1990 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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June 5, 1990
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The 1990 California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 5, 1990.[1] The incumbent, Bill Honig, defeated his opponents in the first round by receiving a majority of the vote, so no runoff election occurred.[2] The office is officially nonpartisan, so no political party is listed on the ballot for the candidates.[3]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Honig (incumbent) | 2,554,143 | 55.11 | |
| Samuel Rodriguez | 784,297 | 16.92 | |
| Carol S. Koppel | 765,039 | 16.50 | |
| Mark Isler | 531,900 | 11.47 | |
| Total votes | 4,635,379 | 100.00 | |
Results by county
[edit]| County | Honig | Rodriguez | Koppel | Isler | Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |
| Alameda | 152,049 | 66.78% | 29,327 | 12.88% | 29,305 | 12.87% | 16,991 | 7.46% | 227,672 |
| Alpine | 234 | 58.06% | 61 | 15.14% | 57 | 14.14% | 51 | 12.66% | 403 |
| Amador | 4,800 | 51.86% | 1,288 | 13.92% | 1,758 | 19.00% | 1,409 | 15.22% | 9,255 |
| Butte | 22,997 | 52.93% | 6,993 | 16.10% | 7,122 | 16.39% | 6,332 | 14.58% | 43,444 |
| Calaveras | 5,451 | 53.86% | 1,393 | 13.76% | 1,816 | 17.94% | 1,460 | 14.43% | 10,120 |
| Colusa | 2,118 | 55.93% | 484 | 12.78% | 668 | 17.64% | 517 | 13.65% | 3,787 |
| Contra Costa | 119,782 | 66.70% | 21,588 | 12.02% | 22,036 | 12.27% | 16,178 | 9.01% | 179,584 |
| Del Norte | 2,612 | 49.54% | 931 | 17.66% | 1,062 | 20.14% | 667 | 12.65% | 5,272 |
| El Dorado | 16,848 | 51.74% | 5,144 | 15.80% | 6,058 | 18.60% | 4,514 | 13.86% | 32,564 |
| Fresno | 55,087 | 57.71% | 15,839 | 16.59% | 13,352 | 13.99% | 11,174 | 11.71% | 95,452 |
| Glenn | 3,351 | 53.60% | 886 | 14.17% | 1,127 | 18.03% | 888 | 14.20% | 6,252 |
| Humboldt | 19,421 | 57.94% | 4,756 | 14.19% | 5,930 | 17.69% | 3,415 | 10.19% | 33,522 |
| Imperial | 6,490 | 46.43% | 3,681 | 26.34% | 2,134 | 15.27% | 1,672 | 11.96% | 13,977 |
| Inyo | 2,903 | 53.84% | 1,002 | 18.58% | 929 | 17.23% | 558 | 10.35% | 5,392 |
| Kern | 39,530 | 47.55% | 16,622 | 19.99% | 15,691 | 18.87% | 11,292 | 13.58% | 83,135 |
| Kings | 6,050 | 53.38% | 2,286 | 20.17% | 1,858 | 16.39% | 1,130 | 9.97% | 11,334 |
| Lake | 7,383 | 55.04% | 1,865 | 13.90% | 2,249 | 16.77% | 1,916 | 14.28% | 13,413 |
| Lassen | 2,921 | 47.92% | 882 | 14.47% | 1,355 | 22.23% | 937 | 15.37% | 6,095 |
| Los Angeles | 580,466 | 54.52% | 197,357 | 18.54% | 167,995 | 15.78% | 118,912 | 11.17% | 1,064,730 |
| Madera | 5,346 | 50.22% | 2,280 | 21.42% | 1,709 | 16.05% | 1,310 | 12.31% | 10,645 |
| Marin | 42,073 | 71.44% | 5,313 | 9.02% | 7,317 | 12.42% | 4,188 | 7.11% | 58,891 |
| Mariposa | 2,881 | 54.83% | 843 | 16.04% | 840 | 15.99% | 690 | 13.13% | 5,254 |
| Mendocino | 10,686 | 59.69% | 2,619 | 14.63% | 2,793 | 15.60% | 1,803 | 10.07% | 17,901 |
| Merced | 8,954 | 53.99% | 3,212 | 19.37% | 2,957 | 17.83% | 1,462 | 8.82% | 16,585 |
| Modoc | 1,496 | 48.23% | 405 | 13.06% | 707 | 22.79% | 494 | 15.93% | 3,102 |
| Mono | 1,461 | 60.72% | 278 | 11.55% | 412 | 17.12% | 255 | 10.60% | 2,406 |
| Monterey | 30,362 | 54.88% | 9,541 | 17.24% | 9,625 | 17.40% | 5,795 | 10.47% | 55,323 |
| Napa | 17,892 | 60.77% | 3,466 | 11.77% | 4,422 | 15.02% | 3,660 | 12.43% | 29,440 |
| Nevada | 12,719 | 53.57% | 3,526 | 14.85% | 4,506 | 10.56% | 2,991 | 12.60% | 23,742 |
| Orange | 171,895 | 46.10% | 75,376 | 20.21% | 68,739 | 18.43% | 56,869 | 15.25% | 372,879 |
| Placer | 19,729 | 47.71% | 7,228 | 17.48% | 8,639 | 20.89% | 5,756 | 13.92% | 41,352 |
| Plumas | 3,536 | 54.70% | 854 | 13.21% | 1,296 | 20.05% | 778 | 12.04% | 6,464 |
| Riverside | 72,141 | 45.71% | 31,160 | 19.74% | 32,454 | 20.56% | 22,074 | 13.99% | 157,829 |
| Sacramento | 109,165 | 52.42% | 33,692 | 16.18% | 39,375 | 18.91% | 26,037 | 12.50% | 208,269 |
| San Benito | 3,760 | 51.05% | 1,401 | 19.02% | 1,500 | 20.37% | 704 | 9.56% | 7,365 |
| San Bernardino | 75,532 | 45.42% | 33,001 | 19.84% | 36,880 | 22.18% | 20,895 | 12.56% | 166,308 |
| San Diego | 200,965 | 51.05% | 68,387 | 17.37% | 74,993 | 19.05% | 49,340 | 12.53% | 393,685 |
| San Francisco | 92,306 | 75.05% | 11,131 | 9.05% | 12,814 | 10.42% | 6,749 | 5.49% | 123,000 |
| San Joaquin | 40,498 | 53.19% | 14,953 | 19.64% | 12,744 | 16.74% | 7,942 | 10.43% | 76,137 |
| San Luis Obispo | 27,283 | 51.91% | 9,036 | 17.19% | 10,352 | 19.70% | 5,886 | 11.20% | 52,557 |
| San Mateo | 62,362 | 68.95% | 10,201 | 11.28% | 10,594 | 11.71% | 7,287 | 8.06% | 90,444 |
| Santa Barbara | 43,697 | 60.38% | 10,840 | 14.98% | 10,947 | 15.13% | 6,884 | 9.51% | 72,368 |
| Santa Clara | 147,612 | 58.68% | 43,366 | 17.24% | 36,280 | 14.42% | 24,290 | 9.66% | 251,548 |
| Santa Cruz | 30,972 | 61.21% | 6,724 | 13.29% | 7,656 | 15.13% | 5,246 | 10.37% | 50,598 |
| Shasta | 16,412 | 46.06% | 10,552 | 29.61% | 5,212 | 14.63% | 3,459 | 9.71% | 35,635 |
| Sierra | 858 | 60.55% | 157 | 11.08% | 226 | 15.95% | 176 | 12.42% | 1,417 |
| Siskiyou | 5,918 | 50.50% | 2,162 | 18.45% | 2,189 | 18.68% | 1,450 | 12.37% | 11,719 |
| Solano | 28,991 | 54.22% | 8,470 | 15.84% | 9,103 | 17.02% | 6,906 | 12.92% | 53,470 |
| Sonoma | 57,815 | 60.85% | 11,955 | 12.58% | 13,905 | 14.63% | 11,343 | 11.94% | 95,018 |
| Stanislaus | 31,561 | 54.26% | 10,682 | 18.36% | 9,093 | 15.63% | 6,834 | 11.75% | 58,170 |
| Sutter | 8,265 | 52.18% | 2,357 | 14.88% | 2,798 | 17.67% | 2,418 | 15.27% | 15,838 |
| Tehama | 5,845 | 48.35% | 2,118 | 17.52% | 2,358 | 19.51% | 1,768 | 14.63% | 12,089 |
| Trinity | 2,055 | 51.41% | 672 | 16.81% | 696 | 17.41% | 574 | 14.36% | 3,997 |
| Tulare | 24,158 | 51.59% | 8,801 | 18.79% | 7,536 | 16.09% | 6,334 | 13.53% | 46,829 |
| Tuolumne | 7,738 | 56.46% | 2,164 | 15.79% | 2,206 | 16.10% | 1,597 | 11.65% | 13,705 |
| Ventura | 56,385 | 52.31% | 17,589 | 16.32% | 19,559 | 18.14% | 14,262 | 13.23% | 107,795 |
| Yolo | 18,123 | 57.75% | 4,148 | 13.22% | 5,255 | 16.75% | 3,856 | 12.29% | 31,382 |
| Yuba | 4,203 | 47.82% | 1,251 | 14.23% | 1,810 | 20.59% | 1,525 | 17.35% | 8,789 |
| Totals | 2,554,143 | 55.11% | 784,297 | 16.92% | 765,039 | 16.50% | 531,900 | 11.47% | 4,635,379 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "STATEMENT OF VOTE - JUNE 5, 1990" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ↑ "CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION : No Strong Front-Runner Emerging From Field of 12". Los Angeles Times. May 10, 1994. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ↑ "California Superintendent of Public Instruction". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ↑ "June 5, 1990, Primary Election - State Superintendent of Public Instruction" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved September 1, 2025.