1974 California gubernatorial election

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:ElectionsCA The 1974 California gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. The primary elections occurred on June 4, 1974. Incumbent Governor and former actor Ronald Reagan retired after two terms. Democratic Secretary of State Jerry Brown, son of former Governor Pat Brown, defeated Republican Controller Houston I. Flournoy in the general election. This is the first election since 1958 to not feature a Republican candidate that went on to become a U.S. president. With Brown’s election, California had a Democratic Governor and two Democratic Senators (John V. Tunney and Alan Cranston) for the first time since the Civil War. This is the earliest California gubernatorial election to feature a major party candidate who is still alive as of 2026.

Background

For the first time since 1958, the incumbent governor of California (in this case, Ronald Reagan) was not running for reelection, in either the primary or general election. This led to a pair of hotly contested primary elections. On the Republican side, Lieutenant Governor Edwin Reinecke ran against State Controller Houston I. Flournoy. The moderate Flournoy won a surprisingly easy victory over the more conservative Reinecke. On the Democratic side, there were numerous contenders for the nomination, including Secretary of State (and son of former Governor Pat Brown) Jerry Brown, Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti, and the mayor of San Francisco, Joseph Alioto. Brown ultimately won the primary, easily outdistancing his nearest rival Alioto.

Brown had statewide name recognition, benefited from the fact Democrats outnumbered Republicans in California, and maintained a lead in most of the early polls. Flournoy began to gain in the polls as the election approached, but Brown won, although by a much smaller margin than predicted. Coincidentally, when Brown ran for Secretary of State four years earlier, he defeated James Flournoy – no relation to Houston – in a very close election.

Primary results

Democratic Party

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Edmund G. Brown Jr.		37.86%
		Joseph Alioto		18.97%
		Bob Moretti		16.68%
		William M. Roth		10.24%
		Jerome R. Waldie		7.93%
		Baxter Ward		2.78%
		Herbert Hafif		2.70%
		Alex A. Aloia		0.64%
		Conie R. Robertson		0.40%
		George Henry Wagner		0.31%
		Jim Wedworth		0.28%
		Joseph Francis Brouillette		0.28%
		John Hancock Abbott		0.24%
		Josephum S. Ramos		0.23%
		Eileen Anderson		0.23%
		Chris Musun		0.12%
		Russ Priebe		0.05%
		Scattering		0.05%
Total votes				100.00%

Republican Party

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Houston I. Flournoy		62.96%
		Ed Reinecke		30.09%
		James Ware		1.99%
		Glenn Mitchel		1.70%
		J. F. Stay		1.58%
		William Nelson		1.22%
		Scattering		0.45%
Total votes				100.00%

American Independent Party

American Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Edmon V. Kasier		95.15%
		Scattering		4.85%
Total votes				100.00%

Peace and Freedom Party

Peace and Freedom primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Elizabeth Keathley		28.06%
		Lester Higby		24.65%
		C. T. Weber		24.22%
		Trudy Saposhnek		18.83%
		Scattering		4.24%
Total votes				100.00%

General election results

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link

1974 California gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Houston I. Flournoy	2,952,954	47.26%
		Edmon V. Kaiser	83,869	1.34%
		Elizabeth Keathley	75,004	1.20%
		Scattering	4,595	0.07%
Majority			178,694	2.86%
Total votes			6,248,070	100.00%
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+10.56%

Results by county

County	Edmund G. Brown Jr. Democratic		Houston I. Flournoy Republican		Edmon V. Kaiser American Independent		Elizabeth Keathley Peace & Freedom		Margin		Total votes castTemplate:Efn
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Alameda	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|200,165	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|60.15%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|123,656	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.16%	3,588	1.08%	5,341	1.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|76,509	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22.99%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|332,750
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Alpine	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|185	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.90%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|212	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.46%	5	1.21%	10	2.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-27	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-6.55%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|412
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Amador	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,198	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.48%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,483	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.63%	141	2.05%	58	0.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-285	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-4.14%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,880
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Butte	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|17,007	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.47%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|22,499	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.86%	859	2.09%	643	1.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5,492	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-13.39%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|41,008
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Calaveras	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,702	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.25%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,709	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.63%	87	1.33%	52	0.79%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1,007	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-15.37%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,550
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Colusa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,884	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,503	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.01%	54	1.21%	28	0.63%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-619	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-13.85%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,469
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Contra Costa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|97,038	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.31%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|99,470	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.52%	2,372	1.18%	1,975	0.98%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2,432	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1.21%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|200,855
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Del Norte	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,149	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,921	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.12%	54	1.30%	41	0.98%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|228	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5.47%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,165
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|El Dorado	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|8,076	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.09%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|8,922	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.92%	342	1.95%	183	1.04%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-846	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-4.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|17,523
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Fresno	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|61,596	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|53,308	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.36%	1,337	1.14%	1,277	1.09%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|8,288	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7.05%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|117,518
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Glenn	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,645	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.86%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,675	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.77%	115	1.78%	39	0.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1,030	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-15.91%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,474
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Humboldt	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22,805	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.66%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14,958	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.48%	319	0.82%	792	2.04%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7,847	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.19%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|38,875
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Imperial	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|9,033	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.04%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|9,011	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.92%	203	1.10%	171	0.93%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|0.12%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|18,418
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Inyo	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,417	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.54%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,238	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.65%	106	1.82%	58	1.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-821	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-14.11%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,819
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kern	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44,828	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.29%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45,775	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.31%	1,616	1.74%	621	0.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-947	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1.02%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|92,840
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kings	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7,444	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.11%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,540	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.78%	163	1.14%	138	0.97%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|904	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|6.33%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|14,285
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lake	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,733	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.71%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,381	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.97%	159	1.54%	81	0.78%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-648	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-6.26%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|10,354
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lassen	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,111	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.13%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,165	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.76%	117	2.15%	52	0.96%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|946	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|17.37%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,445
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Los Angeles	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,059,533	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|898,808	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.82%	24,601	1.23%	22,223	1.11%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|160,725	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|8.02%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,005,165
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Madera	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,584	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.17%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,137	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.08%	124	1.14%	67	0.61%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|447	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4.10%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|10,912
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Marin	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|36,384	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|40,619	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.18%	905	1.14%	1,456	1.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-4,235	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5.34%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|79,364
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mariposa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,658	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.28%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,893	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.69%	66	1.80%	45	1.23%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-235	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-6.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,662
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mendocino	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|9,158	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.31%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|8,373	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.00%	312	1.71%	360	1.98%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|785	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4.31%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|18,203
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Merced	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|12,779	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.89%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|11,339	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.05%	318	1.29%	189	0.77%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,440	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5.85%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|24,625
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Modoc	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,395	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,705	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.97%	41	1.30%	18	0.57%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-310	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-9.81%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,159
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mono	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|817	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.45%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,161	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.06%	55	2.66%	38	1.83%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-344	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-16.61%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,071
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Monterey	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|28,832	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.09%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|32,218	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.50%	748	1.20%	764	1.22%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-3,386	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5.41%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|62,562
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Napa	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|15,200	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.44%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|16,048	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.09%	441	1.38%	350	1.09%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-848	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2.65%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|32,039
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Nevada	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,225	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|7,101	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.72%	249	1.95%	169	1.33%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1,876	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-14.72%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|12,744
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Orange	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|212,638	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|297,870	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.87%	8,198	1.57%	5,090	0.97%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-85,232	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-16.27%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|523,796
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Placer	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|15,744	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.50%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14,510	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.54%	566	1.82%	358	1.15%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,234	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3.96%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|31,178
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Plumas	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,031	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.77%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,279	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.93%	66	1.21%	59	1.09%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|752	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|13.84%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,435
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Riverside	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|70,515	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|73,102	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.69%	2,115	1.44%	1,374	0.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2,587	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1.76%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|147,106
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sacramento	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|117,711	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.62%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|104,595	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.86%	2,812	1.23%	2,934	1.29%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|13,116	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5.75%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|228,052
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Benito	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,722	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.05%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,199	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.95%	60	0.99%	61	1.01%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-477	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-7.89%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,042
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Bernardino	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|87,133	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.85%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|82,611	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.27%	3,624	2.07%	1,413	0.81%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,522	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2.59%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|174,782
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Diego	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|196,930	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.82%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|249,444	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.24%	7,999	1.74%	5,501	1.20%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-52,514	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-11.42%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|459,874
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Francisco	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|136,896	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|61.81%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|78,759	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|35.56%	1,806	0.82%	4,009	1.81%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58,137	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|26.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|221,470
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Joaquin	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|38,429	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.69%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43,744	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.01%	1,284	1.53%	643	0.76%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5,315	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-6.32%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|84,100
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Luis Obispo	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,429	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.82%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|20,300	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.96%	394	0.97%	510	1.26%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-871	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2.14%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|40,633
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Mateo	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|91,808	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.62%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|88,235	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.69%	2,622	1.42%	2,361	1.28%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,573	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1.93%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|185,026
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Santa Barbara	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42,221	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47,263	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.48%	854	0.93%	1,470	1.60%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5,042	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-5.49%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|91,808
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Santa Clara	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|166,760	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.63%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|153,761	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.69%	4,628	1.41%	4,201	1.28%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|12,999	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3.95%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|329,350
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Santa Cruz	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|28,600	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|27,750	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.23%	822	1.40%	1,587	2.70%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|850	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1.45%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|58,789
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Shasta	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|15,764	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.51%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|11,716	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.25%	637	2.24%	284	1.00%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,048	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|14.25%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|28,401
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sierra	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|629	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|513	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43.22%	26	2.19%	19	1.60%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|116	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|9.77%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,187
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Siskiyou	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|6,515	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|53.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,229	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43.28%	201	1.66%	136	1.13%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,286	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|10.64%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|12,081
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Solano	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|24,955	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.43%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|19,524	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.58%	591	1.29%	781	1.70%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,431	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|11.84%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|45,851
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sonoma	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40,756	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.48%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|40,339	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.98%	1,077	1.28%	1,898	2.26%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|417	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|0.50%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|84,070
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Stanislaus	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|27,931	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.97%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|29,186	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.13%	673	1.16%	430	0.74%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1,255	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58,220
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sutter	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,141	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.32%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|7,642	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.45%	182	1.39%	110	0.84%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-2,501	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-19.13%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|13,075
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tehama	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,618	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.73%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,373	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.56%	219	1.94%	87	0.77%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|245	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2.17%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|11,297
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trinity	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,762	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.24%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,519	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.17%	104	3.02%	54	1.57%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|243	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7.07%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,439
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tulare	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20,589	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.93%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|24,103	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|52.60%	692	1.51%	440	0.96%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-3,514	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-7.67%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45,824
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tuolumne	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,165	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|40.16%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,952	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.39%	162	1.56%	93	0.90%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-1,787	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-17.23%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|10,372
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Ventura	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|56,189	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.20%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|60,122	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.50%	1,554	1.31%	1,184	0.99%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-3,933	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|-3.30%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|119,049
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Yolo	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|18,249	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.00%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14,734	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43.60%	230	0.68%	579	1.71%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,515	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|10.40%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|33,792
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Yuba	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|5,237	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|51.04%	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|4,752	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.32%	173	1.69%	98	0.96%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|485	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4.73%	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|10,260
Total	3,131,648	50.12%	2,952,954	47.26%	83,869	1.34%	75,004	1.20%	178,694	2.86%	6,248,070

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Del Norte
• Humboldt
• Imperial
• Los Angeles
• Mendocino
• Merced
• Placer
• San Bernardino
• San Mateo
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Siskiyou
• Solano
• Sonoma
• Tehama
• Trinity
• Yuba

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Stanislaus