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      Home/Elections/1994/Governor/California
      1994·Governor·California

      California Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Pete Wilson
      55.2%4,781,766 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Kathleen Brown
      40.6%3,519,799 votes
      Margin
      R+14.6
      8,665,375 total votes
      3 candidates8,665,375 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Pete WilsonREP✓
      		REP4,781,76655.2%
      Kathleen BrownDEM
      		DEM3,519,79940.6%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH363,8104.2%

      Seat History

      Governor in California

      2022
      Gavin NewsomDEM
      D+18.4
      2018
      Gavin NewsomDEM
      D+23.9
      2014
      Edmund G. BrownDEM
      D+19.9
      2010
      Edmund G. BrownDEM
      D+12.9
      2006
      Arnold SchwarzeneggerREP
      R+17.0
      2002
      Gray DavisDEM
      D+4.9
      1998
      Gray DavisDEM
      D+19.6
      1990
      Pete WilsonREP
      R+3.5
      1986
      George DeukmejianREP
      R+23.2
      1982
      George DeukmejianREP
      R+1.2
      1978
      Edmund G. BrownDEM
      D+19.5
      1974
      Edmund G. BrownDEM
      D+2.9
      1970
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+7.7
      1966
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+15.3
      View all Governor history for California →

      Candidates

      Kathleen BrownDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+14.6
      Career1994-2022
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Pete WilsonREP
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginR+20.5
      Career1968-1994
      Governor / US Senate / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in California, 1994

      US Senate1 contest →US House52 contests →
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