California gubernatorial election, 1970
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Election results by county
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The California gubernatorial election, 1970 was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent, Republican Ronald Reagan, won re-election over Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh.
Primary results
Democratic Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[1] |
% of votes |
| Jesse M. Unruh |
1,602,690 |
64.0 |
| Sam Yorty |
659,494 |
26.4 |
| George Wagner |
44,118 |
1.8 |
| Florence Douglas |
43,456 |
1.7 |
| Walter Clarke Buchanan |
40,192 |
1.6 |
| Eddie Ramirez |
31,092 |
1.2 |
| Joseph Ramos |
25,874 |
1.0 |
| Raymond Haight |
20,328 |
0.8 |
| Harry May |
19,471 |
0.8 |
| Jack Clapper |
16,142 |
0.7 |
| Samuel Reeve (write-in) |
3 |
0.0 |
American Independent Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[2] |
% of votes |
| William Kennedy Shearer |
14,069 |
61.5 |
| Keith H. Greene |
8,827 |
38.6 |
Peace and Freedom Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[3] |
% of votes |
| Ricardo Romo |
6,214 |
63.5 |
| Warren A. Nielsen |
3,569 |
36.5 |
General election results
| 1970 gubernatorial election, California[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ronald Reagan (incumbent) |
3,439,174 |
52.83 |
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Democratic |
Jesse M. Unruh |
2,938,607 |
45.14 |
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Peace and Freedom |
Ricardo Romo |
65,954 |
1.01 |
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American Independent |
William K. Shearer |
65,847 |
1.01 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
123,851 |
1.87% |
| Total votes |
6,633,433 |
100.00 |
| Voter turnout |
54.50% |
|
Republican hold |
Results by county
| County |
Reagan |
Votes |
Unruh |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| Mono |
73.09% |
1,350 |
24.91% |
460 |
2.00% |
37 |
| Orange |
66.89% |
308,982 |
31.48% |
145,420 |
1.63% |
7,538 |
| Alpine |
66.34% |
203 |
29.08% |
89 |
4.58% |
14 |
| Sutter |
64.48% |
9,084 |
34.15% |
4,811 |
1.38% |
194 |
| Inyo |
63.50% |
4,006 |
34.90% |
2,202 |
1.60% |
101 |
| Calaveras |
63.10% |
3,499 |
35.11% |
1,947 |
1.79% |
99 |
| Butte |
62.82% |
22,656 |
34.82% |
12,558 |
2.35% |
849 |
| San Diego |
60.11% |
253,378 |
37.51% |
158,098 |
2.38% |
10,047 |
| Santa Barbara |
60.10% |
51,523 |
37.56% |
32,202 |
2.33% |
2,000 |
| San Benito |
59.54% |
3,134 |
37.86% |
1,993 |
2.60% |
137 |
| Nevada |
59.45% |
6,756 |
39.09% |
4,442 |
1.46% |
166 |
| Modoc |
59.40% |
1,760 |
38.41% |
1,138 |
2.19% |
65 |
| Glenn |
59.37% |
3,805 |
38.73% |
2,482 |
1.90% |
122 |
| Ventura |
58.64% |
63,790 |
38.93% |
42,350 |
2.44% |
2,651 |
| Sonoma |
58.60% |
44,823 |
39.16% |
29,953 |
2.24% |
1,711 |
| Imperial |
58.47% |
10,636 |
38.51% |
7,006 |
3.02% |
550 |
| Lake |
58.18% |
5,317 |
40.30% |
3,683 |
1.52% |
139 |
| Santa Cruz |
58.07% |
26,679 |
39.58% |
18,186 |
2.35% |
1,079 |
| Colusa |
57.69% |
2,302 |
40.78% |
1,627 |
1.53% |
61 |
| Tulare |
57.69% |
27,564 |
40.45% |
19,327 |
1.86% |
888 |
| Mariposa |
57.46% |
1,568 |
40.71% |
1,111 |
1.83% |
50 |
| Del Norte |
57.13% |
2,755 |
41.00% |
1,977 |
1.87% |
90 |
| Monterey |
56.63% |
33,691 |
41.19% |
24,508 |
2.18% |
1,297 |
| Riverside |
56.60% |
81,768 |
41.13% |
59,425 |
2.27% |
3,273 |
| El Dorado |
56.59% |
7,932 |
41.51% |
5,818 |
1.90% |
267 |
| San Bernardino |
56.57% |
107,219 |
40.66% |
77,069 |
2.76% |
5,240 |
| Marin |
56.56% |
43,092 |
41.38% |
31,525 |
2.06% |
1,571 |
| San Luis Obispo |
55.84% |
18,301 |
41.98% |
13,758 |
2.19% |
717 |
| Napa |
55.29% |
16,844 |
42.73% |
13,018 |
1.98% |
603 |
| San Joaquin |
55.25% |
50,631 |
43.10% |
39,495 |
1.65% |
1,515 |
| Kern |
55.19% |
54,216 |
42.52% |
41,768 |
2.28% |
2,244 |
| Yuba |
54.74% |
5,305 |
43.93% |
4,258 |
1.33% |
129 |
| San Mateo |
54.31% |
109,356 |
43.74% |
88,069 |
1.96% |
3,941 |
| Tuolumne |
53.74% |
4,567 |
44.46% |
3,779 |
1.80% |
153 |
| Mendocino |
53.33% |
9,134 |
44.46% |
7,614 |
2.21% |
378 |
| Contra Costa |
53.15% |
106,965 |
45.30% |
91,156 |
1.55% |
3,123 |
| Amador |
53.12% |
2,866 |
45.32% |
2,445 |
1.56% |
84 |
| Tehama |
52.46% |
5,500 |
45.97% |
4,819 |
1.57% |
165 |
| Santa Clara |
51.47% |
172,562 |
46.10% |
154,570 |
2.43% |
8,158 |
| Humboldt |
51.12% |
16,778 |
46.41% |
15,232 |
2.47% |
810 |
| Los Angeles |
50.74% |
1,173,161 |
47.40% |
1,095,899 |
1.87% |
43,203 |
| Trinity |
50.21% |
1,643 |
47.34% |
1,549 |
2.44% |
80 |
| Merced |
49.64% |
12,117 |
48.50% |
11,840 |
1.86% |
454 |
| Siskiyou |
49.58% |
6,092 |
48.18% |
5,920 |
2.25% |
276 |
| Placer |
49.37% |
13,886 |
48.89% |
13,751 |
1.75% |
491 |
| Kings |
49.11% |
8,068 |
49.52% |
8,134 |
1.37% |
225 |
| Madera |
48.94% |
6,205 |
49.72% |
6,304 |
1.33% |
169 |
| Fresno |
48.74% |
60,644 |
49.67% |
61,801 |
1.59% |
1,979 |
| Solano |
48.43% |
21,939 |
47.64% |
21,583 |
3.93% |
1,780 |
| Sierra |
46.92% |
617 |
51.25% |
674 |
1.83% |
24 |
| Sacramento |
46.04% |
105,523 |
52.52% |
120,365 |
1.44% |
3,303 |
| Stanislaus |
45.07% |
29,157 |
53.34% |
34,510 |
1.59% |
1,031 |
| Plumas |
44.97% |
2,280 |
52.82% |
2,678 |
2.21% |
112 |
| Lassen |
44.93% |
2,494 |
52.44% |
2,911 |
2.63% |
146 |
| Shasta |
43.93% |
11,864 |
54.22% |
14,643 |
1.85% |
499 |
| Alameda |
43.05% |
162,727 |
54.68% |
206,693 |
2.27% |
8,566 |
| San Francisco |
41.97% |
106,606 |
55.44% |
140,829 |
2.59% |
6,583 |
| Yolo |
41.01% |
12,344 |
56.92% |
17,135 |
2.07% |
624 |
References
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