The 1994 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 8, 1994, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 7, 1994.
Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 1994 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Republican Party 4 3,734,744 49.4% 2 2 50.0% Democratic Party 4 3,388,312 44.8% 2 2 50.0%Libertarian Party 2 167,896 2.2% 0 0 0.0%American Independent Party 1 140,030 1.9% 0 0 0.0% Peace and Freedom Party 2 130,761 1.7% 0 0 0.0% Total 13 7,561,743 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st William M. Bennett Democratic Johan Klehs Democratic2nd Brad Sherman Democratic Dean Andal Republican3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican4th Matt Fong Republican Brad Sherman Democratic
District 1 The incumbent was Democrat William M. Bennett, who was elected in 1986 and 1990. He did not run for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Johan Klehs (D), member of the California State Assembly (1982-1994) Robert 'Bob' Strawn (R) Kennita Watson (L)
Results
District 2 The incumbent was Democrat Brad Sherman, who was elected in 1990 with 51.1% of the vote. He was running for reelection, but got redistricted to the 4th district.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Dean Andal (R), member of the California State Assembly (1991-1994) Robert Presley (D) Ernest Vance (AI)
Results
District 3 The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986 and 1990. He ran for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Mary Christian-Heising (D) Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Ken Mason (L) Maxine B. Quirk (P&F)
Results
District 4 The incumbent was Republican Matt Fong, who was appointed in 1991 to finish the term of Paul B. Carpenter, who resigned due to criminal charges. Fong ran to become the California State Treasurer, and incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman was redistricted from the 2nd district.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Ernie Dynda (R) Brad Sherman (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Shirley Rachel Isaacson (P&F) Lawrence D. Goldberg (L)
Results
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