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1990Final results

1990 election for California Senate District 18

California State Senate · California

Gary K. Hart (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Carey Rogers (R) by 24.9 points.

Gary K. HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%111,599
Carey RogersRepublican
35.4%65,499
Jay C. WoodLibertarian
4.2%7,796
184,894 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+31.61978D+4.31982D+31.51986D+24.91990D+18.11994D+35.41998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gary K. Hart (D)Carey Rogers (R)

Also on the ballot: Jay C. Wood (Libertarian), 4.2%