The 1990 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 6, 1990, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 5, 1990.

Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 1990 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 3,277,069 47.5% 3 3 75.0% Republican Party 4 2,984,615 43.5% 1 1 25.0%Libertarian Party 3 355,472 5.2% 0 0 0.0% Peace and Freedom Party 3 240,208 3.5% 0 0 0.0%American Independent Party 1 40,563 0.6% 0 0 0.0% Total 17 6,897,927 100.0% 4 4 100.0%

Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st William M. Bennett Democratic William M. Bennett Democratic2nd Conway H. Collis Democratic Brad Sherman Democratic3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican4th Paul B. Carpenter Democratic Paul B. Carpenter Democratic

District 1 The incumbent was Democrat William M. Bennett, who was elected in 1986. He was running for reelection.

Primary election Results

General election Candidates William M. Bennett (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Michael R. Iddings (L) Jeff Wallack (R)

Results

District 2 The incumbent was Democrat Conway H. Collis, who was elected in 1986. He did not seek reelection.

Primary election Results

General election Candidates Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI) Nancy Lawrence (P&F) Claude Parrish (R) Lyn Sapwosky-Smith (L) Brad Sherman (D)

Results

District 3 The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986. He ran for reelection.

Primary election Results

General election Candidates Steven Currie (L) Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Floyd L. Morrow (D) C. T. Weber (P&F)

Results

District 4 The incumbent was Democrat Paul B. Carpenter, who was elected in 1986. Carpenter was convicted in 1990 on corruption charges, and was not allowed take the seat following the 1990 election. Republican Matt Fong was appointed in 1991 to the district 4 seat for the remainder of the term.

Primary election Results

General election Candidates Joe H. Adams Jr. (R) Paul B. Carpenter (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Salomea Honigsfeld (P&F)

Results

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