1990 California State Senate election

The 1990 California State Senate elections were held on November 6, 1990. Senate seats of even-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 won 15 seats, gaining a seat from the Republicans. The Republicans won 4 seats, and Independent Quentin L. Kopp was reelected.^[1]

1990 California State Senate election

← 1988 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1992 →
20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Roberti Kenneth L. Maddy Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 23rd–Los Angeles 14th–Fresno Seats before 25 14 Seats after 26 13 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,598,096 1,426,355 Percentage 48.09% 42.92%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election held
President pro tempore before election David Roberti Democratic President pro tempore-designate David Roberti Democratic

Overview

California State Senate elections, 1990
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	1,598,096	48.09%	5	14	0	19	20	+1
	Republican	1,426,355	42.92%	2	5	0	7	6	-1
	Independent	116,885	3.52%	0	1	0	1	1	0
	Libertarian	98,517	2.96%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	83,514	2.51%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		3,323,317	100.00%	7	20	0	27	27	—

District 2

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry Keene (incumbent)	126,552	53.99
	Republican	Margie Handley	107,864	46.01
Total votes			234,416	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson	125,573	47.67
	Republican	Jim Nielsen (incumbent)	123,066	46.72
	Libertarian	Juanita A. Hendricks	9,398	3.57
	Peace and Freedom	Irv Sutley	5,381	2.04
Total votes			263,418	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leroy F. Greene (incumbent)	126,827	53.73
	Republican	Joe Sullivan	95,380	40.41
	Libertarian	Lawrence R. "Larry" Murray	13,835	5.86
Total votes			236,042	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Quentin L. Kopp (incumbent)	116,885	72.71
	Democratic	Patrick C. Fitzgerald	28,946	18.00
	Republican	Robert Silvestri	14,941	9.29
Total votes			160,772	100.00
	Independent hold

District 10

California's 10th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Lockyer (incumbent)	111,253	60.58
	Republican	Howard Hertz	72,390	39.42
Total votes			183,643	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan McCorquodale (incumbent)	106,857	59.11
	Republican	Lori Kennedy	73,912	40.89
Total votes			180,769	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 14

California's 14th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth L. Maddy (incumbent)	135,369	100.00
Total votes			135,369	100.00
	Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Rogers (incumbent)	85,882	51.97
	Democratic	Ray Gonzales	72,796	44.06
	Libertarian	Kenneth J. Saurenman	6,554	3.97
Total votes			165,242	100.00
	Republican hold

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary K. Hart (incumbent)	111,599	60.35
	Republican	Carey Rogers	65,499	35.43
	Libertarian	Jay C. Wood	7,796	4.22
Total votes			184,894	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 20

California's 20th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Robbins (incumbent)	73,610	58.28
	Republican	David J. Podegracz	43,129	34.14
	Libertarian	William J. Mirken	9,575	7.58
Total votes			126,314	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herschel Rosenthal (incumbent)	129,939	64.61
	Republican	Michael Schrager	62,193	30.93
	Peace and Freedom	Margery Hinds	8,969	4.46
Total votes			201,101	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur Torres (incumbent)	39,644	68.96
	Republican	Keith F. Marsh	14,157	24.63
	Libertarian	David L. Wilson	3,685	6.41
Total votes			57,486	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Calderon (incumbent)	60,801	62.78
	Republican	Joe Aguilar	30,984	32.00
	Libertarian	Kim Goldsworthy	5,055	5.22
Total votes			96,840	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Watson (incumbent)	102,562	85.19
	Peace and Freedom	Ivan William Kasinoff	17,836	14.81
Total votes			120,398	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph C. Dills (incumbent)	63,771	68.28
	Republican	Timothy Poling	29,625	31.72
Total votes			93,396	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	80,788	61.26
	Democratic	Evelyn Colon Becktell	51,086	38.74
Total votes			131,874	100.00
	Republican hold

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Ayala (incumbent)	80,949	51.79
	Republican	Charles W. Bader	75,352	48.21
Total votes			156,301	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert B. Presley (incumbent)	112,560	53.57
	Republican	Ray Haynes	97,558	46.43
Total votes			210,118	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 38

California's 38th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William A. Craven (incumbent)	171,208	66.76
	Peace and Freedom	Jane Rocio Evans	46,645	18.19
	Libertarian	Scott Olmsted	38,582	15.05
Total votes			256,435	100.00
	Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wadie P. Deddeh (incumbent)	72,771	56.64
	Republican	Muriel C. Watson	47,058	36.62
	Peace and Freedom	Roger Bruce Batchelder	4,683	3.64
	Libertarian	Eric Moths	3,987	3.10
Total votes			128,499	100.00
	Democratic hold