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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.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1950.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Welburn Mayock, former counsel to the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee
- Olindo R. Angelillo, engineer
- Roy E. Land
- William E. Riker, perennial candidate
- James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman, son of Franklin Roosevelt, insurance broker
- Earl Warren, incumbent Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Roosevelt | 969,433 | 55.56% | |
| Democratic | Earl Warren (incumbent) | 719,468 | 41.23% | |
| Democratic | Welburn Mayock | 27,553 | 1.58% | |
| Democratic | Olindo R. Angelillo | 10,534 | 0.60% | |
| Democratic | Roy E. Land | 10,065 | 0.58% | |
| Democratic | William E. Riker | 7,904 | 0.45% | |
| Total votes | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Earl Warren (incumbent) | 1,101,411 | 88.40% | |
| Republican | James Roosevelt | 120,328 | 9.66% | |
| Republican | Roy E. Land | 9,149 | 0.73% | |
| Republican | Olindo R. Angelillo | 7,966 | 0.64% | |
| Republican | William E. Riker | 7,053 | 0.57% | |
| Total votes | 1,245,907 | 100.00% | ||
Independent–Progressive primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent-Progressive | James Roosevelt (write-in) | 3,156 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 3,156 | 100.00% | ||
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Earl Warren (incumbent) | 2,461,754 | 64.85% | −26.79% | |
| Democratic | James Roosevelt | 1,333,856 | 35.14% | +35.01% | |
| Scattering | 480 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 1,127,898 | 29.71% | |||
| Total votes | 3,796,090 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -61.80% | |||
Results by county
| County | Earl Warren Republican |
James Roosevelt Democratic |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 177,330 | 61.52% | 110,876 | 38.47% | 31 | 0.01% | 66,454 | 23.06% | 288,237 |
| Alpine | 109 | 80.74% | 26 | 19.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 83 | 61.48% | 135 |
| Amador | 2,216 | 56.26% | 1,723 | 43.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 493 | 12.52% | 3,939 |
| Butte | 14,365 | 62.07% | 8,779 | 37.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,586 | 24.14% | 23,144 |
| Calaveras | 2,815 | 59.98% | 1,878 | 40.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 937 | 19.97% | 4,693 |
| Colusa | 2,825 | 72.14% | 1,091 | 27.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,734 | 44.28% | 3,916 |
| Contra Costa | 53,486 | 57.56% | 39,430 | 42.43% | 7 | 0.01% | 14,056 | 15.13% | 92,923 |
| Del Norte | 2,091 | 65.16% | 1,118 | 34.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 973 | 30.32% | 3,209 |
| El Dorado | 4,588 | 62.64% | 2,736 | 37.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,852 | 25.29% | 7,324 |
| Fresno | 56,987 | 65.69% | 29,764 | 34.31% | 7 | 0.01% | 27,223 | 31.38% | 86,758 |
| Glenn | 3,948 | 71.86% | 1,545 | 28.12% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,403 | 43.74% | 5,494 |
| Humboldt | 14,946 | 62.04% | 9,143 | 37.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,803 | 24.09% | 24,089 |
| Imperial | 8,879 | 69.22% | 3,947 | 30.77% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,932 | 38.45% | 12,827 |
| Inyo | 2,886 | 74.55% | 985 | 25.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,901 | 49.11% | 3,871 |
| Kern | 39,250 | 60.95% | 25,143 | 39.04% | 6 | 0.01% | 14,107 | 21.91% | 64,399 |
| Kings | 7,694 | 62.82% | 4,552 | 37.17% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,142 | 25.66% | 12,247 |
| Lake | 3,708 | 68.15% | 1,730 | 31.80% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,978 | 36.35% | 5,441 |
| Lassen | 3,120 | 56.02% | 2,449 | 43.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 671 | 12.05% | 5,569 |
| Los Angeles | 1,005,344 | 63.94% | 566,805 | 36.05% | 273 | 0.02% | 438,539 | 27.89% | 1,572,422 |
| Madera | 6,102 | 62.45% | 3,669 | 37.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,433 | 24.90% | 9,771 |
| Marin | 25,347 | 77.31% | 7,435 | 22.68% | 6 | 0.02% | 17,912 | 54.63% | 32,788 |
| Mariposa | 1,603 | 65.91% | 829 | 34.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 774 | 31.83% | 2,432 |
| Mendocino | 7,824 | 61.09% | 4,983 | 38.91% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,841 | 22.18% | 12,808 |
| Merced | 11,476 | 64.00% | 6,454 | 35.99% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,022 | 28.01% | 17,931 |
| Modoc | 2,275 | 65.13% | 1,218 | 34.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,057 | 30.26% | 3,493 |
| Mono | 702 | 76.89% | 211 | 23.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 491 | 53.78% | 913 |
| Monterey | 22,858 | 66.10% | 11,721 | 33.89% | 4 | 0.01% | 11,137 | 32.20% | 34,583 |
| Napa | 11,429 | 70.14% | 4,866 | 29.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,563 | 40.28% | 16,295 |
| Nevada | 5,276 | 65.32% | 2,801 | 34.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,475 | 30.64% | 8,077 |
| Orange | 57,335 | 75.38% | 18,720 | 24.61% | 4 | 0.01% | 38,615 | 50.77% | 76,059 |
| Placer | 9,361 | 58.12% | 6,744 | 41.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,617 | 16.25% | 16,105 |
| Plumas | 2,923 | 51.51% | 2,749 | 48.44% | 3 | 0.05% | 174 | 3.07% | 5,675 |
| Riverside | 37,334 | 66.92% | 18,449 | 33.07% | 8 | 0.01% | 18,885 | 33.85% | 55,791 |
| Sacramento | 65,748 | 64.98% | 35,441 | 35.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 30,307 | 29.95% | 101,189 |
| San Benito | 3,231 | 71.28% | 1,302 | 28.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,929 | 42.55% | 4,533 |
| San Bernardino | 59,138 | 63.39% | 34,135 | 36.59% | 12 | 0.01% | 25,003 | 26.80% | 93,285 |
| San Diego | 128,309 | 67.20% | 62,598 | 32.79% | 26 | 0.01% | 65,711 | 34.42% | 190,933 |
| San Francisco | 200,323 | 65.22% | 106,809 | 34.78% | 6 | 0.00% | 93,514 | 30.45% | 307,138 |
| San Joaquin | 36,275 | 60.96% | 23,221 | 39.02% | 9 | 0.02% | 13,054 | 21.94% | 59,505 |
| San Luis Obispo | 13,043 | 66.75% | 6,496 | 33.24% | 2 | 0.01% | 6,547 | 33.50% | 19,541 |
| San Mateo | 68,548 | 75.79% | 21,880 | 24.19% | 16 | 0.02% | 46,668 | 51.60% | 90,444 |
| Santa Barbara | 25,519 | 73.98% | 8,976 | 26.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,543 | 47.96% | 34,495 |
| Santa Clara | 67,548 | 70.77% | 27,876 | 29.21% | 19 | 0.02% | 39,672 | 41.57% | 95,443 |
| Santa Cruz | 18,926 | 68.39% | 8,746 | 31.60% | 2 | 0.01% | 10,180 | 36.79% | 27,674 |
| Shasta | 7,155 | 53.24% | 6,282 | 46.75% | 1 | 0.01% | 873 | 6.50% | 13,438 |
| Sierra | 741 | 61.14% | 470 | 38.78% | 1 | 0.08% | 271 | 22.36% | 1,212 |
| Siskiyou | 8,141 | 63.72% | 4,635 | 36.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,506 | 27.44% | 12,776 |
| Solano | 20,261 | 59.42% | 13,838 | 40.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,423 | 18.84% | 34,099 |
| Sonoma | 27,896 | 70.55% | 11,629 | 29.41% | 14 | 0.04% | 16,267 | 41.14% | 39,539 |
| Stanislaus | 27,121 | 69.73% | 11,773 | 30.27% | 3 | 0.01% | 15,348 | 39.46% | 38,897 |
| Sutter | 5,400 | 68.92% | 2,435 | 31.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,965 | 37.84% | 7,835 |
| Tehama | 4,443 | 62.24% | 2,694 | 37.74% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,749 | 24.50% | 7,138 |
| Trinity | 1,434 | 59.60% | 972 | 40.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 462 | 19.20% | 2,406 |
| Tulare | 27,050 | 64.29% | 15,018 | 35.69% | 9 | 0.02% | 12,032 | 28.60% | 42,077 |
| Tuolumne | 3,660 | 62.39% | 2,206 | 37.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,454 | 24.79% | 5,866 |
| Ventura | 20,231 | 61.70% | 12,556 | 38.29% | 2 | 0.01% | 7,675 | 23.41% | 32,789 |
| Yolo | 8,654 | 67.83% | 4,104 | 32.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,660 | 35.66% | 12,758 |
| Yuba | 4,527 | 58.62% | 3,195 | 41.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,332 | 17.25% | 7,722 |
| Total | 2,461,754 | 64.85% | 1,333,856 | 35.14% | 480 | 0.01% | 1,127,898 | 29.71% | 3,796,090 |
Notes
- Was not listed as Independent-Progressive in the general election
References
- "CA Governor, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- Burton, p. 68.
- "Welburn Mayock, Ex-Democratic Aide". New York Times. New York, NY. March 14, 1970. p. 31. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Angelillo, Olindo R." Social Networks and Archival Context. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Democrats! These Republicans are Riding the DONKEY on Your Ballot!". Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, CA. June 5, 1950. p. 32. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Political Muddle". Milford Chronicle. Milford, Del. June 16, 1950. p. 25. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ California Secretary of State. State of California Statement of Vote Direct Primary Election and Special State-Wide Election June 6, 1950. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. pp. 4–5. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ California Secretary of State. State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 7, 1950. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
Bibliography
- Brazil, Burton R. (March 1951). "The 1950 Elections in California". The Western Political Quarterly. 4 (1). University of Utah: 67–71. doi:10.2307/442096. JSTOR 442096. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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