1994 general · November 8, 1994
1994 California State Senate election results, district by district
Every California State Senate district in the 1994 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 17 · 1 other
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 13 · R 6 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Mike Thompson (D) | 25.0 | |
| SD-4 | K. Maurice Johannessen (R) | 8.8 | |
| SD-6 | Leroy F. Greene (D) | 7.4 | |
| SD-8 | Quentin L. Kopp (IND) | 43.6 | |
| SD-10 | Bill Lockyer (D) | 25.9 | |
| SD-12 | Dick Monteith (R) | 2.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-14 | Ken Maddy (R) | 41.2 | |
| SD-16 | Jim Costa (D) | 3.1 | |
| SD-18 | Jack Oconnell (D) | 18.1 | |
| SD-20 | Herschel Rosenthal (D) | 16.9 | |
| SD-22 | Richard Polanco (D) | 44.9 | |
| SD-24 | Hilda Solis (D) | 30.5 | |
| SD-26 | Diane Watson (D) | 69.3 | |
| SD-28 | Ralph C. Dills (D) | 7.7 | |
| SD-30 | Charles M. Calderon (D) | 35.8 | |
| SD-32 | Ruben S. Ayala (D) | 21.5 | |
| SD-34 | Rob Hurtt (R) | 20.7 | |
| SD-36 | Ray Haynes (R) | 13.5 | |
| SD-38 | William A. Craven (R) | 39.9 | |
| SD-40 | Steve Peace (D) | 3.0 |
California State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner