1994Final results
1994 election for California Governor
Governor · California
Pete Wilson (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Brown (D) by 15.2 points.
Pete WilsonRepublican · winner
57.6%4,781,766
Kathleen BrownDemocrat
42.4%3,519,799
8,301,565 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET