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1990Final results

1990 election for California Senate District 34

California State Senate · California

Ruben S. Ayala (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Bader (R) by 3.6 points.

Ruben S. AyalaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%80,949
Charles BaderRepublican
48.2%75,352
156,301 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+11.41978D+33.81982D+31.71986D+3.61990R+20.71994D+2.61998

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