1986 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 California gubernatorial election California presidential no 1982 California gubernatorial election 1982 1990 California gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 File:George-Deukmejian-Official-Photo-Cropped.jpg George Deukmejian Republican Party (United States) 4,505,601 60.54% Tom Bradley portrait, 1986 (cropped).jpg Tom Bradley Democratic Party (United States) 2,781,714 37.38% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Deukmejian: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Bradley: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor George Deukmejian Republican Party (United States) George Deukmejian Republican Party (United States) The 1986 California gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican George Deukmejian won easily in this rematch over the Democratic challenger, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. This was the largest gubernatorial victory since that of Earl Warren in 1946, who won 91.64% of the vote. Primary election Both major party candidates from 1982 were renominated with only token opposition. Republican Party Republican primary resultsStatement of Vote June 3, 1986 Primary Election California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 8-9 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31986cali/page/n25/mode/2up?view=theater 22 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) George Deukmejian (incumbent) 1,927,290 93.58% Republican Party (United States) William H. R. Clark 132,126 6.42% 2,059,416 100.00% Democratic Party Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Tom Bradley 1,768,044 81.53% Democratic Party (United States) Hugh G. Bagley 141,218 6.51% Democratic Party (United States) Charles Pineda Jr. 109,001 5.03% Democratic Party (United States) Eileen Anderson 102,358 4.72% Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Thomas 48,007 2.21% 2,168,628 100.00% American Independent Party American Independent primary results Gary V. Miller American Independent Party 13,168 100.00% 13,168 100.00% Libertarian Party Libertarian primary results Joseph Fuhrig Libertarian Party of California 9,123 100.00% 9,123 100.00% Peace and Freedom Party Peace and Freedom primary results Peace and Freedom Party Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 3,508 69.78% Peace and Freedom Party Cheryl Zuur 1,519 30.22% 5,027 100.00% General election results 1986 California gubernatorial electionStatement of Vote General Election, November 4, 1986 California Secretary of State Sacramento, California 8 https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41986cali/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theater 22 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) George Deukmejian (incumbent) 4,506,601 60.54% +11.27% Democratic Party (United States) Tom Bradley 2,781,714 37.37% -10.72% Libertarian Party (United States) Joseph Fuhrig 52,628 0.71% -0.32% Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 51,995 0.70% -0.19% American Independent Party Gary V. Miller 50,547 0.68% -0.04% Scattering 66 0.00% 1,724,887 23.17% 7,443,551 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +21.99% Results by county George Deukmejian carried all but two counties. As of 2024, this is most recent election in which a Republican gubernatorial candidate won Marin County, San Mateo County, and Santa Cruz County. County George DeukmejianRepublican Tom BradleyDemocratic Joseph FuhrigLibertarian Maria Elizabeth MuñozPeace & Freedom Gary V. MillerAmerican Independent Margin Total votes castCounty totals do not include the write-in votes, which are only given as statewide totals in the Statement Of Vote # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda174,55547.79%181,44549.68%3,1640.87%3,7831.04%2,2800.62%-6,890-1.89%365,227Alpine28064.22%12829.36%00.00%163.67%122.75%15234.86%436Amador7,35774.43%2,31923.46%600.61%560.57%930.94%5,03850.97%9,885Butte40,54670.81%15,51827.10%3980.70%3480.61%4480.78%25,02843.71%57,258Calaveras8,22174.77%2,53123.02%730.66%750.68%950.86%5,69051.75%10,995Colusa3,72979.49%88218.80%160.34%240.51%400.85%2,84760.69%4,691Contra Costa159,10563.31%87,11734.67%1,4910.59%1,6440.65%1,9510.78%71,99828.65%251,308Del Norte4,21365.80%2,02631.64%420.66%510.80%711.11%2,18734.16%6,403El Dorado26,06873.57%8,60524.29%2060.58%1930.54%3611.02%17,46349.28%35,433Fresno96,95966.28%47,07132.17%5460.37%9270.63%7950.54%49,88834.10%146,298Glenn5,72880.45%1,24617.50%380.53%260.37%821.15%4,48262.95%7,120Humboldt22,53454.58%17,60842.65%2930.71%4911.19%3630.88%4,92611.93%41,289Imperial11,47961.19%6,91536.86%380.20%2141.14%1130.60%4,56424.33%18.759Inyo4,86271.79%1,75325.88%630.93%450.66%500.74%3,10945.90%6,773Kern86,54768.23%37,97329.93%7160.56%6100.48%1,0070.79%48,57438.29%126,853Kings12,25669.07%5,20529.33%450.25%1250.70%1130.64%7,05139.74%17,744Lake10,99467.42%4,90430.07%990.61%1100.67%1991.22%6,09037.35%16,306Lassen5,15468.96%2,06727.66%450.60%610.82%1471.97%3,08741.30%7,474Los Angeles1,090,13852.96%930,57645.21%12,8620.62%13,1580.64%11,5140.56%159,5627.75%2,058,248Madera12,93970.55%4,95127.00%540.29%1650.90%2301.25%7,98843.56%18,339Marin51,69356.47%37,68641.17%1,0011.09%7810.85%3790.41%14,00715.30%91,450Mariposa3,84470.06%1,51327.57%260.47%450.82%591.08%2,33142.48%5,487Mendocino13,71055.96%10,05441.04%2090.85%3491.42%1770.72%3,65614.92%24,499Merced21,42668.86%9,10529.26%990.32%1990.64%2860.92%12,32139.60%31,115Modoc2,64174.69%81022.91%250.71%200.57%401.13%1,83151.78%3,536Mono1,84770.66%72227.62%150.57%150.57%150.57%1,12543.04%2,614Monterey46,19563.30%25,40834.81%4140.57%5440.75%4210.58%20,78728.48%72,982Napa26,44568.14%11,45629.52%2510.65%2820.73%3750.97%14,98938.62%38,809Nevada20,59973.12%6,92824.59%2280.81%1820.65%2340.83%13,67148.53%28,171Orange468,09271.89%172,78226.54%3,4450.53%2,8210.43%3,9560.61%295,31045.36%651,096Placer37,28873.31%12,54224.66%3720.73%2800.55%3820.75%24,74648.65%50,864Plumas4,82768.19%2,09629.61%360.51%781.10%420.59%2,73138.58%7,079Riverside155,31865.10%78,89133.06%9470.40%1,0920.46%2,3500.98%76,42732.03%238,598Sacramento207,08668.05%91,66030.12%1,5920.52%1,9740.65%2,0140.66%115,42637.93%304,326San Benito5,28466.42%2,52031.68%460.58%600.75%450.57%2,76434.75%7,955San Bernardino166,48363.76%89,58434.31%1,2060.46%1,3360.51%2,4900.95%76,89929.45%261,099San Diego381,09465.17%184,39531.53%8,7691.50%5,3900.92%5,1260.88%196,69933.64%584,774San Francisco83,74137.42%134,73860.20%1,6820.75%2,7431.23%9000.40%-50,997-22.79%223,804San Joaquin76,29771.32%28,81726.94%4520.42%6230.58%7930.74%47,48044.38%106,982San Luis Obispo41,89367.12%19,28130.89%3910.63%3820.61%4720.76%22,61236.23%62,419San Mateo121,91061.84%71,32936.18%1,4980.76%1,4210.72%9870.50%50,58125.66%197,145Santa Barbara67,85262.84%38,04635.23%6170.57%1,0150.94%4510.42%29,80627.60%107,981Santa Clara227,28559.87%142,90737.64%3,8941.03%2,9200.77%2,6500.70%84,37822.22%379,656Santa Cruz37,52550.54%34,83146.91%6150.83%8391.13%4340.58%2,6943.63%74,244Shasta29,44771.01%11,14926.89%2890.70%2060.50%3780.91%18,29844.12%41,469Sierra1,05366.98%47430.15%70.45%130.83%251.59%57936.83%1,572Siskiyou10,51567.95%4,58429.62%1030.67%960.62%1761.14%5,93138.33%15,474Solano47,39663.51%25,38234.01%7461.00%5130.69%5870.79%22,01429.50%74,624Sonoma75,00359.43%47,85937.92%1,0150.80%1,2420.98%1,0910.86%27,14421.51%126,210Stanislaus53,50571.05%20,48127.20%3420.45%4170.55%5560.74%33,02443.86%75,301Sutter12,61678.67%2,94618.37%1360.85%750.47%2631.64%9,67060.30%16,036Tehama10,46371.10%3,93226.72%830.56%750.51%1631.11%6,53144.38%14,716Trinity3,72066.48%1,66129.68%721.29%591.05%841.50%2,05936.79%5,596Tulare44,33571.72%16,28726.35%3440.56%3340.54%5190.84%28,04845.37%61,819Tuolumne11,12171.29%4,23727.16%670.43%820.53%920.59%6,88444.13%15,599Ventura118,64067.20%54,89331.09%9660.55%9600.54%1,0980.62%63,74736.11%176,557Yolo26,15460.79%15,90636.97%3080.72%3700.86%2850.66%10,24823.82%43,023Yuba8,59472.37%2,98225.11%710.60%400.34%1881.58%5,61247.26%11,875Total4,506,60160.54%2,781,71437.37%52,6280.71%51,9950.70%50,5470.68%1,724,88723.17%7,443,551 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Humboldt Los Angeles Marin Mendocino Monterey San Benito San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz Sonoma Yolo See also Bradley effect Notes References 1986 California Gubernatorial