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1990Final results

1990 election for California Senate District 30

California State Senate · California

Ralph C. Dills (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Tomothy Poling (R) by 36.6 points.

Ralph C. DillsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%63,771
Tomothy PolingRepublican
31.7%29,625
93,396 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+37.81978D+43.91982D+46.81986D+36.61990D+35.81994D+51.51998

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