1992Final results
1992 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Patrick Johnston (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Ron Stauffer (R) by 20.1 points.
Patrick JohnstonDemocrat · winner
57.5%162,122
Ron StaufferRepublican
37.3%105,333
Eric W. RobertsLibertarian
5.2%14,713
282,168 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET