Kathleen Brown, Gubernatorial candidate

Kathleen Brown

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
September 25, 1945
Current age
80
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1994
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown3.5M
Opponents4.8M
1
Elections run

Kathleen Brown, a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1994 governor election in California to Pete Wilson, receiving 3,519,799 votes (40.62%).

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How many votes has Kathleen Brown received?

Kathleen Brown has received 3,519,799 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Kathleen Brown’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1994GovernorCaliforniaLost3,519,79940.62%Pete Wilson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6376665). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.