1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 September 2023 1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election California Presidential no 1970 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1970 1978 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 Mervyn M. Dymally, 1975.jpg Mervyn Dymally Democratic Party (United States) 2,986,537 49.19% John L. Harmer, 1971.jpg John L. Harmer Republican Party (United States) 2,812,636 46.32% 1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsDymally: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Harmer: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lieutenant Governor John L. Harmer Republican Party (United States) Mervyn Dymally Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee Mervyn Dymally narrowly defeated Republican incumbent John L. Harmer with 49.19% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 4, 1974.https://books.google.com/books?id=dyXlvGdkGMYC Statement of Vote Secretary of State of California 1974 May 4, 2021 Democratic primary Candidates Robert Battin Mervyn Dymally, state senator Fidel González Jr. Cy King A. John Merlo Howard Miller Lawrence E. Walsh, state senator Elizabeth Smith Weingand Results Democratic primary results Mervyn Dymally Democratic Party (United States) 777,522 29.94 Lawrence E. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 632,216 24.34 Howard Miller Democratic Party (United States) 443,730 17.08 Elizabeth Smith Weingand Democratic Party (United States) 278,467 10.72 Robert Battin Democratic Party (United States) 160,542 6.18 Fidel González Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 137,381 5.29 A. John Merlo Democratic Party (United States) 113,606 4.37 Cy King Democratic Party (United States) 53,870 2.07 2,597,334 100.00 Republican primary Candidates John L. Harmer, state senator John Veneman, state assemblyman Results Republican primary results John L. Harmer (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 956,907 56.75 John Veneman Republican Party (United States) 729,385 43.25 1,686,292 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Mervyn Dymally, Democratic John L. Harmer, Republican Other candidates Alberta M. Procell, American Independent Marilyn Seals, Peace and Freedom Results 1974 California lieutenant gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Mervyn Dymally 2,986,537 49.19% +6.88% Republican Party (United States) John L. Harmer (incumbent) 2,812,636 46.32% -8.47% Peace and Freedom Party Marilyn Seals 154,332 2.54% +0.93% American Independent Party Alberta M. Procell 117,231 1.93% +0.64% 173,901 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References collapsed California 1974 Lieutenant Category:November 1974 elections in the United States