1942 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1942 California gubernatorial election California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder presidential no 1938 California gubernatorial election 1938 1946 California gubernatorial election 1946 November 3, 1942 Earl Warren 1944 3x4.jpg Earl Warren California Republican Party 1,275,287 57.07% Culbert L. Olson at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs (cropped).jpg Culbert Olson California Democratic Party 932,995 41.75% 1942 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Warren: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Olson: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Culbert Olson California Democratic Party Earl Warren California Republican Party 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 Democratic primary resultsState of California Statement of Vote Primary Election August 25, 1942 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 5–6 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158006563752&seq=7 20 July 2024 Culbert L. Olson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 514,144 52.04% Earl Warren Democratic Party (United States) 404,778 40.97% Ray G. Owens Democratic Party (United States) 50,780 5.14% Nathan T. Porter Democratic Party (United States) 11,032 1.12% Alonzo J. Riggs Democratic Party (United States) 7,231 0.73% 987,965 100.00% Republican primary results Earl Warren Republican Party (United States) 635,230 94.22% Nathan T. Porter Republican Party (United States) 15,602 2.31% William E. Riker Republican Party (United States) 10,004 1.48% Fred Dyster Republican Party (United States) 9,824 1.46% Culbert L. Olson (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 3,504 0.52% 674,164 100.00% Townsend primary results Nathan T. Porter Townsend #DFBB8C 1,899 65.33% Earl Warren (write-in) Townsend #DFBB8C 747 25.70% Culbert L. Olson (write-in) Townsend #DFBB8C 261 8.98% 2,907 100.00% Prohibition primary results Fred Dyster Prohibition Party 1,561 100.00% 1,561 100.00% General election results 1942 California gubernatorial electionState of California Statement of Vote General Election November 3, 1942 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 4 https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n193/mode/2up?view=theater 20 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) Earl Warren 1,275,287 57.07% +12.91% Democratic Party (United States) Culbert Olson (incumbent) 932,995 41.75% -10.74% Nathan T. Porter Townsend #DFBB8C 15,501 0.69% +0.69% Prohibition Party Fred Dyster 10,640 0.48% +0.48% Scattering 122 0.01% 342,292 15.32% 2,234,545 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +23.64% Results by county County Earl WarrenRepublican Culbert L. OlsonDemocratic Nathan T. PorterTownsend Fred DysterProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda110,43855.23%87,96443.99%9630.48%5790.29%180.01%22,47411.24%199,962Alpine9276.03%2722.31%10.83%10.83%00.00%6553.72%121Amador1,50661.37%92637.73%110.45%110.45%00.00%58023.63%2,454Butte8,34565.43%4,19832.91%1321.03%800.63%00.00%4,14732.51%12,755Calaveras1,92273.81%66425.50%130.50%50.19%00.00%1,25848.31%2,604Colusa2,10271.59%80527.42%220.75%70.24%00.00%1,29744.18%2,936Contra Costa21,45051.88%19,54247.27%1730.42%1750.42%40.01%1,9084.61%41,344Del Norte87659.47%56838.56%231.56%60.41%00.00%30820.91%1,473El Dorado2,63260.44%1,66238.16%350.80%260.60%00.00%97022.27%4,355Fresno23,00251.39%21,11647.18%3840.86%2580.58%00.00%1,8864.21%44,760Glenn2,95568.42%1,32130.59%250.58%180.42%00.00%1,63437.83%4,319Humboldt9,05358.68%6,24240.46%890.58%430.28%00.00%2,81118.22%15,427Imperial5,49067.21%2,56731.42%690.84%430.53%00.00%2,92335.78%8,169Inyo1,86170.76%73427.91%230.87%120.46%00.00%1,12742.85%2,630Kern18,08360.14%11,70738.94%1390.46%1380.46%10.00%6,37621.21%30,068Kings4,85959.47%3,22239.43%460.56%440.54%00.00%1,63720.03%8,171Lake1,98072.53%67624.76%562.05%180.66%00.00%1,30447.77%2,730Lassen2,15154.26%1,76344.48%431.08%70.18%00.00%3889.79%3,964Los Angeles506,03854.12%417,36044.64%6,7290.72%4,8660.52%540.01%88,6789.48%935,047Madera3,37763.09%1,90335.55%430.80%300.56%00.00%1,47427.54%5,353Marin11,30766.73%5,53132.64%580.34%480.28%00.00%5,77634.09%16,944Mariposa1,01965.07%52133.27%191.21%70.45%00.00%49831.80%1,566Mendocino5,71964.37%3,05634.40%540.61%550.62%00.00%2,66329.98%8,884Merced7,07561.26%4,31037.32%870.75%760.66%20.02%2,76523.94%11,550Modoc1,20360.15%77138.55%190.95%70.35%00.00%43221.60%2,000Mono39372.78%14326.48%10.19%30.56%00.00%25046.30%540Monterey11,27865.73%5,73833.44%880.51%520.30%20.01%5,54032.29%17,158Napa5,680The published Statement of Vote contains a typo for Warren in this county. The correct figure can be found on the original canvass at the State Archives.62.74%3,24035.79%88The published Statement of Vote contains a typo for Porter in this county. The correct figure can be found on the original canvass at the State Archives.0.97%450.50%00.00%2,44026.95%9,053Nevada3,97467.14%1,89331.98%280.47%240.41%00.00%2,08135.16%5,919Orange31,06569.54%12,84728.76%3770.84%3850.86%10.00%18,21840.78%44,675Placer4,70952.60%4,14946.35%570.64%360.40%10.01%5606.26%8,952Plumas1,34846.35%1,53752.85%160.55%70.24%00.00%-189-6.50%2,908Riverside18,54765.81%9,00031.94%2901.03%3421.21%20.01%9,54733.88%28,181Sacramento29,17551.92%26,47547.11%3720.66%1730.31%00.00%2,7004.80%56,195San Benito2,59274.06%87825.09%110.31%170.49%20.06%1,71448.97%3,500San Bernardino28,51764.49%14,88033.65%3650.83%4531.02%50.01%13,63730.84%44,220San Diego51,70958.56%35,11339.76%9061.03%5790.66%00.00%16,59618.79%88,307San Francisco120,97953.40%103,88845.85%1,1780.52%5140.23%10.00%17,0917.54%226,560San Joaquin24,51171.55%9,38027.38%2280.67%1380.40%00.00%15,13144.17%34,257San Luis Obispo7,12164.28%3,78434.16%1000.90%730.66%00.00%3,33730.12%11,078San Mateo26,03763.43%14,73735.90%1750.43%960.23%50.01%11,30027.53%41,050Santa Barbara14,65768.71%6,43730.18%1520.71%850.40%10.00%8,22038.53%21,332Santa Clara37,90564.23%20,36734.51%4820.82%2440.41%200.03%17.53829.72%59,018Santa Cruz9,85866.45%4,76132.09%1360.92%800.54%00.00%5,09734.36%14,835Shasta4,59156.48%3,38241.60%1191.46%370.46%00.00%1,20914.87%8,129Sierra44253.77%37645.74%30.36%10.12%00.00%668.03%822Siskiyou5,21761.03%3,15136.86%1501.75%300.35%00.00%2,06624.17%8,548Solano9,45353.25%8,13145.81%1230.69%440.25%00.00%1,3227.45%17,751Sonoma14,29960.94%8,96238.19%1320.56%700.30%20.01%5,33722.74%23,465Stanislaus13,28662.49%7,62435.86%1490.70%2010.95%10.00%5,66226.63%21,261Sutter3,55273.13%1,25825.90%300.62%170.35%00.00%2,29447.23%4,857Tehama3,33973.71%1,13325.01%340.75%240.53%00.00%2,20648.70%4,530Trinity94858.74%63539.34%261.61%50.31%00.00%31319.39%1,614Tulare14,79768.41%6,49830.04%1750.81%1600.74%00.00%8,29938.38%21,630Tuolumne2,62465.13%1,36033.76%330.82%120.30%00.00%1,26431.37%4,029Ventura10,28256.36%7,73042.37%1470.81%860.47%00.00%2,55213.99%18,245Yolo4,85361.93%2,92137.28%350.45%270.34%00.00%1,93224.66%7,836Yuba3,01466.92%1,43131.77%390.87%200.44%00.00%1,58335.15%4,504Total1,275,28757.07%932,99541.75%15,5010.69%10,6400.48%1220.01%342,29215.32%2,234,545 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 California Politics Gubernatorial 1942 California Category:November 1942 in the United States