1950 California gubernatorial election County results Warren: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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.[ 1]
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1950.
Independent–Progressive primary[ edit ] General election results [ edit ] County Earl Warren Republican James Roosevelt Democratic Scattering Write-in Margin Total votes cast[ 8] # % # % # % # % 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
^ Was not listed as Independent-Progressive in the general election ^ "CA Governor, 1950" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 11, 2023 . ^ "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 . ^ a b c 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 . ^ a b 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 .