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1994Final results

1994 election for California Senate District 36

California State Senate · California

Ray Haynes (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Kay Ceniceros (D) by 13.5 points.

Ray HaynesRepublican · winner
55.0%121,263
41.5%91,580
David R. SarosiLibertarian
3.5%7,637
220,480 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+22.81986D+7.11990R+13.51994R+20.21998R+45.12002R+30.32006

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

The candidates

Ray Haynes (R)Kay Ceniceros (D)

Also on the ballot: David R. Sarosi (Libertarian), 3.5%