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1994 election for California Assembly District 27

California State Assembly · California

Bruce McPherson (R) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Monning (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bruce McPhersonRepublican · winner
49.6%66,995
Bill MonningDemocrat
47.6%64,309
O. Robert WelchLibertarian
2.8%3,835
135,139 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+47.81986D+5.61990D+25.51992R+2.01994D+19.01996D+34.71998

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

The candidates

Bruce McPherson (R)Bill Monning (D)

Also on the ballot: O. Robert Welch (Libertarian), 2.8%