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1942 California gubernatorial election
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Field
Value
election_name
1942 California gubernatorial election
country
California
flag_image
Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder
type
presidential
ongoing
no
previous_election
1938 California gubernatorial election
previous_year
1938
next_election
1946 California gubernatorial election
next_year
1946
election_date
November 3, 1942
image1
Earl Warren 1944 3x4.jpg
nominee1
**Earl Warren**
party1
California Republican Party
popular_vote1
**1,275,287**
percentage1
**57.07%**
image2
Culbert L. Olson at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs (cropped).jpg
nominee2
Culbert Olson
party2
California Democratic Party
popular_vote2
932,995
percentage2
41.75%
map_image
1942 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size
300px
map_caption
County results
title
Governor
before_election
Culbert Olson
before_party
California Democratic Party
after_election
Earl Warren
after_party
California Republican Party
Warren: Olson:
The 1942 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. The election pitted incumbent Democratic Governor Culbert Olson against state Attorney General Earl Warren. Warren won in a landslide to become the 30th governor of California, receiving 57% of the vote to Olson's 42%.
Primary election results
Candidates
Culbert L. Olson (D), incumbent governor
Ray G. Owens (D)
Alonzo J. Riggs (D)
William E. Riker (R), white supremacist preacher
Earl Warren (R), Attorney General of California
Nathan T. Porter (Townsend)
Fred Dyster (Prohibition)
Results
General election results
Results by county
County
Earl Warren
Republican
Culbert L. Olson
Democratic
Nathan T. Porter
Townsend
Fred Dyster
Prohibition
Scattering
Write-in
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Total
1,275,287
57.07%
932,995
41.75%
15,501
0.69%
10,640
0.48%
122
0.01%
342,292
15.32%
2,234,545
Alameda
110,438
55.23%
87,964
43.99%
963
0.48%
579
0.29%
18
0.01%
22,474
11.24%
199,962
Alpine
92
76.03%
27
22.31%
1
0.83%
1
0.83%
0
0.00%
65
53.72%
121
Amador
1,506
61.37%
926
37.73%
11
0.45%
11
0.45%
0
0.00%
580
23.63%
2,454
Butte
8,345
65.43%
4,198
32.91%
132
1.03%
80
0.63%
0
0.00%
4,147
32.51%
12,755
Calaveras
1,922
73.81%
664
25.50%
13
0.50%
5
0.19%
0
0.00%
1,258
48.31%
2,604
Colusa
2,102
71.59%
805
27.42%
22
0.75%
7
0.24%
0
0.00%
1,297
44.18%
2,936
Contra Costa
21,450
51.88%
19,542
47.27%
173
0.42%
175
0.42%
4
0.01%
1,908
4.61%
41,344
Del Norte
876
59.47%
568
38.56%
23
1.56%
6
0.41%
0
0.00%
308
20.91%
1,473
El Dorado
2,632
60.44%
1,662
38.16%
35
0.80%
26
0.60%
0
0.00%
970
22.27%
4,355
Fresno
23,002
51.39%
21,116
47.18%
384
0.86%
258
0.58%
0
0.00%
1,886
4.21%
44,760
Glenn
2,955
68.42%
1,321
30.59%
25
0.58%
18
0.42%
0
0.00%
1,634
37.83%
4,319
Humboldt
9,053
58.68%
6,242
40.46%
89
0.58%
43
0.28%
0
0.00%
2,811
18.22%
15,427
Imperial
5,490
67.21%
2,567
31.42%
69
0.84%
43
0.53%
0
0.00%
2,923
35.78%
8,169
Inyo
1,861
70.76%
734
27.91%
23
0.87%
12
0.46%
0
0.00%
1,127
42.85%
2,630
Kern
18,083
60.14%
11,707
38.94%
139
0.46%
138
0.46%
1
0.00%
6,376
21.21%
30,068
Kings
4,859
59.47%
3,222
39.43%
46
0.56%
44
0.54%
0
0.00%
1,637
20.03%
8,171
Lake
1,980
72.53%
676
24.76%
56
2.05%
18
0.66%
0
0.00%
1,304
47.77%
2,730
Lassen
2,151
54.26%
1,763
44.48%
43
1.08%
7
0.18%
0
0.00%
388
9.79%
3,964
Los Angeles
506,038
54.12%
417,360
44.64%
6,729
0.72%
4,866
0.52%
54
0.01%
88,678
9.48%
935,047
Madera
3,377
63.09%
1,903
35.55%
43
0.80%
30
0.56%
0
0.00%
1,474
27.54%
5,353
Marin
11,307
66.73%
5,531
32.64%
58
0.34%
48
0.28%
0
0.00%
5,776
34.09%
16,944
Mariposa
1,019
65.07%
521
33.27%
19
1.21%
7
0.45%
0
0.00%
498
31.80%
1,566
Mendocino
5,719
64.37%
3,056
34.40%
54
0.61%
55
0.62%
0
0.00%
2,663
29.98%
8,884
Merced
7,075
61.26%
4,310
37.32%
87
0.75%
76
0.66%
2
0.02%
2,765
23.94%
11,550
Modoc
1,203
60.15%
771
38.55%
19
0.95%
7
0.35%
0
0.00%
432
21.60%
2,000
Mono
393
72.78%
143
26.48%
1
0.19%
3
0.56%
0
0.00%
250
46.30%
540
Monterey
11,278
65.73%
5,738
33.44%
88
0.51%
52
0.30%
2
0.01%
5,540
32.29%
17,158
Napa
5,680
62.74%
3,240
35.79%
88
0.97%
45
0.50%
0
0.00%
2,440
26.95%
9,053
Nevada
3,974
67.14%
1,893
31.98%
28
0.47%
24
0.41%
0
0.00%
2,081
35.16%
5,919
Orange
31,065
69.54%
12,847
28.76%
377
0.84%
385
0.86%
1
0.00%
18,218
40.78%
44,675
Placer
4,709
52.60%
4,149
46.35%
57
0.64%
36
0.40%
1
0.01%
560
6.26%
8,952
Plumas
1,348
46.35%
1,537
52.85%
16
0.55%
7
0.24%
0
0.00%
-189
-6.50%
2,908
Riverside
18,547
65.81%
9,000
31.94%
290
1.03%
342
1.21%
2
0.01%
9,547
33.88%
28,181
Sacramento
29,175
51.92%
26,475
47.11%
372
0.66%
173
0.31%
0
0.00%
2,700
4.80%
56,195
San Benito
2,592
74.06%
878
25.09%
11
0.31%
17
0.49%
2
0.06%
1,714
48.97%
3,500
San Bernardino
28,517
64.49%
14,880
33.65%
365
0.83%
453
1.02%
5
0.01%
13,637
30.84%
44,220
San Diego
51,709
58.56%
35,113
39.76%
906
1.03%
579
0.66%
0
0.00%
16,596
18.79%
88,307
San Francisco
120,979
53.40%
103,888
45.85%
1,178
0.52%
514
0.23%
1
0.00%
17,091
7.54%
226,560
San Joaquin
24,511
71.55%
9,380
27.38%
228
0.67%
138
0.40%
0
0.00%
15,131
44.17%
34,257
San Luis Obispo
7,121
64.28%
3,784
34.16%
100
0.90%
73
0.66%
0
0.00%
3,337
30.12%
11,078
San Mateo
26,037
63.43%
14,737
35.90%
175
0.43%
96
0.23%
5
0.01%
11,300
27.53%
41,050
Santa Barbara
14,657
68.71%
6,437
30.18%
152
0.71%
85
0.40%
1
0.00%
8,220
38.53%
21,332
Santa Clara
37,905
64.23%
20,367
34.51%
482
0.82%
244
0.41%
20
0.03%
17.538
29.72%
59,018
Santa Cruz
9,858
66.45%
4,761
32.09%
136
0.92%
80
0.54%
0
0.00%
5,097
34.36%
14,835
Shasta
4,591
56.48%
3,382
41.60%
119
1.46%
37
0.46%
0
0.00%
1,209
14.87%
8,129
Sierra
442
53.77%
376
45.74%
3
0.36%
1
0.12%
0
0.00%
66
8.03%
822
Siskiyou
5,217
61.03%
3,151
36.86%
150
1.75%
30
0.35%
0
0.00%
2,066
24.17%
8,548
Solano
9,453
53.25%
8,131
45.81%
123
0.69%
44
0.25%
0
0.00%
1,322
7.45%
17,751
Sonoma
14,299
60.94%
8,962
38.19%
132
0.56%
70
0.30%
2
0.01%
5,337
22.74%
23,465
Stanislaus
13,286
62.49%
7,624
35.86%
149
0.70%
201
0.95%
1
0.00%
5,662
26.63%
21,261
Sutter
3,552
73.13%
1,258
25.90%
30
0.62%
17
0.35%
0
0.00%
2,294
47.23%
4,857
Tehama
3,339
73.71%
1,133
25.01%
34
0.75%
24
0.53%
0
0.00%
2,206
48.70%
4,530
Trinity
948
58.74%
635
39.34%
26
1.61%
5
0.31%
0
0.00%
313
19.39%
1,614
Tulare
14,797
68.41%
6,498
30.04%
175
0.81%
160
0.74%
0
0.00%
8,299
38.38%
21,630
Tuolumne
2,624
65.13%
1,360
33.76%
33
0.82%
12
0.30%
0
0.00%
1,264
31.37%
4,029
Ventura
10,282
56.36%
7,730
42.37%
147
0.81%
86
0.47%
0
0.00%
2,552
13.99%
18,245
Yolo
4,853
61.93%
2,921
37.28%
35
0.45%
27
0.34%
0
0.00%
1,932
24.66%
7,836
Yuba
3,014
66.92%
1,431
31.77%
39
0.87%
20
0.44%
0
0.00%
1,583
35.15%
4,504
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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