1992 California State Senate election

The 1992 California State Senate elections were held on November 3, 1992. Senate seats of odd-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 held on to the majority of the seats, though they lost two, one to a Republican and one when Lucy Killea switched from Democratic to Independent.

1992 California State Senate election

← 1990 November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03) 1994 →
20 seats from odd-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 20th–Los Angeles 14th–Fresno Seats before 25 14 Seats after 23 15 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 2,582,789 2,528,842 Percentage 45.42% 44.47%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Independent Gain      No election held
President pro tempore before election David Roberti Democratic President pro tempore-designate David Roberti Democratic

Overview

California State Senate elections, 1992
Party		Votes	Percentage	Not up	Incumbents	Open	Before	After	+/–
	Democratic	2,582,789	45.42%	17	5	3	25	23	-2
	Republican	2,528,842	44.47%	2	9	3	14	15	+1
	Libertarian	191,407	3.37%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	187,353	3.29%	1	1	0	1	2	+1
	Peace and Freedom	163,114	2.87%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Green	32,717	0.58%	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Write-ins	168	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		639,713	10.11%	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals		6,326,103	100.00%	20	14	6	40	40	—

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[1]

District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39

District 1

California's 1st State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Leslie (incumbent)	189,095	54.75
	Democratic	Thomas A. Romero	123,563	35.78
	Green	Kent Smith	32,717	9.47
Invalid or blank votes			29,589	7.89
Total votes			372,954	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

California's 3rd State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Milton Marks (incumbent)	225,869	66.44
	Republican	Bill Boerum	85,323	25.10
	Libertarian	Will C. Wohler	16,590	4.88
	Peace and Freedom	Giovanni Graham	12,163	3.58
Invalid or blank votes			41,370	51.2
Total votes			381,315	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

California's 5th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Johnston (incumbent)	162,122	57.46
	Republican	Ron Stauffer	105,333	37.33
	Libertarian	Eric Roberts	14,713	5.21
Invalid or blank votes			23,682	7.74
Total votes			305,850	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 7

California's 7th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel E. Boatwright (incumbent)	195,777	58.01
	Republican	Gilbert Marguth	141,709	41.99
Invalid or blank votes			38,055	10.13
Total votes			375,541	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

California's 9th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas C. Petris	228,283	84.60
	Peace and Freedom	David Campbell	41,555	15.40
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes				100.00
	Democratic hold

District 11

California's 11th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Becky Morgan (incumbent)	218,855	64.50
	Democratic	Frank W. Trinkle	104,162	30.70
	Libertarian	Christopher R. Inama	16,900	4.80
Invalid or blank votes			34,099	9.13
Total votes			374,016	100.00
	Republican hold

District 13

California's 13th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Alquist (incumbent)	140,081	60.46
	Republican	Michael Iddings	72,340	31.22
	Libertarian	John Harvey Webster	19,258	8.31
Invalid or blank votes			24,605	9.60
Total votes			256,284	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 15

California's 15th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry J. Mello (incumbent)	162,771	58.40
	Republican	Edward Laverone	95,412	34.13
	Peace and Freedom	Susanne Espinoza	20,818	7.47
Invalid or blank votes			16,888	5.71
Total votes			295,889	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 17

California's 17th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Rogers (incumbent)	136,298	52.15
	Democratic	William M. Olenick	101,715	38.92
	Libertarian	Fred Heiser	23,340	8.93
Invalid or blank votes			27,834	9.62
Total votes			289,187	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

California's 19th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cathie Wright	146,116	53.24
	Democratic	Hank Starr	108,052	38.84
	Libertarian	Richard N. Burns	11,483	4.13
	Peace and Freedom	Charles Najbergier	10,569	3.80
Invalid or blank votes			26,896	8.82
Total votes			303,116	100.00
	Republican hold

District 21

California's 21st State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Newton R. Russell (incumbent)	133,385	50.04
	Democratic	Rachel J. Dewey	116,486	43.70
	Libertarian	James R. "Bob" New	10,658	4.00
	Peace and Freedom	Jan B. Tucker	6,031	2.26
	No party	Lewis Weiss (write-in)	3	0.00
Invalid or blank votes			25,122	8.61
Total votes			266,563	100.00
	Republican hold

District 23

California's 23rd State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Hayden	198,425	55.89
	Republican	Leonard H. "Len" McRoskey	117,455	33.08
	Peace and Freedom	Shirley Rachel Isaacson	27,976	7.88
	Libertarian	R. William Weilburg	11,160	3.14
	No party	Joseph Alexander Cota (write-in)	8	0.00
Invalid or blank votes			37,297	9.51
Total votes			355,024	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 25

California's 25th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Teresa Hughes	125,316	76.75
	Republican	Cliff McClain	30,666	18.78
	Peace and Freedom	Hattie Marie Benn	7,289	4.46
Invalid or blank votes			20,456	11.13
Total votes			183,727	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 27

California's 27th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert G. Beverly (incumbent)	129,010	47.29
	Democratic	Brian Finander	123,956	45.44
	Libertarian	David J. Rosen	10,828	3.97
	Peace and Freedom	Patrick McCoy	8,999	3.30
Invalid or blank votes			29,687	9.81
Total votes			302,480	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 29

California's 29th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Hill (incumbent)	148,754	56.18
	Democratic	Sandy Hester	116,021	43.82
Invalid or blank votes			25,685	8.84
Total votes			290,460	100.00
	Republican hold

District 31

California's 31st State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard (incumbent)	192,171	99.92
	No party	Gary R. Biggs (write-in)	119	0.06
	No party	Jeffrey A. Schmidt (write-in)	38	0.02
Invalid or blank votes			105,447	35.41
Total votes			297,775	100.00
	Republican hold

District 33

California's 33rd State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Lewis (incumbent)	191,974	64.12
	Democratic	Samuel D. Eidt	86,859	29.01
	Libertarian	Doyle Guhy	20,543	6.86
Invalid or blank votes			36,454	10.85
Total votes			335,830	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 35

California's 35th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marian Bergeson (incumbent)	204,504	62.24
	Democratic	Dorianne Garcia	107,512	32.72
	Libertarian	Eric Sprik	16,536	5.03
Invalid or blank votes			38,755	10.55
Total votes			367,307	100.00
	Republican hold

District 37

California's 37th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David G. Kelley	141,970	52.47
	Democratic	Jim Rickard	101,872	37.65
	Peace and Freedom	Renate M. Kline	16,870	6.24
	Libertarian	Craig McElvany	9,845	3.64
Invalid or blank votes			29,858	9.94
Total votes			300,415	100.00
	Republican hold

District 39

California's 39th State Senate district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Lucy Killea (incumbent)	187,353	60.40
	Republican	Jim Ellis	102,419	33.02
	Peace and Freedom	Patricia Cofre	10,844	3.50
	Libertarian	John P. Moody	9,553	3.08
Invalid or blank votes			27,934	8.26
Total votes			338,103	100.00
	Independent hold

See also

• California State Assembly
• California State Assembly elections, 1992
• California state elections, 1992
• California State Legislature
• California State Senate Districts
• Districts in California
• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Political party strength in California

References

1. "Statement of Vote. General Election. November 3, 1992" (PDF). California Secretary of State. November 3, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.