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1950 California gubernatorial election
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1950 California gubernatorial election California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder presidential no 1946 California gubernatorial election 1946 1954 California gubernatorial election 1954 November 7, 1950 Earl Warren Portrait, half figure, seated, facing front, as Governor (cropped 3x4).jpg Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) 2,461,754 64.85% James Roosevelt 1950 NARA - 196358 (cropped).jpg James Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 1,333,856 35.14% 1950 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results
Warren: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) Earl Warren Republican Party (United States)
The 1950 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. For the last time, Warren was reelected governor in a landslide over the Democratic opponent, James Roosevelt, the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Warren is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to have won Alameda County, along with being the last nominee of any party to sweep every county in the state.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121644 CA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 11 July 2023
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1950.Burton 68
Democratic primary
Candidates
Welburn Mayock, former counsel to the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee 14 March 1970 Welburn Mayock, Ex-Democratic Aide https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/14/archives/welburn-mayock-exdemocratic-aide.html 31 New York Times New York, NY 11 July 2023
Olindo R. Angelillo, engineerhttps://snaccooperative.org/view/14087309 Angelillo, Olindo R. Social Networks and Archival Context 11 July 2023 5 June 1950 Democrats! These Republicans are Riding the DONKEY on Your Ballot! https://newspaperarchive.com/bakersfield-californian-jun-05-1950-p-32/ 32 Bakersfield Californian Bakersfield, CA 11 July 2023
Roy E. Land
William E. Riker, perennial candidate
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman, son of Franklin Roosevelt, insurance broker June 16, 1950 Political Muddle https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1950-06-16/ed-1/seq-25/ 25 Milford Chronicle Milford, Del. 11 July 2023
Earl Warren, incumbent Governor
Results
Democratic primary resultsState of California Statement of Vote Direct Primary Election and Special State-Wide Election June 6, 1950 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4–5 https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n453/mode/2up?view=theater 20 July 2024
Democratic Party (United States)
James Roosevelt
969,433
55.56%
Democratic Party (United States)
Earl Warren (incumbent)
719,468
41.23%
Democratic Party (United States)
Welburn Mayock
27,553
1.58%
Democratic Party (United States)
Olindo R. Angelillo
10,534
0.60%
Democratic Party (United States)
Roy E. Land
10,065
0.58%
Democratic Party (United States)
William E. Riker
7,904
0.45%
1,744,957
100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Olindo R. Angelillo, engineer
Roy E. Land
William E. Riker, perennial candidate
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman
Earl Warren, incumbent Governor
Results
Republican primary results
Republican Party (United States)
Earl Warren (incumbent)
1,101,411
88.40%
Republican Party (United States)
James Roosevelt
120,328
9.66%
Republican Party (United States)
Roy E. Land
9,149
0.73%
Republican Party (United States)
Olindo R. Angelillo
7,966
0.64%
Republican Party (United States)
William E. Riker
7,053
0.57%
1,245,907
100.00%
Independent–Progressive primary
Candidates
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman
Results
Independent–Progressive primary results
James Roosevelt (write-in)Was not listed as Independent-Progressive in the general election
Independent-Progressive
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3,156
100.00%
3,156
100.00%
General election results
1950 California gubernatorial electionState of California Statement of Vote General Election November 7, 1950 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)
2,461,754
64.85%
-26.79%
Democratic Party (United States)
James Roosevelt
1,333,856
35.14%
+35.01%
Scattering
480
0.01%
1,127,898 29.71%
3,796,090
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
-61.80%
Results by county
County Earl WarrenRepublican James RooseveltDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alameda177,33061.52%110,87638.47%310.01%66,45423.06%288,237Alpine10980.74%2619.26%00.00%8361.48%135Amador2,21656.26%1,72343.74%00.00%49312.52%3,939Butte14,36562.07%8,77937.93%00.00%5,58624.14%23,144Calaveras2,81559.98%1,87840.02%00.00%93719.97%4,693Colusa2,82572.14%1,09127.86%00.00%1,73444.28%3,916Contra Costa53,48657.56%39,43042.43%70.01%14,05615.13%92,923Del Norte2,09165.16%1,11834.84%00.00%97330.32%3,209El Dorado4,58862.64%2,73637.36%00.00%1,85225.29%7,324Fresno56,98765.69%29,76434.31%70.01%27,22331.38%86,758Glenn3,94871.86%1,54528.12%10.02%2,40343.74%5,494Humboldt14,94662.04%9,14337.96%00.00%5,80324.09%24,089Imperial8,87969.22%3,94730.77%10.01%4,93238.45%12,827Inyo2,88674.55%98525.45%00.00%1,90149.11%3,871Kern39,25060.95%25,14339.04%60.01%14,10721.91%64,399Kings7,69462.82%4,55237.17%10.01%3,14225.66%12,247Lake3,70868.15%1,73031.80%30.06%1,97836.35%5,441Lassen3,12056.02%2,44943.98%00.00%67112.05%5,569Los Angeles1,005,34463.94%566,80536.05%2730.02%438,53927.89%1,572,422Madera6,10262.45%3,66937.55%00.00%2,43324.90%9,771Marin25,34777.31%7,43522.68%60.02%17,91254.63%32,788Mariposa1,60365.91%82934.09%00.00%77431.83%2,432Mendocino7,82461.09%4,98338.91%10.01%2,84122.18%12,808Merced11,47664.00%6,45435.99%10.01%5,02228.01%17,931Modoc2,27565.13%1,21834.87%00.00%1,05730.26%3,493Mono70276.89%21123.11%00.00%49153.78%913Monterey22,85866.10%11,72133.89%40.01%11,13732.20%34,583Napa11,42970.14%4,86629.86%00.00%6,56340.28%16,295Nevada5,27665.32%2,80134.68%00.00%2,47530.64%8,077Orange57,33575.38%18,72024.61%40.01%38,61550.77%76,059Placer9,36158.12%6,74441.88%00.00%2,61716.25%16,105Plumas2,92351.51%2,74948.44%30.05%1743.07%5,675Riverside37,33466.92%18,44933.07%80.01%18,88533.85%55,791Sacramento65,74864.98%35,44135.02%00.00%30,30729.95%101,189San Benito3,23171.28%1,30228.72%00.00%1,92942.55%4,533San Bernardino59,13863.39%34,13536.59%120.01%25,00326.80%93,285San Diego128,30967.20%62,59832.79%260.01%65,71134.42%190,933San Francisco200,32365.22%106,80934.78%60.00%93,51430.45%307,138San Joaquin36,27560.96%23,22139.02%90.02%13,05421.94%59,505San Luis Obispo13,04366.75%6,49633.24%20.01%6,54733.50%19,541San Mateo68,54875.79%21,88024.19%160.02%46,66851.60%90,444Santa Barbara25,51973.98%8,97626.02%00.00%16,54347.96%34,495Santa Clara67,54870.77%27,87629.21%190.02%39,67241.57%95,443Santa Cruz18,92668.39%8,74631.60%20.01%10,18036.79%27,674Shasta7,15553.24%6,28246.75%10.01%8736.50%13,438Sierra74161.14%47038.78%10.08%27122.36%1,212Siskiyou8,14163.72%4,63536.28%00.00%3,50627.44%12,776Solano20,26159.42%13,83840.58%00.00%6,42318.84%34,099Sonoma27,89670.55%11,62929.41%140.04%16,26741.14%39,539Stanislaus27,12169.73%11,77330.27%30.01%15,34839.46%38,897Sutter5,40068.92%2,43531.08%00.00%2,96537.84%7,835Tehama4,44362.24%2,69437.74%10.01%1,74924.50%7,138Trinity1,43459.60%97240.40%00.00%46219.20%2,406Tulare27,05064.29%15,01835.69%90.02%12,03228.60%42,077Tuolumne3,66062.39%2,20637.61%00.00%1,45424.79%5,866Ventura20,23161.70%12,55638.29%20.01%7,67523.41%32,789Yolo8,65467.83%4,10432.17%00.00%4,66035.66%12,758Yuba4,52758.62%3,19541.38%00.00%1,33217.25%7,722Total2,461,75464.85%1,333,85635.14%4800.01%1,127,89829.71%3,796,090
Notes
References
Bibliography
Brazil Burton R. March 1951 The 1950 Elections in California https://www.jstor.org/stable/442096 The Western Political Quarterly 4 1 67–71 10.2307/442096 University of Utah 442096 11 July 2023 Burton subscription
Gubernatorial
California
1950
Category:November 1950 in the United States