The 1994 United States Senate election in California was held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein faced her first reelection since winning the open seat in a special election in 1992. This race was one of the highly contested seats of the 1994 Senate elections, but Feinstein prevailed over liberal Republican Congressman Michael Huffington.
Primary results
From the Secretary of State of California
Democratic
| 1994 United States Senate Democratic primary, California |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) |
1,635,837 |
74.20% |
| Ted J. Andromedas |
297,128 |
13.48% |
| Daniel O'Dowd |
271,615 |
12.32% |
| Total votes |
2,204,580 |
100.00% |
Republican
| 1994 United States Senate Republican primary, California |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Michael Huffington |
1,072,358 |
53.79% |
| William E. Dannemeyer |
565,864 |
28.38% |
| Kate Squires |
202,950 |
10.18% |
| James Peter Gough |
58,853 |
2.95% |
| Wolf G. Dalichau |
58,307 |
2.92% |
| John M. Brown |
35,212 |
1.77% |
| Total votes |
1,993,544 |
100.00% |
Peace & Freedom
| 1994 United States Senate Peace & Freedom primary, California |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Elizabeth Cervantes Barron |
3,487 |
70.70% |
| Larry D. Hampshire |
1,445 |
29.30% |
| Total votes |
4,932 |
100.00% |
Others
| 1994 United States Senate primary, California (Others) |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Libertarian |
Richard Benjamin Boddie |
120,622 |
100.00% |
|
American Independent |
Paul Meeuwenberg |
13,596 |
100.00% |
|
Green |
Barbara Blong |
' |
100.00% |
Results
| 1994 United States Senate election, California |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) |
3,979,152 |
46.74% |
|
Republican |
Michael Huffington |
3,817,025 |
44.83% |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Elizabeth Cervantes Barron |
255,301 |
3.00% |
|
Libertarian |
Richard Benjamin Boddie |
179,100 |
2.10% |
|
American Independent |
Paul Meeuwenberg |
142,771 |
1.68% |
|
Green |
Barbara Blong |
140,567 |
1.65% |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
173 |
0.00% |
| Invalid or blank votes |
386,547 |
4.48% |
| Totals |
8,636,900 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
46.98% |
|
Democratic hold |
Results by county
Final results from the Secretary of State. [1]
| County |
Feinstein |
Votes |
Huffington |
Votes |
Barron |
Votes |
Boddie |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| San Francisco |
79.16% |
185,543 |
15.39% |
36,083 |
1.90% |
4,452 |
1.05% |
2,472 |
2.50% |
5,854 |
| Marin |
70.86% |
74,664 |
24.42% |
25,733 |
1.31% |
1,380 |
1.39% |
1,462 |
2.02% |
2,125 |
| Alameda |
68.34% |
271,456 |
25.21% |
100,120 |
2.35% |
9,323 |
1.45% |
5,778 |
2.65% |
10,539 |
| San Mateo |
64.24% |
136,686 |
29.94% |
63,702 |
2.05% |
4,362 |
1.50% |
3,187 |
2.28% |
4,850 |
| Contra Costa |
57.94% |
170,256 |
36.02% |
105,854 |
2.06% |
6,056 |
1.51% |
4,437 |
2.47% |
7,268 |
| Sonoma |
57.53% |
91,164 |
34.04% |
53,938 |
2.94% |
4,653 |
2.01% |
3,178 |
3.48% |
5,519 |
| Santa Cruz |
57.07% |
52,056 |
32.31% |
29,466 |
3.96% |
3,613 |
2.49% |
2,267 |
4.17% |
3,807 |
| Santa Clara |
55.79% |
245,232 |
35.93% |
157,922 |
2.96% |
13,029 |
2.14% |
9,403 |
3.18% |
13,983 |
| Yolo |
54.87% |
26,793 |
36.56% |
17,851 |
3.18% |
1,553 |
1.86% |
906 |
3.54% |
1,729 |
| Los Angeles |
51.53% |
1,046,026 |
40.38% |
819,594 |
3.35% |
67,993 |
1.97% |
39,952 |
2.78% |
56,332 |
| Solano |
51.01% |
49,920 |
41.03% |
40,158 |
2.90% |
2,834 |
1.68% |
1,645 |
3.38% |
3,312 |
| Napa |
50.73% |
21,340 |
41.33% |
17,388 |
2.33% |
982 |
1.82% |
766 |
3.78% |
1,592 |
| Mendocino |
50.27% |
15,008 |
39.90% |
11,912 |
3.20% |
955 |
2.72% |
812 |
3.92% |
1,169 |
| Sacramento |
47.85% |
168,073 |
43.88% |
154,128 |
2.85% |
9,994 |
1.84% |
6,446 |
3.58% |
12,584 |
| Santa Barbara |
47.16% |
60,811 |
43.29% |
55,825 |
2.84% |
3,664 |
2.29% |
2,956 |
4.41% |
5,686 |
| Alpine |
46.72% |
313 |
42.09% |
282 |
4.93% |
33 |
2.24% |
15 |
4.03% |
27 |
| Monterey |
46.52% |
42,246 |
43.94% |
39,905 |
4.20% |
3,814 |
1.55% |
1,411 |
3.79% |
3,439 |
| Humboldt |
46.04% |
21,817 |
43.77% |
20,742 |
2.54% |
1,202 |
2.31% |
1,093 |
5.35% |
2,534 |
| Lake |
44.76% |
8,675 |
46.66% |
9,043 |
2.32% |
449 |
2.33% |
451 |
3.94% |
763 |
| San Benito |
40.89% |
4,735 |
47.28% |
5,476 |
5.32% |
616 |
2.13% |
247 |
4.38% |
507 |
| San Joaquin |
39.89% |
50,218 |
52.00% |
65,466 |
2.88% |
3,622 |
1.55% |
1,954 |
3.69% |
4,646 |
| Fresno |
39.70% |
69,892 |
52.73% |
92,818 |
3.33% |
5,866 |
1.38% |
2,426 |
2.86% |
5,033 |
| Tuolumne |
39.54% |
7,693 |
52.26% |
10,169 |
2.46% |
479 |
2.11% |
410 |
3.63% |
706 |
| Merced |
39.02% |
15,092 |
52.67% |
20,372 |
3.44% |
1,329 |
1.59% |
616 |
3.29% |
1,272 |
| Stanislaus |
38.93% |
38,414 |
51.91% |
51,224 |
3.21% |
3,169 |
1.68% |
1,658 |
4.27% |
4,217 |
| Ventura |
38.57% |
82,472 |
50.98% |
108,993 |
3.59% |
7,671 |
2.70% |
5,773 |
4.16% |
8,891 |
| San Luis Obispo |
38.36% |
32,777 |
51.83% |
44,285 |
2.74% |
2,345 |
2.49% |
2,127 |
4.57% |
3,905 |
| Imperial |
38.33% |
9,086 |
49.46% |
11,724 |
7.32% |
1,735 |
1.38% |
328 |
3.51% |
832 |
| Amador |
38.25% |
4,950 |
53.32% |
6,900 |
1.94% |
251 |
2.23% |
288 |
4.26% |
551 |
| San Diego |
37.82% |
279,249 |
53.17% |
392,529 |
3.08% |
22,745 |
2.48% |
18,314 |
3.45% |
25,441 |
| Nevada |
37.37% |
13,987 |
53.64% |
20,076 |
2.06% |
771 |
2.73% |
1,023 |
4.19% |
1,570 |
| Placer |
36.93% |
27,934 |
54.28% |
41,058 |
2.33% |
1,759 |
2.20% |
1,666 |
4.27% |
3,231 |
| El Dorado |
36.77% |
19,888 |
54.37% |
29,402 |
2.05% |
1,109 |
2.46% |
1,331 |
4.35% |
2,352 |
| Plumas |
36.53% |
3,082 |
54.03% |
4,559 |
2.71% |
229 |
2.61% |
220 |
4.12% |
348 |
| Mono |
35.98% |
1,263 |
53.25% |
1,869 |
2.42% |
85 |
2.48% |
87 |
5.87% |
206 |
| Mariposa |
35.53% |
2,520 |
55.20% |
3,915 |
2.23% |
158 |
2.26% |
160 |
4.78% |
339 |
| Calaveras |
35.17% |
5,467 |
54.30% |
8,441 |
2.32% |
360 |
2.90% |
450 |
5.31% |
826 |
| Siskiyou |
34.58% |
6,256 |
55.50% |
10,040 |
2.92% |
529 |
2.59% |
468 |
4.41% |
798 |
| Del Norte |
34.51% |
2,553 |
56.16% |
4,154 |
2.16% |
160 |
2.22% |
164 |
4.95% |
366 |
| Butte |
34.45% |
23,317 |
57.03% |
38,600 |
2.64% |
1,789 |
2.20% |
1,492 |
3.68% |
2,490 |
| Sierra |
34.25% |
548 |
54.31% |
869 |
3.06% |
49 |
3.94% |
63 |
4.44% |
71 |
| Kings |
33.98% |
7,592 |
56.96% |
12,725 |
3.79% |
846 |
1.45% |
323 |
3.82% |
854 |
| Riverside |
33.95% |
115,333 |
56.11% |
190,615 |
3.41% |
11,582 |
2.58% |
8,755 |
3.96% |
13,438 |
| San Bernardino |
33.34% |
114,027 |
55.95% |
191,343 |
3.73% |
12,752 |
2.89% |
9,876 |
4.09% |
13,986 |
| Madera |
32.56% |
8,613 |
59.26% |
15,675 |
2.84% |
750 |
1.71% |
452 |
3.63% |
960 |
| Lassen |
32.44% |
2,639 |
56.51% |
4,597 |
2.83% |
230 |
2.79% |
227 |
5.43% |
442 |
| Orange |
31.88% |
239,010 |
58.87% |
441,398 |
2.71% |
20,308 |
2.92% |
21,901 |
3.62% |
27,175 |
| Trinity |
31.87% |
1,703 |
54.53% |
2,914 |
3.71% |
198 |
3.89% |
208 |
6.01% |
321 |
| Tulare |
31.45% |
24,244 |
59.77% |
46,074 |
3.72% |
2,871 |
1.76% |
1,359 |
3.29% |
2,535 |
| Yuba |
29.70% |
4,158 |
59.75% |
8,365 |
3.06% |
429 |
2.44% |
341 |
5.05% |
707 |
| Colusa |
29.34% |
1,449 |
63.29% |
3,126 |
2.77% |
137 |
1.48% |
73 |
3.12% |
154 |
| Tehama |
27.94% |
5,142 |
61.55% |
11,329 |
2.84% |
522 |
2.67% |
492 |
5.00% |
921 |
| Shasta |
27.83% |
15,077 |
62.99% |
34,129 |
2.51% |
1,362 |
2.21% |
1,200 |
4.46% |
2,417 |
| Sutter |
27.23% |
5,958 |
65.09% |
14,242 |
2.55% |
559 |
1.63% |
357 |
3.50% |
766 |
| Kern |
26.63% |
39,987 |
63.61% |
95,504 |
3.43% |
5,153 |
2.15% |
3,229 |
4.17% |
6,259 |
| Inyo |
25.96% |
1,841 |
64.95% |
4,606 |
2.51% |
178 |
2.14% |
152 |
4.44% |
315 |
| Modoc |
24.77% |
951 |
63.72% |
2,447 |
2.55% |
98 |
3.23% |
124 |
5.73% |
220 |
| Glenn |
24.68% |
1,956 |
67.51% |
5,351 |
2.01% |
159 |
1.63% |
129 |
4.18% |
331 |
See also
References
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