1946 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 California gubernatorial election California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder presidential no 1942 California gubernatorial election 1942 1950 California gubernatorial election 1950 November 5, 1946 Earl Warren Portrait, half figure, seated, facing front, as Governor (cropped 3x4).jpg Earl Warren California Republican Party Democratic 2,344,542 91.64% 3x4.svg Henry R. Schmidt Prohibition Party 180,579 7.06% 1946 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Warren: #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 90–100% Governor Earl Warren California Republican Party Earl Warren California Republican Party The 1946 California gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. It is notable for the incumbent Governor, Earl Warren, being nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties.Newton Jim October 22, 2006 The Earl Warren precedent https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-22-op-newton22-story.html Los Angeles Times June 9, 2018 Subsequently, Warren won re-election effectively unopposed, receiving more than 90% of the vote. He was the first governor of the state to win two elections since Hiram Johnson in 1914. Primary election results Republican primary The Republican primary occurred on June 5, 1946. Incumbent Governor Earl Warren won 91.10% of the vote. Republican primary resultsState of California Statement of Vote Primary Election June 4, 1946 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0068276153&seq=6 20 July 2024 Earl Warren (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 774,502 91.10% Robert W. Kenny Republican Party (United States) 70,331 8.27% William E. Riker Republican Party (United States) 5,359 0.63% 850,192 100.00% Democratic primary The Democratic primary occurred on June 5, 1946. Despite being a Republican, Earl Warren won 51.93% of the vote and the Democratic nomination. Democratic primary results Earl Warren Democratic Party (United States) 593,180 51.93% Robert W. Kenny Democratic Party (United States) 530,968 46.49% A. Beldon Gilbert Democratic Party (United States) 9,865 0.86% William E. Riker Democratic Party (United States) 8,175 0.72% 1,142,188 100.00% Prohibition primary Prohibition primary results Henry R. Schmidt Prohibition Party 1,786 100.00% 1,786 100.00% General election results 1946 California gubernatorial electionState of California Statement of Vote General Election November 5, 1946 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4 https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n337/mode/2up?view=theater 20 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) Earl Warren (incumbent) 2,344,542 91.64% +34.57% Prohibition Party Henry R. Schmidt 180,579 7.06% +6.58% Independent Archie Brown (write-in)Affiliated with Communist Party 22,606 0.88% Independent James Roosevelt (write-in)Affiliated with Democratic Party 3,210 0.13% Independent Robert W. Kenny (write-in) 1,636 0.06% Independent Albert Clark (write-in) 835 0.03% Independent Robert W. Long (write-in) 679 0.02% Scattering 4,312 0.17% 2,163,963 84.58% 2,558,399 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +76.20% Results by county County Earl WarrenRepublican Henry R. SchmidtProhibition Archie BrownCommunist All OthersThese votes were Scattering unless otherwise noted in each countyWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda179,86488.32%19,4579.55%3,7761.85%543247 for Kenny, 102 for Clark0.27%160,40778.77%203,640Alpine10698.15%21.85%00.00%00.00%10496.30%108Amador2,41692.39%1907.27%00.00%90.34%2,22685.12%2,615Butte12,53494.13%7825.87%00.00%00.00%11,75288.25%13,316Calaveras2,50794.78%1355.10%00.00%30.11%2,37289.68%2,645Colusa2,75095.52%1294.48%00.00%00.00%2,62191.04%2,879Contra Costa44,66889.92%3,9217.89%1,0102.03%770.16%40,74782.03%49,676Del Norte2,13895.02%1124.98%00.00%00.00%2,02690.04%2,250El Dorado3,88692.52%3147.48%00.00%00.00%3,57285.05%4,200Fresno48,15192.05%4,0517.74%900.17%202 for Roosevelt, 13 for Clark0.04%44,10084.30%52,312Glenn3,29395.23%1554.48%70.20%32 for Kenny, 1 for Long0.09%3,13890.75%3,458Humboldt14,44695.03%6774.45%00.00%790.52%13,76990.57%15,202Imperial7,16793.91%4465.84%00.00%190.25%6,72188.06%7,632Inyo2,33794.42%1255.05%00.00%130.53%2,21289.37%2,475Kern32,49792.37%2,6087.41%00.00%780.22%29,88984.95%35,183Kings7,51293.88%4725.90%00.00%180.22%7,04087.98%8,002Lake3,01694.55%1645.14%00.00%100.31%2,85289.40%3,190Lassen3,56593.94%2235.88%00.00%77 for Kenny0.18%3,34288.06%3,795Los Angeles988,71090.57%81,3017.45%13,9491.28%7,6703,203 for Roosevelt, 1,370 for Kenny, 716 for Clark, 674 for Long0.70%907,40983.12%1,091,630Madera5,57592.22%4577.56%00.00%130.22%5,11884.67%6,045Marin19,91295.15%7623.64%00.00%2521.20%19,15091.51%20,926Mariposa1,49294.85%754.77%60.38%00.00%1,41790.08%1,573Mendocino7,04893.92%3734.97%00.00%831.11%6,67588.95%7,504Merced11,26394.48%6585.52%00.00%00.00%10.60588.96%11,921Modoc1,84694.86%1005.14%00.00%00.00%1,74689.72%1,946Mono50294.36%305.64%00.00%00.00%47288.72%532Monterey20,67495.67%8343.86%00.00%1010.47%19,84091.81%21,609Napa10,78695.30%5224.61%00.00%100.09%10,26490.69%11,318Nevada6,48393.75%4326.25%00.00%00.00%6,05187.51%6,915Orange51,05893.13%3,6166.60%00.00%1510.28%47,44286.53%54,825Placer9,20992.33%7657.67%00.00%00.00%8,44484.66%9,974Plumas3,65293.28%2606.64%00.00%33 for Kenny0.08%3,39286.64%3,915Riverside33,19392.44%2,5527.11%00.00%1620.45%30,64185.33%35,907Sacramento54,14591.64%4,4647.56%3850.65%890.15%49,68184.09%59,083San Benito3,80796.80%1263.20%00.00%00.00%3,68193.59%3,933San Bernardino55,87492.07%4,5007.41%2270.37%880.15%51,37484.65%60,689San Diego115,66693.48%8,0746.52%00.00%00.00%107,59286.95%123,740San Francisco220,34492.15%16,7166.99%2,0560.86%00.00%203,62885.16%239,116San Joaquin37,29193.90%2,2905.77%1030.26%300.08%35,00188.13%39,714San Luis Obispo12,27794.16%6985.35%00.00%640.49%11,57988.80%13,039San Mateo47,67294.80%2,1834.34%3310.66%990.20%45,48990.46%50,285Santa Barbara22,30695.11%1,0204.35%00.00%1280.55%21,28690.76%23,454Santa Clara62,64194.28%3,3935.11%4100.62%00.00%59,24889.17%66,444Santa Cruz17,22494.22%9655.28%00.00%920.50%16,25988.94%18,281Shasta7,86294.45%4475.37%150.18%00.00%7,41589.08%8,324Sierra83695.65%374.23%00.00%10.11%79991.42%874Siskiyou7,50494.31%4535.69%00.00%00.00%7,05188.61%7,957Solano21,60994.93%1,1555.07%00.00%00.00%20,45489.85%22,764Sonoma22,69294.15%1,2195.06%1720.71%200.08%21,47389.09%24,103Stanislaus21,60892.67%1,6286.98%570.24%245 for Roosevelt, 7 for Kenny, 4 for Clark, 4 for Long0.10%19,98085.69%23,317Sutter4,48694.66%2535.34%00.00%00.00%4,23389.32%4,739Tehama3,83692.66%3047.34%00.00%00.00%3,53285.31%4,140Trinity1,79993.80%1095.68%00.00%100.52%1,69088.11%1,918Tulare23,36193.50%1,5876.35%00.00%360.14%21,77487.15%24,984Tuolumne4,30195.24%2034.50%120.27%00.00%4,09890.74%4,516Ventura19,01290.74%1,3406.40%00.00%6012.87%17,67284.34%20,953Yolo7,71994.28%4205.13%00.00%480.59%7,29989.15%8,187Yuba4,41493.38%2956.24%00.00%180.38%4,11987.14%4,727Total2,344,54291.64%180,5797.06%22,6060.88%10,6720.42%2,163,96384.58%2,558,399 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Plumas Notes References California Politics 1946 Gubernatorial California Category:November 1946 in the United States