1990 California State Board of Equalization elections

1990 California State Board of Equalization elections
November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Last election 3 1 0
Seats before 3 1 0
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change
Popular vote 3,277,069 2,984,615 355,472
Percentage 47.5% 43.5% 5.2%

The 1990 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 6, 1990, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 5, 1990.[1][2]

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 1990
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/– %
Democratic Party 4 3,277,069 47.5% 3 3 75.0%
Republican Party 4 2,984,615 43.5% 1 1 25.0%
Libertarian Party 3 355,472 5.2% 0 0 0.0%
Peace and Freedom Party 3 240,208 3.5% 0 0 0.0%
American Independent Party 1 40,563 0.6% 0 0 0.0%
Total 17 6,897,927 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 47.5%
Republican
 
 43.5%
Libertarian
 
 5.2%
Peace and Freedom
 
 3.5%
American Independent
 
 0.6%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
 
 75.0%
Republican
 
 25.0%
Board of Equalization
District 		Incumbent Party Elected officeholder Party
1st William M. Bennett Democratic William M. Bennett Democratic
2nd Conway H. Collis Democratic Brad Sherman Democratic
3rd Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Republican
4th Paul B. Carpenter Democratic Paul B. Carpenter[a] Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat William M. Bennett, who was elected in 1986. He was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William M. Bennett (incumbent) 458,461 63.9
Democratic Joseph F. Micallef 140,613 19.6
Democratic Tom Nakagawa 118,345 16.5
Total votes 717,419 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Wallack 175,320 36.5
Republican Frank W. Hauck 160,385 33.4
Republican Paul E. Nelson 75,007 15.6
Republican Samuel Mark Vanderbilt 69,587 14.5
Total votes 410,712 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Michael R. Iddings 3,990 100.0
Total votes 3,990 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William M. Bennett (incumbent) 1,075,043 51.5
Republican Jeff Wallack 832,471 39.9
Libertarian Michael R. Iddings 179,495 8.6
Total votes 2,087,009 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Democrat Conway H. Collis, who was elected in 1986. He did not seek reelection.

Primary election

Results

1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Sherman 280,212 50.9
Democratic Joseph G. Colman 92,017 16.7
Democratic Louis John Papan 73,428 13.3
Democratic Tom Baldwin 52,793 9.6
Democratic Emil G. Pollak 31,182 5.7
Democratic Edward Tabash 20,768 3.8
Total votes 550,400 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Claude Parrish 260,165 61.4
Republican Bill Duplissea 163,534 38.6
Total votes 423,699 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 American Independent primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
American Independent Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff 3,461 100.0
Total votes 3,461 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Lyn Sapwosky-Smith 2,953 100.0
Total votes 2,953 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Nancy Lawrence 1,357 100.0
Total votes 1,357 100.0

General election

Candidates

  • Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff (AI)
  • Nancy Lawrence (P&F)
  • Claude Parrish (R)
  • Lyn Sapwosky-Smith (L)
  • Brad Sherman (D)

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Sherman 898,820 51.1
Republican Claude Parrish 682,240 38.8
Peace and Freedom Nancy Lawrence 75,575 4.3
Libertarian Lyn Sapwosky-Smith 60,794 3.5
American Independent Nicholas W. Kudrovzeff 40,563 2.3
Total votes 1,757,992 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., who was elected in 1986. He ran for reelection.

Primary election

Results

1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Floyd L. Morrow 366,500 100.0
Total votes 366,500 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent) 376,159 64.0
Republican Jerry "Lee" Wilson 211,177 36.0
Total votes 587,336 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Steven Currie 3,170 100.0
Total votes 3,170 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom C. T. Weber 867 100.0
Total votes 867 100.0

General election

Candidates

  • Steven Currie (L)
  • Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
  • Floyd L. Morrow (D)
  • C. T. Weber (P&F)

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. (incumbent) 946,210 50.3
Democratic Floyd L. Morrow 741,827 39.5
Libertarian Steven Currie 115,183 6.1
Peace and Freedom C. T. Weber 76,201 4.1
Total votes 1,879,421 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat Paul B. Carpenter, who was elected in 1986. Carpenter was convicted in 1990 on corruption charges, and was not allowed take the seat following the 1990 election. Republican Matt Fong was appointed in 1991 to the district 4 seat for the remainder of the term.[3]

Primary election

Results

1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul B. Carpenter (incumbent) 178,924 45.2
Democratic Charles Davis 71,270 18.0
Democratic Tim Mock 49,634 12.5
Democratic Gary Gillan 41,641 10.5
Democratic Warren Harwood 30,603 7.7
Democratic Fred W. Chel 24,136 6.1
Total votes 396,208 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe H. Adams Jr. 257,457 100.0
Total votes 257,457 100.0
1990 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Salomea Honigsfeld 818 100.0
Total votes 818 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 1990[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul B. Carpenter (incumbent)[a] 561,379 47.8
Republican Joe H. Adams Jr. 523,694 44.6
Peace and Freedom Salomea Honigsfeld 88,432 7.5
Total votes 1,173,505 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b Carpenter was convicted on corruption charges in 1990, but was still elected to a 4-year term on the State Board of Equalization. He was not allowed to take his seat, and Republican Matt Fong was appointed to the seat in 1991 for the remainder of the term.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "June 5, 1990, Primary Election - Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Paul Carpenter, 73; Former Legislator Went to Prison". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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