RepublicanNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1994
Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson ran in 4 elections between 1982 and 1994, winning 4. Served in the U.S. Senate (California) and Governor of California.
- Elections
- 4
- 1982–1994
- Won
- 4
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Wilson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Wilson has run
Margin: how far Wilson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Governor of California | General | Won | Kathleen Brown (D) | 57.6% | R+15.2 | — |
| 1990 | Governor of California | General | Won | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 51.8% | R+3.6 | — |
| 1988 | U.S. Senate, California | General | Won | Leo McCarthy (D), M. Elizabeth Munoz (PF), Jack Dean (L) | 52.8% | R+8.8 | $11.4M |
| 1982 | U.S. Senate, California | General | Won | Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D), Joseph Fuhrig (L), David Wald (PF) | 51.5% | R+6.8 | $6.6M |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Wilson has held
- Governor of California · 1991–1998
- U.S. Senate, California · 1983–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Wilson has run against
- Kathleen Brown (D) · 1994 election, won
- Dianne Feinstein (D) · 1990 election, won
- Leo McCarthy (D) · 1988 election, won
- Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)