The 1946 California gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. It is notable for the incumbent Governor, Earl Warren, being nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties. Subsequently, Warren won re-election effectively unopposed, receiving more than 90% of the vote. He was the first governor of the state to win two elections since Hiram Johnson in 1914.
Primary election results Republican primary The Republican primary occurred on June 5, 1946. Incumbent Governor Earl Warren won 91.10% of the vote.
Democratic primary The Democratic primary occurred on June 5, 1946. Despite being a Republican, Earl Warren won 51.93% of the vote and the Democratic nomination.
Prohibition primary
General election results
Results by county County Earl WarrenRepublican Henry R. SchmidtProhibition Archie BrownCommunist All OthersWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda179,86488.32%19,4579.55%3,7761.85%5430.27%160,40778.77%203,640Alpine10698.15%21.85%00.00%00.00%10496.30%108Amador2,41692.39%1907.27%00.00%90.34%2,22685.12%2,615Butte12,53494.13%7825.87%00.00%00.00%11,75288.25%13,316Calaveras2,50794.78%1355.10%00.00%30.11%2,37289.68%2,645Colusa2,75095.52%1294.48%00.00%00.00%2,62191.04%2,879Contra Costa44,66889.92%3,9217.89%1,0102.03%770.16%40,74782.03%49,676Del Norte2,13895.02%1124.98%00.00%00.00%2,02690.04%2,250El Dorado3,88692.52%3147.48%00.00%00.00%3,57285.05%4,200Fresno48,15192.05%4,0517.74%900.17%200.04%44,10084.30%52,312Glenn3,29395.23%1554.48%70.20%30.09%3,13890.75%3,458Humboldt14,44695.03%6774.45%00.00%790.52%13,76990.57%15,202Imperial7,16793.91%4465.84%00.00%190.25%6,72188.06%7,632Inyo2,33794.42%1255.05%00.00%130.53%2,21289.37%2,475Kern32,49792.37%2,6087.41%00.00%780.22%29,88984.95%35,183Kings7,51293.88%4725.90%00.00%180.22%7,04087.98%8,002Lake3,01694.55%1645.14%00.00%100.31%2,85289.40%3,190Lassen3,56593.94%2235.88%00.00%70.18%3,34288.06%3,795Los Angeles988,71090.57%81,3017.45%13,9491.28%7,6700.70%907,40983.12%1,091,630Madera5,57592.22%4577.56%00.00%130.22%5,11884.67%6,045Marin19,91295.15%7623.64%00.00%2521.20%19,15091.51%20,926Mariposa1,49294.85%754.77%60.38%00.00%1,41790.08%1,573Mendocino7,04893.92%3734.97%00.00%831.11%6,67588.95%7,504Merced11,26394.48%6585.52%00.00%00.00%10.60588.96%11,921Modoc1,84694.86%1005.14%00.00%00.00%1,74689.72%1,946Mono50294.36%305.64%00.00%00.00%47288.72%532Monterey20,67495.67%8343.86%00.00%1010.47%19,84091.81%21,609Napa10,78695.30%5224.61%00.00%100.09%10,26490.69%11,318Nevada6,48393.75%4326.25%00.00%00.00%6,05187.51%6,915Orange51,05893.13%3,6166.60%00.00%1510.28%47,44286.53%54,825Placer9,20992.33%7657.67%00.00%00.00%8,44484.66%9,974Plumas3,65293.28%2606.64%00.00%30.08%3,39286.64%3,915Riverside33,19392.44%2,5527.11%00.00%1620.45%30,64185.33%35,907Sacramento54,14591.64%4,4647.56%3850.65%890.15%49,68184.09%59,083San Benito3,80796.80%1263.20%00.00%00.00%3,68193.59%3,933San Bernardino55,87492.07%4,5007.41%2270.37%880.15%51,37484.65%60,689San Diego115,66693.48%8,0746.52%00.00%00.00%107,59286.95%123,740San Francisco220,34492.15%16,7166.99%2,0560.86%00.00%203,62885.16%239,116San Joaquin37,29193.90%2,2905.77%1030.26%300.08%35,00188.13%39,714San Luis Obispo12,27794.16%6985.35%00.00%640.49%11,57988.80%13,039San Mateo47,67294.80%2,1834.34%3310.66%990.20%45,48990.46%50,285Santa Barbara22,30695.11%1,0204.35%00.00%1280.55%21,28690.76%23,454Santa Clara62,64194.28%3,3935.11%4100.62%00.00%59,24889.17%66,444Santa Cruz17,22494.22%9655.28%00.00%920.50%16,25988.94%18,281Shasta7,86294.45%4475.37%150.18%00.00%7,41589.08%8,324Sierra83695.65%374.23%00.00%10.11%79991.42%874Siskiyou7,50494.31%4535.69%00.00%00.00%7,05188.61%7,957Solano21,60994.93%1,1555.07%00.00%00.00%20,45489.85%22,764Sonoma22,69294.15%1,2195.06%1720.71%200.08%21,47389.09%24,103Stanislaus21,60892.67%1,6286.98%570.24%240.10%19,98085.69%23,317Sutter4,48694.66%2535.34%00.00%00.00%4,23389.32%4,739Tehama3,83692.66%3047.34%00.00%00.00%3,53285.31%4,140Trinity1,79993.80%1095.68%00.00%100.52%1,69088.11%1,918Tulare23,36193.50%1,5876.35%00.00%360.14%21,77487.15%24,984Tuolumne4,30195.24%2034.50%120.27%00.00%4,09890.74%4,516Ventura19,01290.74%1,3406.40%00.00%6012.87%17,67284.34%20,953Yolo7,71994.28%4205.13%00.00%480.59%7,29989.15%8,187Yuba4,41493.38%2956.24%00.00%180.38%4,11987.14%4,727Total2,344,54291.64%180,5797.06%22,6060.88%10,6720.42%2,163,96384.58%2,558,399
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Plumas
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