Elections / 1994 · Senate · CA
California — 1994 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1994 · U.S. SenateCalifornia · U.S. SenateDianne FeinsteinD+1.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1994 Senate returns.
- Dianne Feinstein✓Democrat3,979,15246.7%
- Michael HuffingtonRepublican3,817,02544.8%
- Elizabeth Cervantes BarronPeace And Freedom255,3013.0%
- Richard Benjamin BoddieLibertarian179,1002.1%
- Paul MeeuwenbergAmerican Independent142,7711.7%
- Barbara BlongGreen140,5671.7%
presidential baselinePresident 1992D+13.4Senate 1994D+1.9vs. baselineR+11.5
California's 1994 Senate race ran 11.5 points more Republican than its 1992 presidential margin.
California's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −3.3% |
| 1980 | +19.4% |
| 1982 | −6.8% |
| 1986 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | −8.8% |
| 1992 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | +19.3% |
| 2004 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | +24.4% |
| 2010 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | +22.1% |
| 2024 | +17.7% |
Same ballot, 1994CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1994 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.