1990 California State Controller election 1990 California election
1990 California State Controller election|
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The 1990 California State Controller election occurred on November 6, 1990, with the primary elections took place on June 5, 1990.[1][2] The incumbent Democratic nominee, Gray Davis, defeated the Republican nominee, Matt Fong.[3]
Primary election
Democratic Party results
Republican Party results
Peace and Freedom Party results
American Independent Party results
Libertarian Party results
General election
Results
Results by county
Final election results by county from the California Secretary of State:[5]
County |
Davis (D) |
Fong (R) |
Tryon (L) |
Rose (P&F) |
Kaiser (AI) |
Write-in (WI) |
Totals
|
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes
|
Alameda |
240,637 |
65.95% |
98,731 |
27.06% |
10,850 |
2.97% |
8,690 |
2.38% |
5,965 |
1.63% |
7 |
0.00% |
364,880
|
Alpine |
194 |
45.75% |
165 |
38.92% |
31 |
7.31% |
18 |
4.25% |
16 |
3.77% |
0 |
0.00% |
424
|
Amador |
6,816 |
57.61% |
3,805 |
32.16% |
745 |
6.30% |
203 |
1.72% |
263 |
2.22% |
0 |
0.00% |
11,832
|
Butte |
31,760 |
52.07% |
24,332 |
39.89% |
2,494 |
4.09% |
1,047 |
1.72% |
1,364 |
2.24% |
0 |
0.00% |
60,997
|
Calaveras |
6,417 |
50.03% |
3,569 |
27.83% |
2,429 |
18.94% |
175 |
1.36% |
236 |
1.84% |
0 |
0.00% |
12,826
|
Colusa |
2,375 |
54.74% |
1,666 |
38.40% |
193 |
4.45% |
43 |
0.99% |
62 |
1.43% |
0 |
0.00% |
4,339
|
Contra Costa |
148,581 |
58.17% |
89,405 |
35.01% |
9,270 |
3.63% |
4,580 |
1.79% |
3,568 |
1.40% |
1 |
0.00% |
255,405
|
Del Norte |
3,911 |
59.44% |
1,982 |
30.12% |
355 |
5.40% |
155 |
2.36% |
177 |
2.69% |
0 |
0.00% |
6,580
|
El Dorado |
23,633 |
51.75% |
18,091 |
39.62% |
2,229 |
4.88% |
838 |
1.84% |
873 |
1.91% |
0 |
0.00% |
45,664
|
Fresno |
85,359 |
59.44% |
50,806 |
35.38% |
3,192 |
2.22% |
1,852 |
1.29% |
2,394 |
1.67% |
10 |
0.01% |
143,613
|
Glenn |
3,267 |
53.50% |
2,114 |
34.62% |
411 |
2.86% |
116 |
1.90% |
199 |
3.26% |
0 |
0.00% |
6,107
|
Humboldt |
29,996 |
63.44% |
12,420 |
26.27% |
2,134 |
4.51% |
1,764 |
3.73% |
971 |
2.05% |
0 |
0.00% |
47,285
|
Imperial |
9,762 |
56.17% |
6,216 |
35.77% |
568 |
3.27% |
415 |
2.39% |
417 |
2.40% |
0 |
0.00% |
17,378
|
Inyo |
3,408 |
48.22% |
3,179 |
44.98% |
279 |
3.95% |
119 |
1.68% |
83 |
1.17% |
0 |
0.00% |
7,068
|
Kern |
60,902 |
51.91% |
48,194 |
41.08% |
4,039 |
3.44% |
1,767 |
1.51% |
2,418 |
2.06% |
0 |
0.00% |
117,320
|
Kings |
10,203 |
61.36% |
5,380 |
32.36% |
501 |
3.01% |
292 |
1.76% |
252 |
1.52% |
0 |
0.00% |
16,628
|
Lake |
10,252 |
59.57% |
5,409 |
31.43% |
833 |
4.84% |
374 |
2.17% |
343 |
1.99% |
0 |
0.00% |
17,211
|
Lassen |
4,565 |
56.46% |
2,634 |
32.57% |
528 |
6.53% |
160 |
1.98% |
259 |
3.20% |
0 |
0.00% |
8,086
|
Los Angeles |
1,074,443 |
59.35% |
629,726 |
34.79% |
50,476 |
2.79% |
31,859 |
1.76% |
23,704 |
1.31% |
22 |
0.00% |
1,810,230
|
Madera |
10,726 |
56.81% |
6,824 |
36.15% |
687 |
3.64% |
286 |
1.51% |
356 |
1.89% |
0 |
0.00% |
18,879
|
Marin |
57,197 |
62.10% |
27,636 |
30.00% |
3,630 |
3.94% |
2,547 |
2.77% |
1,097 |
1.19% |
0 |
0.00% |
92,107
|
Mariposa |
3,502 |
55.94% |
2,165 |
34.58% |
292 |
4.66% |
119 |
1.90% |
182 |
2.91% |
0 |
0.00% |
6,260
|
Mendocino |
15,758 |
57.02% |
7,819 |
28.29% |
1,659 |
6.00% |
1,744 |
6.31% |
657 |
2.38% |
0 |
0.00% |
27,637
|
Merced |
18,714 |
60.49% |
9,933 |
32.11% |
1,253 |
4.05% |
527 |
1.70% |
509 |
1.65% |
0 |
0.00% |
30,936
|
Modoc |
1,740 |
49.50% |
1,309 |
37.24% |
256 |
7.28% |
89 |
2.53% |
121 |
3.44% |
0 |
0.00% |
3,515
|
Mono |
1,460 |
49.81% |
1,216 |
41.49% |
127 |
4.33% |
64 |
2.18% |
64 |
2.18% |
0 |
0.00% |
2,931
|
Monterey |
48,649 |
61.82% |
23,916 |
30.39% |
3,157 |
4.01% |
1,619 |
2.06% |
1,349 |
1.71% |
1 |
0.00% |
78,691
|
Napa |
21,865 |
57.02% |
13,300 |
34.68% |
1,571 |
4.10% |
806 |
2.10% |
804 |
2.10% |
0 |
0.00% |
38,346
|
Nevada |
16,365 |
49.45% |
13,729 |
41.48% |
1,681 |
5.08% |
683 |
2.06% |
639 |
1.93% |
0 |
0.00% |
33,097
|
Orange |
266,561 |
42.17% |
321,453 |
50.86% |
23,406 |
3.70% |
10,859 |
1.72% |
9,807 |
1.55% |
2 |
0.00% |
632,088
|
Placer |
31,837 |
51.38% |
24,748 |
39.94% |
3,243 |
5.23% |
1,067 |
1.72% |
1,069 |
1.73% |
0 |
0.00% |
61,964
|
Plumas |
4,569 |
58.03% |
2,632 |
33.43% |
397 |
5.04% |
146 |
1.85% |
129 |
1.64% |
0 |
0.00% |
7,873
|
Riverside |
131,563 |
49.72% |
115,904 |
43.80% |
8,361 |
3.16% |
3,894 |
1.47% |
4,888 |
1.85% |
1 |
0.00% |
264,611
|
Sacramento |
184,912 |
56.48% |
118,524 |
36.20% |
13,309 |
4.06% |
5,839 |
1.78% |
4,828 |
1.47% |
1 |
0.00% |
327,412
|
San Benito |
4,953 |
58.35% |
2,724 |
32.09% |
466 |
5.49% |
189 |
2.22% |
156 |
1.84% |
0 |
0.00% |
8,488
|
San Bernardino |
147,142 |
49.75% |
126,057 |
42.62% |
11,084 |
3.75% |
5,320 |
1.80% |
6,159 |
2.08% |
4 |
0.00% |
295,766
|
San Diego |
308,775 |
47.68% |
272,897 |
42.14% |
32,732 |
5.05% |
15,849 |
2.45% |
17,308 |
2.67% |
2 |
0.00% |
647,563
|
San Francisco |
156,031 |
73.91% |
42,910 |
20.32% |
4,854 |
2.30% |
5,026 |
2.38% |
2,301 |
1.09% |
0 |
0.00% |
211,122
|
San Joaquin |
65,961 |
60.27% |
36,515 |
33.37% |
3,989 |
3.65% |
1,414 |
1.29% |
1,555 |
1.42% |
0 |
0.00% |
109,434
|
San Luis Obispo |
38,379 |
55.21% |
25,834 |
37.16% |
2,765 |
3.98% |
1,446 |
2.08% |
1,089 |
1.57% |
0 |
0.00% |
69,513
|
San Mateo |
107,889 |
59.61% |
59,152 |
32.68% |
7,212 |
3.98% |
3,647 |
2.01% |
3,094 |
1.71% |
1 |
0.00% |
180,995
|
Santa Barbara |
59,555 |
56.12% |
39,682 |
37.40% |
3,474 |
3.27% |
2,055 |
1.94% |
1,344 |
1.27% |
2 |
0.00% |
106,112
|
Santa Clara |
236,776 |
58.85% |
131,304 |
32.63% |
17,439 |
4.33% |
8,930 |
2.22% |
7,906 |
1.96% |
1 |
0.00% |
402,356
|
Santa Cruz |
48,261 |
67.41% |
20,552 |
28.71% |
3,610 |
5.04% |
2,993 |
4.18% |
1,461 |
2.04% |
1 |
0.00% |
71,591
|
Shasta |
24,701 |
51.43% |
19,248 |
40.07% |
2,184 |
4.55% |
741 |
1.54% |
1,156 |
2.41% |
0 |
0.00% |
48,030
|
Sierra |
893 |
58.10% |
489 |
31.82% |
105 |
6.83% |
21 |
1.37% |
29 |
1.89% |
0 |
0.00% |
1,537
|
Siskiyou |
7,879 |
52.29% |
5,352 |
35.52% |
1,042 |
6.92% |
335 |
2.22% |
460 |
3.05% |
0 |
0.00% |
15,068
|
Solano |
50,999 |
60.57% |
25,135 |
29.85% |
4,047 |
4.81% |
2,173 |
2.58% |
1,848 |
2.19% |
0 |
0.00% |
84,202
|
Sonoma |
80,088 |
59.43% |
40,213 |
29.84% |
6,506 |
4.83% |
5,144 |
3.82% |
2,797 |
2.08% |
1 |
0.00% |
134,749
|
Stanislaus |
52,927 |
62.68% |
25,910 |
30.68% |
3,103 |
3.67% |
1,171 |
1.39% |
1,329 |
1.57% |
0 |
0.00% |
84,440
|
Sutter |
9,082 |
48.90% |
8,248 |
44.41% |
692 |
3.73% |
242 |
1.30% |
307 |
1.65% |
0 |
0.00% |
18,571
|
Tehama |
8,757 |
55.10% |
5,247 |
33.01% |
1,169 |
7.36% |
278 |
1.75% |
442 |
2.78% |
0 |
0.00% |
15,893
|
Trinity |
2,846 |
52.54% |
1,815 |
33.51% |
447 |
8.25% |
155 |
2.86% |
154 |
2.84% |
0 |
0.00% |
5,417
|
Tulare |
37,178 |
57.82% |
23,865 |
37.12% |
1,432 |
2.23% |
845 |
1.31% |
975 |
1.52% |
0 |
0.00% |
64,295
|
Tuolumne |
11,293 |
58.86% |
5,937 |
30.94% |
1,283 |
6.69% |
300 |
1.56% |
373 |
1.94% |
0 |
0.00% |
19,186
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Ventura |
88,455 |
49.97% |
75,279 |
42.52% |
7,187 |
4.06% |
3,351 |
1.89% |
2,756 |
1.56% |
1 |
0.00% |
177,029
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Yolo |
26,264 |
63.17% |
12,165 |
29.26% |
1,612 |
3.88% |
1,026 |
2.47% |
509 |
1.22% |
0 |
0.00% |
41,576
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Yuba |
6,491 |
54.53% |
4,416 |
37.10% |
504 |
4.23% |
197 |
1.65% |
296 |
2.49% |
0 |
0.00% |
11,904
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Totals |
4,153,534 |
56.12% |
2,700,696 |
36.49% |
273,524 |
3.70% |
147,606 |
1.99% |
125,867 |
1.70% |
58 |
0.00% |
7,401,285
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References
- ^ "STATEMENT OF VOTE - JUNE 5, 1990" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ "STATEMENT OF VOTE - General Election November 6, 1990" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ York, Anthony (June 2, 2011). "Matt Fong dies at 57; former California state treasurer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "June 5, 1990, Primary Election - Controller" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "November 6, 1990, General Election - Controller" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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