1954 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 California gubernatorial election California presidential no 1950 California gubernatorial election 1950 1958 California gubernatorial election 1958 November 2, 1954 Goodwin J. Knight, 31st Governor of California Crop Edit.jpg Goodwin Knight Republican Party (United States) 2,290,519 56.83% Richard Graves 1954 Edit.jpg Richard Graves Democratic Party (United States) 1,739,368 43.16% 1954 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsKnight: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Graves: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Goodwin Knight Republican Party (United States) Goodwin Knight Republican Party (United States) The 1954 California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican governor Goodwin Knight, who had ascended to the office after Earl Warren resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States the previous year, won a full term against Democrat Richard Graves. Graves was the first Democratic nominee for governor to carry Yolo County since 1910; since 1954 it has been won by the Democratic nominee in all but three1966, 1986, and 2006 elections. Knight remains the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to date to carry San Francisco. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 8, 1954. Democratic primary Candidates Richard P. Graves, former director of the League of California Cities 8 June 1989 Richard P. Graves; Ran Against Gov. Knight in 1954 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-08-mn-1664-story.html Los Angeles Times Los Angeles 11 July 2023 Goodwin J. Knight, incumbent Governor (cross-filing) Roderick J. Wilson Results Democratic primary resultsState of California Statement of Vote Direct Primary Election June 8, 1954 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4 https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn195262cali/page/n87/mode/2up?view=theater 20 July 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Richard P. Graves 860,846 50.62% Republican Party (United States) Goodwin J. Knight 718,695 42.26% Democratic Party (United States) Roderick J. Wilson 121,212 7.13% 1,700,753 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Cornell L. Gabrish Richard P. Graves, former director of the League of California Cities (cross-filing) Goodwin J. Knight, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Goodwin J. Knight 1,198,896 89.61% Democratic Party (United States) Richard P. Graves 112,919 8.44% Republican Party (United States) Cornell L. Gabrish 26,084 1.95% 1,337,899 100.00% Independent–Progressive primary Candidates Cornell L. Galbrish (cross-filing) Results Independent–Progressive primary results Republican Party (United States) Cornell L. Galbrish 1,896 100.00% 1,896 100.00% Galbrish was disqualified from the general election as he had not won his own party's nomination. General election results 1954 California gubernatorial electionState of California Statement of Vote General Election November 2, 1954 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4 https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn195262cali/page/n123/mode/2up?view=theater 20 July 2024 California Republican Party Goodwin J. Knight (incumbent) 2,290,519 56.83% -8.02% Democratic Party (United States) Richard P. Graves 1,739,368 43.16% +8.02% Scattering 481 0.01% 551,151 13.67% 4,030,368 100.00% California Republican Party -16.04% Results by county County Goodwin J. KnightRepublican Richard P. GravesDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alameda143,00749.93%143,35050.05%520.02%-343-0.12%286,409Alpine11080.88%2619.12%00.00%8461.76%136Amador1,96445.86%2,31954.14%00.00%-355-8.29%4,283Butte14,39058.92%10,03541.08%00.00%4,35517.83%24,425Calaveras2,57453.64%2,22546.36%00.00%3497.27%4,799Colusa2,33757.76%1,70942.24%00.00%62815.52%4,046Contra Costa58,34051.61%54,68148.37%150.01%3,6593.24%113,036Del Norte2,58464.86%1,40035.14%00.00%1,18429.72%3,984El Dorado3,96854.87%3,26445.13%00.00%7049.73%7,232Fresno44,58149.12%46,16850.87%20.00%-1,587-1.75%90,751Glenn3,19757.45%2,36842.55%00.00%82914.90%5,565Humboldt16,32463.39%9,42636.61%00.00%6,89826.79%25,750Imperial7,66458.25%5,49441.75%00.00%2,17016.49%13,158Inyo2,66266.45%1,34433.55%00.00%1,31832.90%4,006Kern35,30151.69%32,99748.31%10.00%2,3043.37%68,299Kings5,07042.75%6,78957.25%00.00%-1,719-14.50%11,859Lake3,40964.98%1,83735.02%00.00%1,57229.97%5,246Lassen2,59745.30%3,13654.70%00.00%-539-9.40%5,733Los Angeles950,61157.31%707,73442.67%3030.02%242,87714.64%1,658,648Madera5,14746.94%5,81753.06%00.00%-670-6.11%10,964Marin23,83064.01%13,39235.97%40.01%10,43828.04%37,226Mariposa1,40560.80%90639.20%00.00%49921.59%2,311Mendocino9,14659.94%6,11140.05%10.01%3,03519.89%15,258Merced9,92448.46%10,55351.53%10.00%-629-3.07%20,478Modoc1,76354.70%1,46045.30%00.00%3039.40%3,223Mono60276.20%18823.80%00.00%41452.41%790Monterey22,59359.45%15,41140.55%20.01%7,18218.90%38,006Napa10,99260.59%7,14939.41%00.00%3,84321.18%18,141Nevada4,37657.13%3,28442.87%00.00%1,09214.26%7,660Orange63,14869.65%27,51130.34%70.01%35,63739.31%90,666Placer7,45946.97%8,42053.03%00.00%-961-6.05%15,879Plumas2,05343.50%2,66756.50%00.00%-614-13.01%4,720Riverside39,04763.22%22,70636.77%60.01%16,34126.46%61,759Sacramento55,27749.61%56,13750.38%120.01%-860-0.77%111,426San Benito2,91164.86%1,57735.14%00.00%1,33429.72%4,488San Bernardino60,41758.39%43,05841.61%50.00%17,35916.78%103,480San Diego139,76964.23%77,81735.76%60.00%61,95228.47%217,592San Francisco151,45855.97%119,13844.03%130.00%32,32011.94%270,609San Joaquin36,11155.99%28,38444.01%60.01%7,72711.98%64,501San Luis Obispo12,80858.34%9,14541.65%20.01%3,66316.68%21,955San Mateo71,44063.02%41,91036.97%130.01%29,53026.05%113,363Santa Barbara23,36862.63%13,94137.36%20.01%9,42725.27%37,311Santa Clara72,69558.25%52,08841.74%90.01%20,60716.51%124,792Santa Cruz19,00864.17%10,61335.83%10.00%8,39528.34%29,622Shasta6,58244.69%8,14455.30%10.01%-1,560-10.61%14,727Sierra57949.15%59950.85%00.00%-20-1.70%1,178Siskiyou6,01952.72%5,39747.28%00.00%6225.45%11,416Solano16,53748.87%17,30351.13%00.00%-766-2.26%33,840Sonoma26,76664.55%14,69935.45%30.01%12,06729.10%41,468Stanislaus21,48750.77%20,82849.22%40.01%6591.56%42,319Sutter4,70458.15%3,38641.85%00.00%1,31816.29%8,090Tehama4,56659.20%3,14740.80%00.00%1,41918.40%7,713Trinity1,13749.16%1,17650.84%00.00%-39-1.69%2,313Tulare21,49154.64%17,84245.36%10.00%3,6499.28%39,334Tuolumne2,77347.60%3,05352.40%00.00%-280-4.81%5,826Ventura19,92653.33%17,43446.66%40.01%2,4926.67%37,364Yolo7,05349.77%7,11450.20%50.04%-61-0.43%14,172Yuba3,46249.30%3,56150.70%00.00%-99-1.41%7,023Total2,290,51956.83%1,739,36843.16%4810.01%551,15113.67%4,030,368 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Alameda Amador Fresno Kings Lassen Madera Merced Placer Plumas Sacramento Shasta Sierra Solano Trinity Tuolumne Yolo Yuba Notes References Bibliography Barclay Thomas S. December 1954 The 1954 Election in California https://www.jstor.org/stable/442809 The Western Political Quarterly 7 4 597–604 10.2307/442809 University of Utah on behalf of the Western Political Science Association 442809 11 July 2023 Barclay subscription Gubernatorial California 1954 Category:November 1954 in the United States