1994 California State Controller election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1994 California State Controller election
| country = California
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1990 California State Controller election
| previous_year = 1990
| next_election = 1998 California State Controller election
| next_year = 1998
| election_date = November 8, 1994
| image1 = Kathleen Connell official portrait.jpg
| nominee1 = Kathleen Connell
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 3,983,053
| percentage1 = 48.32%
| image2 = Tom McClintock Pictoral Directory June 2009.jpg
| nominee2 = Tom McClintock
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 3,796,387
| percentage2 = 46.06%
| map_image = 1994 California State Controller election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Connell: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
McClintock: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = Controller
| before_election = Gray Davis
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Kathleen Connell
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsCA}}
The 1994 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Democratic nominee, Kathleen Connell, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, ex-State Assemblyman Tom McClintock.
Primary results
Final results from California Secretary of State.{{Cite web |url=http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/Vote96/html/stats/SOVp94.htm |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Vote - 1994 Primary Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704112716/http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/Vote96/html/stats/SOVp94.htm |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead }}
=Democratic=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California State Controller Democratic primary, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Kathleen Connell
|votes = 1,016,904
|percentage = 48.50
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Don Perata
|votes = 571,848
|percentage = 27.27
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Rusty Areias
|votes = 508,120
|percentage = 24.23
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 2,096,862
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California State Controller Republican primary, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Tom McClintock
|votes = 1,112,435
|percentage = 60.78
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 717,681
|percentage = 39.22
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 1,830,116
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Peace & Freedom=
{{Election box begin no party no change | title=California State Controller Peace & Freedom primary, 1994}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Elizabeth Nakano
|votes = 2,910
|percentage = 62.93
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change|
|candidate = Richard D. Rose
|votes = 1,714
|percentage = 37.07
}}
{{Election box total no party no change|
|votes = 4,624
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Others=
{{Election box begin no change | title=California State Controller primary, 1994 (Others)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Nathan E. Johnson
|votes = 17,325
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Cullene Marie Lang
|votes = 13,479
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |title=CA Secretary of State - Statement of Votes - 1994 General Election |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730213903/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-30 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1994 State Controller election, California}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Democratic Party
|candidate = Kathleen Connell
|votes = 3,983,053
|percentage = 48.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = California Republican Party
|candidate = Tom McClintock
|votes = 3,796,387
|percentage = 46.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth Nakano
|votes = 182,836
|percentage = 2.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = American Independent Party
|candidate = Nathan E. Johnson
|votes = 152,356
|percentage = 1.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party of California
|candidate = Cullene Marie Lang
|votes = 128,378
|percentage = 1.56
}}
{{Election box invalid no change|
|votes = 657,626
|percentage = 7.39
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 8,243,010
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage = 46.98
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = California Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.{{Cite web |url=http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730213903/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/1994_general/sov_94_gen_complete.pdf |archive-date=2008-07-30 |url-status=dead }}
| width="65%" class="wikitable sortable"
! width="11%" | County ! width="6%" | Connell ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | McClintock ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Nakano ! width="6%" | Votes ! width="6%" | Others ! width="6%" | Votes |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco
|align="center"|71.84% |align="center"|155,444 |align="center"|19.93% |align="center"|43,120 |align="center"|4.53% |align="center"|9,797 |align="center"|3.70% |align="center"|8,019 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Alameda
|align="center"|65.62% |align="center"|250,477 |align="center"|28.39% |align="center"|108,368 |align="center"|3.04% |align="center"|11,614 |align="center"|2.95% |align="center"|11,263 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Marin
|align="center"|60.20% |align="center"|60,568 |align="center"|35.19% |align="center"|35,407 |align="center"|2.10% |align="center"|2,117 |align="center"|2.51% |align="center"|2,524 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Mateo
|align="center"|58.83% |align="center"|120,126 |align="center"|36.36% |align="center"|74,238 |align="center"|1.98% |align="center"|4,052 |align="center"|2.83% |align="center"|5,767 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sonoma
|align="center"|56.33% |align="center"|85,607 |align="center"|37.66% |align="center"|57,234 |align="center"|2.65% |align="center"|4,034 |align="center"|3.35% |align="center"|5,092 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Angeles
|align="center"|55.10% |align="center"|1,087,398 |align="center"|39.23% |align="center"|774,136 |align="center"|2.54% |align="center"|50,141 |align="center"|3.13% |align="center"|61,704 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Yolo
|align="center"|54.97% |align="center"|25,906 |align="center"|39.08% |align="center"|18,420 |align="center"|2.82% |align="center"|1,328 |align="center"|3.13% |align="center"|1,476 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Cruz
|align="center"|53.34% |align="center"|46,004 |align="center"|37.41% |align="center"|32,262 |align="center"|4.77% |align="center"|4,117 |align="center"|4.48% |align="center"|3,861 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano
|align="center"|53.22% |align="center"|51,097 |align="center"|41.42% |align="center"|39,767 |align="center"|2.05% |align="center"|1,972 |align="center"|3.31% |align="center"|3,180 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Contra Costa
|align="center"|52.27% |align="center"|145,489 |align="center"|42.96% |align="center"|119,559 |align="center"|1.76% |align="center"|4,911 |align="center"|3.00% |align="center"|8,368 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Clara
|align="center"|52.01% |align="center"|219,535 |align="center"|41.35% |align="center"|174,542 |align="center"|2.60% |align="center"|10,969 |align="center"|4.03% |align="center"|17,027 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mendocino
|align="center"|51.47% |align="center"|14,918 |align="center"|39.22% |align="center"|11,368 |align="center"|4.67% |align="center"|1,353 |align="center"|4.65% |align="center"|1,346 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lake
|align="center"|50.79% |align="center"|9,695 |align="center"|44.09% |align="center"|8,415 |align="center"|1.40% |align="center"|267 |align="center"|3.73% |align="center"|711 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Napa
|align="center"|50.25% |align="center"|20,642 |align="center"|44.49% |align="center"|18,274 |align="center"|1.63% |align="center"|669 |align="center"|3.63% |align="center"|1,491 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sacramento
|align="center"|49.10% |align="center"|169,591 |align="center"|45.87% |align="center"|158,448 |align="center"|1.87% |align="center"|6,466 |align="center"|3.16% |align="center"|10,903 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Imperial
|align="center"|46.82% |align="center"|10,750 |align="center"|46.72% |align="center"|10,727 |align="center"|2.69% |align="center"|618 |align="center"|3.77% |align="center"|866 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Humboldt
|align="center"|45.76% |align="center"|21,077 |align="center"|46.52% |align="center"|21,423 |align="center"|3.72% |align="center"|1,714 |align="center"|4.00% |align="center"|1,842 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Monterey
|align="center"|45.26% |align="center"|39,826 |align="center"|48.54% |align="center"|42,704 |align="center"|2.52% |align="center"|2,218 |align="center"|3.68% |align="center"|3,237 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Barbara
|align="center"|45.06% |align="center"|56,753 |align="center"|49.81% |align="center"|62,737 |align="center"|2.04% |align="center"|2,572 |align="center"|3.08% |align="center"|3,882 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus
|align="center"|44.74% |align="center"|43,137 |align="center"|50.61% |align="center"|48,791 |align="center"|1.25% |align="center"|1,203 |align="center"|3.40% |align="center"|3,276 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Joaquin
|align="center"|44.22% |align="center"|54,149 |align="center"|51.15% |align="center"|62,634 |align="center"|1.74% |align="center"|2,135 |align="center"|2.89% |align="center"|3,545 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Benito
|align="center"|43.79% |align="center"|4,913 |align="center"|49.42% |align="center"|5,545 |align="center"|2.72% |align="center"|305 |align="center"|4.07% |align="center"|457 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne
|align="center"|43.49% |align="center"|8,400 |align="center"|52.08% |align="center"|10,059 |align="center"|1.19% |align="center"|230 |align="center"|3.24% |align="center"|626 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced
|align="center"|43.11% |align="center"|16,440 |align="center"|52.63% |align="center"|20,068 |align="center"|1.57% |align="center"|599 |align="center"|2.69% |align="center"|1,026 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador
|align="center"|43.09% |align="center"|5,526 |align="center"|52.01% |align="center"|6,669 |align="center"|1.12% |align="center"|144 |align="center"|3.77% |align="center"|484 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Bernardino
|align="center"|42.95% |align="center"|145,276 |align="center"|51.60% |align="center"|174,524 |align="center"|1.60% |align="center"|5,421 |align="center"|3.84% |align="center"|13,008 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo
|align="center"|41.78% |align="center"|34,647 |align="center"|52.63% |align="center"|43,643 |align="center"|2.11% |align="center"|1,746 |align="center"|3.49% |align="center"|2,894 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine
|align="center"|41.46% |align="center"|262 |align="center"|47.63% |align="center"|301 |align="center"|5.06% |align="center"|32 |align="center"|5.85% |align="center"|37 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings
|align="center"|41.21% |align="center"|8,979 |align="center"|54.22% |align="center"|11,814 |align="center"|1.54% |align="center"|335 |align="center"|3.03% |align="center"|660 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside
|align="center"|41.20% |align="center"|135,902 |align="center"|53.66% |align="center"|176,988 |align="center"|1.66% |align="center"|5,483 |align="center"|3.48% |align="center"|11,480 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Del Norte
|align="center"|41.15% |align="center"|2,977 |align="center"|52.57% |align="center"|3,803 |align="center"|1.56% |align="center"|113 |align="center"|4.71% |align="center"|341 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno
|align="center"|40.83% |align="center"|70,005 |align="center"|54.05% |align="center"|92,656 |align="center"|1.99% |align="center"|3,411 |align="center"|3.13% |align="center"|5,362 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas
|align="center"|40.45% |align="center"|3,309 |align="center"|53.39% |align="center"|4,367 |align="center"|1.74% |align="center"|142 |align="center"|4.43% |align="center"|362 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura
|align="center"|40.12% |align="center"|84,198 |align="center"|55.16% |align="center"|115,755 |align="center"|1.64% |align="center"|3,444 |align="center"|3.07% |align="center"|6,453 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras
|align="center"|39.79% |align="center"|6,088 |align="center"|53.86% |align="center"|8,242 |align="center"|1.52% |align="center"|233 |align="center"|4.83% |align="center"|739 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego
|align="center"|39.31% |align="center"|280,589 |align="center"|54.90% |align="center"|391,875 |align="center"|1.97% |align="center"|14,074 |align="center"|3.82% |align="center"|27,270 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou
|align="center"|38.82% |align="center"|6,805 |align="center"|53.96% |align="center"|9,459 |align="center"|1.96% |align="center"|343 |align="center"|5.27% |align="center"|923 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa
|align="center"|38.75% |align="center"|2,695 |align="center"|55.77% |align="center"|3,878 |align="center"|1.18% |align="center"|82 |align="center"|4.30% |align="center"|299 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra
|align="center"|38.15% |align="center"|591 |align="center"|53.71% |align="center"|832 |align="center"|1.68% |align="center"|26 |align="center"|6.45% |align="center"|100 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada
|align="center"|37.75% |align="center"|13,895 |align="center"|56.50% |align="center"|20,798 |align="center"|1.80% |align="center"|663 |align="center"|3.95% |align="center"|1,455 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen
|align="center"|37.49% |align="center"|2,970 |align="center"|54.86% |align="center"|4,346 |align="center"|1.72% |align="center"|136 |align="center"|5.93% |align="center"|470 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba
|align="center"|37.37% |align="center"|5,149 |align="center"|56.10% |align="center"|7,730 |align="center"|1.89% |align="center"|260 |align="center"|4.64% |align="center"|640 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono
|align="center"|37.34% |align="center"|1,236 |align="center"|56.31% |align="center"|1,864 |align="center"|1.93% |align="center"|64 |align="center"|4.41% |align="center"|146 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|El Dorado
|align="center"|37.24% |align="center"|19,660 |align="center"|57.44% |align="center"|30,322 |align="center"|1.22% |align="center"|642 |align="center"|4.10% |align="center"|2,166 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer
|align="center"|37.20% |align="center"|26,874 |align="center"|57.64% |align="center"|41,644 |align="center"|1.41% |align="center"|1,018 |align="center"|3.75% |align="center"|2,710 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo
|align="center"|36.96% |align="center"|2,579 |align="center"|57.75% |align="center"|4,030 |align="center"|1.40% |align="center"|98 |align="center"|3.88% |align="center"|271 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte
|align="center"|36.39% |align="center"|24,038 |align="center"|57.96% |align="center"|38,288 |align="center"|1.83% |align="center"|1,208 |align="center"|3.83% |align="center"|2,531 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity
|align="center"|36.08% |align="center"|1,906 |align="center"|53.98% |align="center"|2,852 |align="center"|2.35% |align="center"|124 |align="center"|7.59% |align="center"|401 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange
|align="center"|35.98% |align="center"|259,505 |align="center"|58.96% |align="center"|425,334 |align="center"|1.78% |align="center"|12,828 |align="center"|3.28% |align="center"|23,666 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera
|align="center"|35.12% |align="center"|9,110 |align="center"|60.72% |align="center"|15,749 |align="center"|1.19% |align="center"|308 |align="center"|2.97% |align="center"|770 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare
|align="center"|34.74% |align="center"|25,963 |align="center"|60.04% |align="center"|44,872 |align="center"|1.83% |align="center"|1,366 |align="center"|3.40% |align="center"|2,540 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa
|align="center"|34.73% |align="center"|1,669 |align="center"|60.81% |align="center"|2,922 |align="center"|1.19% |align="center"|57 |align="center"|3.27% |align="center"|157 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern
|align="center"|34.18% |align="center"|49,726 |align="center"|60.02% |align="center"|87,326 |align="center"|1.58% |align="center"|2,303 |align="center"|4.22% |align="center"|6,142 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama
|align="center"|33.82% |align="center"|6,125 |align="center"|59.37% |align="center"|10,751 |align="center"|1.16% |align="center"|210 |align="center"|5.65% |align="center"|1,022 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter
|align="center"|32.01% |align="center"|6,896 |align="center"|63.66% |align="center"|13,713 |align="center"|1.54% |align="center"|332 |align="center"|2.79% |align="center"|601 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta
|align="center"|31.17% |align="center"|16,585 |align="center"|62.87% |align="center"|33,454 |align="center"|1.20% |align="center"|640 |align="center"|4.77% |align="center"|2,536 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc
|align="center"|31.02% |align="center"|1,163 |align="center"|59.46% |align="center"|2,229 |align="center"|1.73% |align="center"|65 |align="center"|7.79% |align="center"|292 |
| align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn
|align="center"|28.65% |align="center"|2,213 |align="center"|66.16% |align="center"|5,111 |align="center"|1.09% |align="center"|84 |align="center"|4.11% |align="center"|317 |
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