1994 Senate elections · California history
California U.S. Senate election 1994
Dianne Feinstein DEM +1.9 · Class I seat · held 11/8/94
- Votes counted
- 8,514,089
- Margin
- 1.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/8/94
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Feinstein Won | DEM | 3,979,152 | 46.74% | |
| Michael Huffington | REP | 3,817,025 | 44.83% | |
| Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | PAF | 255,301 | 3.00% | |
| Richard Benjamin Boddie | LIB | 179,100 | 2.10% | |
| Paul Meeuwenberg | AIP | 142,771 | 1.68% | |
| Barbara Ann Blong | GRE | 140,567 | 1.65% | |
| Write-in | — | 173 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 8,514,089 | |||
Official source: data
Other California Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Adam B. Schiff | 17.8 |
| 2024 special | Class I | Adam B. Schiff | 17.5 |
| 2022 | Class III | Alex Padilla | 22.1 |
| 2022 special | Class III | Alex Padilla | 21.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 8.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | Kamala Harris | 23.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 25.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 10.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 24.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 19.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Dianne Feinstein | 19.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Barbara Boxer | 10.1 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1994 California Senate race?
Dianne Feinstein (DEM) won with 46.7% of the vote, ahead of Michael Huffington (44.8%), a margin of 1.9 points.
Did the California Senate seat change party in 1994?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1994 California Senate race?
8,514,089 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.