1994Final results
1994 election for California Senate District 8
California State Senate · California
Quentin L. Kopp (Ind) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick C. Fitzgerald (D) by 43.6 points.
Quentin L. KoppIndependent · winner · incumbent
63.5%135,712
Patrick C. FitzgeraldDemocrat
20.0%42,630
Tom SpinosaRepublican
14.4%30,753
Mark ValverdeLibertarian
2.1%4,512
213,607 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
Quentin L. Kopp (I)Patrick C. Fitzgerald (D)Tom Spinosa (R)
Also on the ballot: Mark Valverde (Libertarian), 2.1%