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1994Final results

1994 election for California Senate District 4

California State Senate · California

K. Maurice Johannessen (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Michael H. McGowan (D) by 8.8 points.

K. Maurice JohannessenRepublican · winner
54.4%133,101
45.6%111,667
244,768 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

EvenR+25.71982R+28.91986D+1.01990R+8.81994R+13.31998R+21.72002

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