1990 California gubernatorial election
County resultsWilson : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Feinstein : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 1990 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. The Republican candidate, Senator Pete Wilson , defeated the Democratic candidate, former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein .
Feinstein won the Democratic nomination against opponents including California Attorney General John Van de Kamp . Wilson faced minimal opposition in his bid for the Republican nomination.
In 1992 , Feinstein was elected to Wilson's former Senate seat and served in the Senate until her death in September 2023.
Republican primary
Candidates
Pete Wilson , incumbent U.S. Senator and former mayor of San Diego
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election results
Candidates
Dianne Feinstein , mayor of San Francisco (Democratic)
Jerome McCready (American Independent)
Maria Elizabeth Muñoz (Peace and Freedom)
Dennis Thompson (Libertarian)
Pete Wilson , U.S. Senator (Republican)
Results
Results by county
County
Wilson
Votes
Feinstein
Votes
Others
Votes
Sutter
65.45%
12,647
30.00%
5,796
4.55%
880
Orange
63.72%
425,025
31.32%
208,886
4.97%
33,119
Inyo
62.97%
4,566
32.67%
2,369
4.36%
316
Tulare
62.76%
41,186
33.02%
21,670
4.23%
2,773
Colusa
62.37%
2,798
32.43%
1,455
5.19%
233
Glenn
61.06%
4,190
31.80%
2,182
7.14%
490
Kern
60.08%
73,065
34.34%
41,763
5.58%
6,785
Yuba
59.22%
7,355
34.96%
4,342
5.82%
723
Shasta
57.85%
28,322
36.35%
17,795
5.81%
2,844
Ventura
57.58%
106,234
36.93%
68,139
5.49%
10,132
Mono
57.46%
1,776
36.36%
1,124
6.18%
191
Modoc
57.35%
2,115
35.79%
1,320
6.86%
253
Riverside
57.26%
157,214
37.46%
102,847
5.28%
14,494
San Diego
57.09%
383,959
36.39%
244,759
6.52%
43,819
Tehama
56.94%
9,415
35.77%
5,915
7.29%
1,206
Placer
56.53%
36,397
38.17%
24,577
5.29%
3,408
Madera
56.50%
11,216
37.44%
7,431
6.06%
1,203
Lassen
56.23%
4,790
37.00%
3,152
6.77%
577
Kings
56.09%
9,771
38.64%
6,731
5.26%
917
San Bernardino
55.99%
169,028
38.02%
114,764
5.99%
18,081
El Dorado
55.81%
26,452
38.80%
18,390
5.39%
2,554
San Joaquin
54.98%
62,249
41.21%
46,653
3.81%
4,311
Butte
54.93%
35,048
39.85%
25,422
5.22%
3,331
Nevada
54.20%
18,458
39.90%
13,588
5.91%
2,012
Amador
53.99%
6,469
40.04%
4,797
5.97%
715
San Luis Obispo
53.54%
38,909
41.47%
30,140
4.99%
3,624
Stanislaus
53.49%
47,275
42.07%
37,182
4.44%
3,925
Del Norte
53.21%
3,615
39.99%
2,717
6.80%
462
Santa Barbara
53.11%
58,677
42.52%
46,977
4.36%
4,820
Calaveras
52.99%
7,071
40.63%
5,422
6.38%
852
Tuolumne
52.91%
10,465
41.93%
8,294
5.16%
1,021
Alpine
52.72%
242
37.91%
174
9.37%
43
Siskiyou
52.61%
8,320
40.13%
6,346
7.25%
1,147
Fresno
52.57%
77,693
42.98%
63,523
4.44%
6,566
Imperial
52.22%
9,422
41.36%
7,463
6.42%
1,159
Mariposa
51.88%
3,336
40.96%
2,634
7.15%
460
Plumas
51.87%
4,243
42.51%
3,477
5.62%
460
Trinity
51.73%
2,908
40.02%
2,250
8.25%
464
Sierra
51.04%
813
42.12%
671
6.84%
109
Merced
50.64%
17,054
44.55%
15,004
4.81%
1,621
Sacramento
50.32%
167,982
44.70%
149,215
4.99%
16,651
Napa
47.24%
18,931
47.45%
19,017
5.31%
2,127
Lake
47.11%
8,344
47.85%
8,475
5.03%
891
Humboldt
46.81%
22,943
46.57%
22,823
6.62%
3,242
Los Angeles
46.61%
867,781
48.95%
911,413
4.44%
82,699
San Benito
45.23%
4,120
48.80%
4,445
5.96%
543
Contra Costa
43.94%
119,901
52.87%
144,268
3.19%
8,714
Yolo
43.53%
19,316
51.59%
22,890
4.88%
2,167
Monterey
42.66%
34,932
51.74%
42,371
5.60%
4,590
Santa Clara
42.57%
178,310
52.24%
218,843
5.19%
21,739
Solano
42.50%
36,755
52.00%
44,969
5.50%
4,758
Mendocino
40.86%
11,723
50.60%
14,515
8.54%
2,450
San Mateo
40.45%
80,253
55.43%
109,963
4.12%
8,180
Sonoma
38.60%
54,706
55.81%
79,093
5.59%
7,924
Marin
36.77%
35,563
59.20%
57,255
4.03%
3,902
Santa Cruz
33.11%
26,797
59.96%
48,530
6.94%
5,614
Alameda
31.64%
117,107
64.12%
237,345
4.25%
15,726
San Francisco
25.00%
56,652
71.32%
161,626
3.68%
8,349
By congressional district
Pete Wilson won 25 of California's 45 congressional districts including 8 districts that were won by Democrats and Dianne Feinstein won 20 of California's 45 congressional districts including 2 districts that were won by Republicans.
References
^ a b California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote: June 5, 1990" (PDF) . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "November 6, 1990 - General Election Results - Elections & Voter Information - California Secretary of State". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2010 .
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