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
General election results
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%17,158Napa5,68062.74%3,24035.79%880.97%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
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