1990 California State Board of Equalization elections

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1990 California State Board of Equalization elections
November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06)
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization

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
Party		Candidates	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		Elected officeholder
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

William M. Bennett (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Michael R. Iddings (L)
Jeff Wallack (R)

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

Joe H. Adams Jr. (R)
Paul B. Carpenter (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Salomea Honigsfeld (P&F)

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

^ 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

^ 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.
^ a b c d e "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
^ a b "Paul Carpenter, 73; Former Legislator Went to Prison". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

[Carpenter-4] 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]

[Primary-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.

[General-2] "November 6, 1990, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 12, 2026.

[LA_Times-3] "Paul Carpenter, 73; Former Legislator Went to Prison". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2026.