404,586 (62%) No: 247,444 (38%) 184--Increased sentences. Repeat offenders. Yes: 544,664 (80%) No: 140,537 (21%) 185--Public transportation trust funds. Gasoline sales tax. Yes: 94,183 (14%) No: 582,138 (86%) 186--Health services. Taxes. Yes: 129,170 (19%) No: 557,180 (81%) 187--Illegal immigration. Yes: 477,243 (67%) No: 230,313 (33%) 188--Smoking and tobacco products. Yes: 207,127 (30%) No: 494,901 (71%) 189--Bail exception. Felony sexual assault. Yes: 541,510 (81%) No: 127,571 (19%) 190--Commission on judicial performance. Yes: 370,252 (60%) No: 249,843 (40%) 191--Justice courts. Yes: 352,557 (59%) No: 248,350 (41%)
Contributing to The Times’ Election Coverage:
-- Technical assistance: Deputy systems editor James D. Angius, systems architect Victor I. Pulver, systems analyst Steve Bergens.
-- Compiled by: Times editorial researchers Nona Yates and Tracy Thomas.
-- Contributing: Michael Alvarez, Lilia Beebe, Wendy Cota, Aaron Davis, Rossana Ellefson, John Hernandez, Christina Kelch, Anthony Kelker, John Malnic, Roshawn Mathias, Marilyn Ruiz, Alyssa Sandoval, Monica Torres, Tomas Torres, Rachel Vargas, Cynthia Viers.
Sources: Election returns provided by the office of the secretary of state and county registrars of voters.
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Final election returns for most statewide and California congressional elections are available on the TimesLink online service.
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