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1942 California gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name1942 California gubernatorial election
countryCalifornia
flag_imageFlag of California (1924–1953).pngborder
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1938 California gubernatorial election
previous_year1938
next_election1946 California gubernatorial election
next_year1946
election_dateNovember 3, 1942
image1Earl Warren 1944 3x4.jpg
nominee1**Earl Warren**
party1California Republican Party
popular_vote1**1,275,287**
percentage1**57.07%**
image2Culbert L. Olson at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs (cropped).jpg
nominee2Culbert Olson
party2California Democratic Party
popular_vote2932,995
percentage241.75%
map_image1942 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
titleGovernor
before_electionCulbert Olson
before_partyCalifornia Democratic Party
after_electionEarl Warren
after_partyCalifornia 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

CountyEarl Warren
RepublicanCulbert L. Olson
DemocraticNathan T. Porter
TownsendFred Dyster
ProhibitionScattering
Write-inMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Total1,275,28757.07%932,99541.75%15,5010.69%10,6400.48%1220.01%342,29215.32%2,234,545
Alameda110,43855.23%87,96443.99%9630.48%5790.29%180.01%22,47411.24%199,962
Alpine9276.03%2722.31%10.83%10.83%00.00%6553.72%121
Amador1,50661.37%92637.73%110.45%110.45%00.00%58023.63%2,454
Butte8,34565.43%4,19832.91%1321.03%800.63%00.00%4,14732.51%12,755
Calaveras1,92273.81%66425.50%130.50%50.19%00.00%1,25848.31%2,604
Colusa2,10271.59%80527.42%220.75%70.24%00.00%1,29744.18%2,936
Contra Costa21,45051.88%19,54247.27%1730.42%1750.42%40.01%1,9084.61%41,344
Del Norte87659.47%56838.56%231.56%60.41%00.00%30820.91%1,473
El Dorado2,63260.44%1,66238.16%350.80%260.60%00.00%97022.27%4,355
Fresno23,00251.39%21,11647.18%3840.86%2580.58%00.00%1,8864.21%44,760
Glenn2,95568.42%1,32130.59%250.58%180.42%00.00%1,63437.83%4,319
Humboldt9,05358.68%6,24240.46%890.58%430.28%00.00%2,81118.22%15,427
Imperial5,49067.21%2,56731.42%690.84%430.53%00.00%2,92335.78%8,169
Inyo1,86170.76%73427.91%230.87%120.46%00.00%1,12742.85%2,630
Kern18,08360.14%11,70738.94%1390.46%1380.46%10.00%6,37621.21%30,068
Kings4,85959.47%3,22239.43%460.56%440.54%00.00%1,63720.03%8,171
Lake1,98072.53%67624.76%562.05%180.66%00.00%1,30447.77%2,730
Lassen2,15154.26%1,76344.48%431.08%70.18%00.00%3889.79%3,964
Los Angeles506,03854.12%417,36044.64%6,7290.72%4,8660.52%540.01%88,6789.48%935,047
Madera3,37763.09%1,90335.55%430.80%300.56%00.00%1,47427.54%5,353
Marin11,30766.73%5,53132.64%580.34%480.28%00.00%5,77634.09%16,944
Mariposa1,01965.07%52133.27%191.21%70.45%00.00%49831.80%1,566
Mendocino5,71964.37%3,05634.40%540.61%550.62%00.00%2,66329.98%8,884
Merced7,07561.26%4,31037.32%870.75%760.66%20.02%2,76523.94%11,550
Modoc1,20360.15%77138.55%190.95%70.35%00.00%43221.60%2,000
Mono39372.78%14326.48%10.19%30.56%00.00%25046.30%540
Monterey11,27865.73%5,73833.44%880.51%520.30%20.01%5,54032.29%17,158
Napa5,68062.74%3,24035.79%880.97%450.50%00.00%2,44026.95%9,053
Nevada3,97467.14%1,89331.98%280.47%240.41%00.00%2,08135.16%5,919
Orange31,06569.54%12,84728.76%3770.84%3850.86%10.00%18,21840.78%44,675
Placer4,70952.60%4,14946.35%570.64%360.40%10.01%5606.26%8,952
Plumas1,34846.35%1,53752.85%160.55%70.24%00.00%-189-6.50%2,908
Riverside18,54765.81%9,00031.94%2901.03%3421.21%20.01%9,54733.88%28,181
Sacramento29,17551.92%26,47547.11%3720.66%1730.31%00.00%2,7004.80%56,195
San Benito2,59274.06%87825.09%110.31%170.49%20.06%1,71448.97%3,500
San Bernardino28,51764.49%14,88033.65%3650.83%4531.02%50.01%13,63730.84%44,220
San Diego51,70958.56%35,11339.76%9061.03%5790.66%00.00%16,59618.79%88,307
San Francisco120,97953.40%103,88845.85%1,1780.52%5140.23%10.00%17,0917.54%226,560
San Joaquin24,51171.55%9,38027.38%2280.67%1380.40%00.00%15,13144.17%34,257
San Luis Obispo7,12164.28%3,78434.16%1000.90%730.66%00.00%3,33730.12%11,078
San Mateo26,03763.43%14,73735.90%1750.43%960.23%50.01%11,30027.53%41,050
Santa Barbara14,65768.71%6,43730.18%1520.71%850.40%10.00%8,22038.53%21,332
Santa Clara37,90564.23%20,36734.51%4820.82%2440.41%200.03%17.53829.72%59,018
Santa Cruz9,85866.45%4,76132.09%1360.92%800.54%00.00%5,09734.36%14,835
Shasta4,59156.48%3,38241.60%1191.46%370.46%00.00%1,20914.87%8,129
Sierra44253.77%37645.74%30.36%10.12%00.00%668.03%822
Siskiyou5,21761.03%3,15136.86%1501.75%300.35%00.00%2,06624.17%8,548
Solano9,45353.25%8,13145.81%1230.69%440.25%00.00%1,3227.45%17,751
Sonoma14,29960.94%8,96238.19%1320.56%700.30%20.01%5,33722.74%23,465
Stanislaus13,28662.49%7,62435.86%1490.70%2010.95%10.00%5,66226.63%21,261
Sutter3,55273.13%1,25825.90%300.62%170.35%00.00%2,29447.23%4,857
Tehama3,33973.71%1,13325.01%340.75%240.53%00.00%2,20648.70%4,530
Trinity94858.74%63539.34%261.61%50.31%00.00%31319.39%1,614
Tulare14,79768.41%6,49830.04%1750.81%1600.74%00.00%8,29938.38%21,630
Tuolumne2,62465.13%1,36033.76%330.82%120.30%00.00%1,26431.37%4,029
Ventura10,28256.36%7,73042.37%1470.81%860.47%00.00%2,55213.99%18,245
Yolo4,85361.93%2,92137.28%350.45%270.34%00.00%1,93224.66%7,836
Yuba3,01466.92%1,43131.77%390.87%200.44%00.00%1,58335.15%4,504

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Alameda
  • Amador
  • Butte
  • Contra Costa
  • El Dorado
  • Fresno
  • Kern
  • Kings
  • Lassen
  • Los Angeles
  • Madera
  • Mariposa
  • Merced
  • Modoc
  • Placer
  • Sacramento
  • San Bernardino
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • San Joaquin
  • Shasta
  • Sierra
  • Siskiyou
  • Solano
  • Stanislaus
  • Trinity
  • Tulare
  • Tuolumne
  • Ventura
  • Yuba

Notes

References

References

  1. California Secretary of State. "State of California Statement of Vote Primary Election August 25, 1942". State Printing Office.
  2. California Secretary of State. "State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 3, 1942". State Printing Office.
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