1994Final results
1994 election for California Senate District 18
California State Senate · California
Jack Oconnell (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Macelvaine (R) by 18.1 points.
Jack OconnellDemocrat · winner
59.0%158,161
Steve MacelvaineRepublican
41.0%109,734
267,895 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET