1994 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1994 California Gubernatorial Election?

Pete Wilson won the 1994 California Gubernatorial Election. Pete Wilson received 4,781,766 popular votes (55.18%). The main challenger was Kathleen Brown (40.62%).

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

Wilson +14.6 pts · won by 1,261,967 votes
4,781,766 votes
3,519,799 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.