- Source: 1994 United States Senate election in California
The 1994 United States Senate election in California was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her first full term. By a margin of 1.9%, this election was the closest race of the 1994 Senate election cycle. This election was the first time ever that an incumbent Democratic Senator from California was re-elected or won re-election to this seat.
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Ted J. Andromedas, Los Angeles sales consultant
Dianne Feinstein, incumbent Senator since 1992
Daniel O'Dowd, founder and president of Green Hills Software
= Results
=Republican primary
= Candidates
=John M. Brown, Stockton salesman
Wolf G. Dalichau, Los Angeles baker
William E. Dannemeyer, former U.S. Representative from Fullerton and candidate for Senate in 1992
Michael Huffington, U.S. Representative from Santa Barbara
Kate Squires, Corona attorney and businesswoman
= Results
=Other nominations
= Peace & Freedom Party
== Libertarian Party
== American Independent Party
== Green Party
=While there was no primary election for the Green Party, Barbara Blong got the nomination of the party and represented them in the general election.
General election
= Candidates
=Elizabeth Cervantes Barron, San Jose special education teacher (Peace and Freedom)
Barbara Blong, San Francisco teacher (Green)
Richard Benjamin Boddie, Huntington Beach public speaker (Libertarian)
Dianne Feinstein, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Michael Huffington, U.S. Representative from Santa Barbara (Republican)
Paul Meeuwenberg, Los Angeles marketing consultant (American Independent)
= Campaign
=After one term in the House representing Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Huffington spent $8 million by the end of August and a total of $28 million during the entire campaign. He became wealthy off oil and gas. The race saw personal attacks on Huffington's wife, Arianna Huffington, who was very involved in the race (the media dubbed her the "Sir Edmund Hillary of social climbing," according to The Almanac of American Politics).
Huffington was called a hypocrite for supporting Proposition 187 and then breaking the law for employing illegal aliens, a story which came out in the race's final days. $44 million was spent in the election. At the time, it was the most expensive campaign in a non-presidential election in American history. Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post named the election one of the nastiest senate elections in modern history.
= Results
=On election day it was a very close race, but Feinstein won Los Angeles County, which may have pulled her ahead. Her sizable win in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area may also be credited to her slim statewide victory. A large number of absentee ballots left the results in doubt for over two weeks. On November 18, Senator Feinstein declared victory. At that time, she was ahead by 147,404 votes, with only 156,210 remaining uncounted ballots. Huffington had not conceded at that point, saying that there was evidence of voter fraud and calling for an investigation. He had already filed a legal complaint, which had already been dismissed. As of December 23, Huffington still contended that there may have been voting fraud and had not conceded.
Overall
By county
Final results from the Secretary of State.
See also
1994 United States Senate elections
References
External links
JoinCalifornia 1994 General Election
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