1990Final results
1990 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
Quentin L. Kopp (Ind) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick C. Fitzgerald (D) by 54.7 points.
Quentin L. KoppIndependent · winner · incumbent
72.7%116,885
Patrick C. FitzgeraldDemocrat
18.0%28,946
Robert SilvestriRepublican
9.3%14,941
160,772 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET