1990 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 California Gubernatorial Election?

Pete Wilson won the 1990 California Gubernatorial Election. Pete Wilson received 3,791,904 popular votes (49.25%). The main challenger was Dianne Feinstein (45.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Wilson and Feinstein

Wilson +3.5 pts · won by 266,707 votes
3,791,904 votes
3,525,197 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.