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

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

Independent–Progressive primary Candidates James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman

Results

General election results

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

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