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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Pete Wilson , incumbent U.S. Senator and former mayor of San Diego Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election results [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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.
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