| Election Name: | 1994 California State Senate election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 California State Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 1996 California State Senate election |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Leader1: | Bill Lockyer |
| Party1: | California Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 10th–Hayward |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Seats After1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,794,231 |
| Percentage1: | 49.49% |
| Leader2: | Kenneth Maddy |
| Party2: | California Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 14th–Fresno |
| Seats Before2: | 15 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,596,944 |
| Percentage2: | 44.05% |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| President pro tempore | |
| Posttitle: | President pro tempore-designate |
| Before Election: | Bill Lockyer |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Bill Lockyer |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
The 1994 California State Senate elections were held on November 8, 1994. Senate seats of even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered so that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms and are limited to two terms. The Democrats lost two seats to the Republicans, but maintained a majority in the Senate.
| California State Senate elections, 1994 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 1,794,231 | 49.49% | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 21 | -2 | ||
| Republican | 1,596,944 | 44.05% | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +2 | ||
| Independent | 135,712 | 3.74% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | 58,576 | 1.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | 39,835 | 1.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 307,595 | 7.82% | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 3,932,893 | 100.00% | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 | 40 | — | ||
Final results from the California Secretary of State:[1]
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