1994Final results
1994 election for California Senate District 26
California State Senate · California
Diane Watson (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Piechowski (R) by 69.3 points.
Diane WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%117,204
Joe PiechowskiRepublican
13.6%19,245
Bob WeberLibertarian
2.2%3,042
Yassin A. SaededdinPeace and Freedom
1.3%1,845
141,336 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
The candidates
Diane Watson (D)Joe Piechowski (R)
Also on the ballot: Bob Weber (Libertarian), 2.2%; Yassin A. Saededdin (Peace and Freedom), 1.3%