1990Final results
1990 election for California Governor
Governor · California
Pete Wilson (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Dianne Feinstein (D) by 3.6 points.
Pete WilsonRepublican · winner
51.8%3,791,904
Dianne FeinsteinDemocrat
48.2%3,525,197
7,317,101 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET