1922 California gubernatorial election

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1922 California gubernatorial election

| country = California

| type = presidential

| flag_image = Flag of California (1911–1924).png{{!}}border

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1918 California gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1918

| next_election = 1926 California gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1926

| election_date = November 7, 1922

| image1 = Friend Richardson (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Friend William Richardson

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 576,445

| percentage1 = 59.69%

| image2 = Thomas L. Woolwine, 1920.jpg

| nominee2 = Thomas Lee Woolwine

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 347,530

| percentage2 = 35.98%

| map_image = 1922 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results

Richardson: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}}
{{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}
Woolwine: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50-60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = William Stephens

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Friend Richardson

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsCA}}

The 1922 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. California State Treasurer Friend Richardson defeated incumbent governor William Stephens in the Republican primary while Los Angeles County District Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine defeated Mattison B. Jones in the Democratic primary.{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/161175068|title=JOHNSON AND RICHARDSON LEADING IN COUNT: CONTESTS FOR SENATOR AND FOR GOVERNOR ARE CLOSE Lineberger Decisively Defeats Randall for Congress; Young Ahead for Lieutenant-Governor; Lawlor Beats Wilbur; Traeger is Victor RACE IS CLOSE FOR SENATOR|date=August 30, 1922|website=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|161175068}} }} Richardson would defeat Woolwine in the general election and would roll back many of the Progressive reforms made by Stephens and his predecessor, Hiram Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU19221216.2.9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------|title= FINAL VOTE COUNT SHOWSLARGELEAD GIVEN RICHARDSON|website=The Sacramento Union|date=December 16, 1922}} Richardson's 59.69% vote share was the largest ever achieved by a gubernatorial candidate in California to that point, though that record would be broken in the next election.

Primaries

= Republican primary =

Incumbent Republican governor William Stephens, who had succeeded Hiram Johnson upon his resignation in 1917 and then was elected to a term of his own in 1918, sought a second term as governor. By that time, Republicans had grown more conservative than the years prior, pushing against Progressives like Stephens.{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/161172604|title=ELECTION RESULTS|website=Los Angeles Times|date=August 31, 1922|id={{ProQuest|161172604}} }} California State Treasurer Friend Richardson, previously a Progressive in 1914, campaigned on a conservative platform and utilizing a fatigue on Progressive politics in the state. In the Republican primary, Stephens lost to Richardson by 25,000 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/161169670|title=RICHARDSON IS NOMINATED!: Stephens Loses Race by 15,000; Johnson is Safe RICHARDSON'S LEAD 15,000 Meet Our Next Governor|date=August 31, 1922|website=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|161169670}} }}

{{Election box begin no change| title = Republican primary results{{cite book |title=Statement of Vote at Primary Election held on August 29, 1922 in the State of California|author=California Secretary of State|publisher=State Printing Office|location=Sacramento, California |pages=4 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0068276146&seq=6 |access-date=19 July 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Friend William Richardson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 286,442

| percentage =52.27%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William D. Stephens (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =261,521

| percentage =47.73%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes =547,963

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Democratic primary =

Los Angeles County District Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine and attorney Mattison B. Jones ran in the Democratic ticket.{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/161135376|title=ANGELENO WILL SEEK HIGH POST: Mattison B. Jones Named by Democrats as Candidate for Governorship|date=July 6, 1922|website=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|161135376}} }} Woolwine defeated Jones in the primary.{{cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41172284|title=District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine: Stormy Petrel of Politics|date=Winter 2005–2006|volume=87|number=4|pages=377–396|publisher=University of California Press|jstor=41172284 |last1=Apostol |first1=Jane |journal=Southern California Quarterly |doi=10.2307/41172284 |url-access=subscription}}

{{Election box begin no change| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Thomas Lee Woolwine

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =75,868

| percentage =60.40%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mattison B. Jones

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =45,631

| percentage =36.11%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Friend William Richardson (write-in)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =2,313

| percentage =1.84%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William D. Stephens (write-in)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =2,061

| percentage =1.64%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes =125,603

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Prohibition primary =

Governor Stephens and Jones cross-filed in the Prohibition primary, but due to Stephens not winning the Republican primary, the Prohibition Party was unable to run a candidate in the race.

{{Election box begin no change| title = Prohibition primary results

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William D. Stephens

| party = Prohibition Party

| votes = 5,632

| percentage =66.38%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mattison B. Jones

| party = Prohibition Party

| votes = 2,289

| percentage =26.98%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Friend William Richardson (write-in)

| party = Prohibition Party

| votes =563

| percentage =6.64%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes =8,484

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Socialist primary =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Socialist primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate =Alexander Horr

| party = Socialist Party of America

| votes = 6,719

| percentage =100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes =6,719

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election results

{{Election box begin | title=1922 California gubernatorial election{{cite book |title=Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 7, 1922 in the State of California|author=California Secretary of State|publisher=State Printing Office|location=Sacramento, California |pages=12 |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvo19081922cali/page/12/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=19 July 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Friend William Richardson

|votes = 576,445

|percentage = 59.69%

|change = +3.41%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Thomas Lee Woolwine

|votes = 347,530

|percentage = 35.98%

|change = +35.98%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Party of America

|candidate = Alexander Horr

|votes = 41,418

|percentage = 4.29%

|change = +0.08%

}}

{{Election box candidate |

|party =

|candidate = Scattering

|votes = 394

|percentage = 0.04%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 228,915

| percentage = 23.70%

| change =

}}

{{Election box total|

|votes = 965,787

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

|swing = +3.90%

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

width="85%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |County

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Friend William Richardson
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Thomas Lee Woolwine
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Alexander Horr
Socialist

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Scattering
Write-in

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast

style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Alameda

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60,130

| {{party shading/Republican}}|61.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33,250

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.94%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4,584

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.68%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|26,880

| {{party shading/Republican}}|27.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|97,964

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine

| {{party shading/Republican}}|45

| {{party shading/Republican}}|77.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|12

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|20.69%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|0

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|1.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|33

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,111

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.80%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,082

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.50%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|37

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|0.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,231

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,493

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.52%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,922

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.36%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|303

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.12%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,571

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,718

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,325

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|908

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.99%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|94

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.04%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

| {{party shading/None}}|0.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|417

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,329

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,723

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,469

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.44%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|41

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.27%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|254

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,233

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Contra Costa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,860

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,620

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.51%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|862

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.27%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,240

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16,342

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Del Norte

| {{party shading/Republican}}|653

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|291

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|29.25%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|51

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.13%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|362

| {{party shading/Republican}}|36.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|995

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|El Dorado

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,308

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,438

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.58%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|97

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

130

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

4.57%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,843

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno

| {{party shading/Republican}}|19,354

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.37%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,164

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.82%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1,540

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.80%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,190

| {{party shading/Republican}}|25.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|32,058

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,659

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,257

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.61%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|59

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.48%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|0.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,402

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,976

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Humboldt

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,984

| {{party shading/Republican}}|73.91%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,345

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|21.71%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|474

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.39%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,639

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|10,803

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Imperial

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,376

| {{party shading/Republican}}|63.17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,328

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.61%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|223

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.22%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,048

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,927

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,678

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|692

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.33%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|160

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|6.32%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

| {{party shading/None}}|0.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|986

| {{party shading/Republican}}|38.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,532

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,706

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,970

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.71%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1,325

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|7.36%

| {{party shading/None}}|7

| {{party shading/None}}|0.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,736

| {{party shading/Republican}}|15.19%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18,008

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,550

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58.65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,304

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.06%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|199

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.29%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,246

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,053

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lake

| {{party shading/Republican}}|951

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|669

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.30%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|40

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|282

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,660

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,138

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.87%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,026

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.86%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|73

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.26%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|112

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,237

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Los Angeles

| {{party shading/Republican}}|169,563

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|74,892

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|29.18%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|12,072

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.70%

| {{party shading/None}}|146

| {{party shading/None}}|0.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|94,671

| {{party shading/Republican}}|36.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|256,673

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,031

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,575

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.58%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|181

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.78%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|0.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|456

| {{party shading/Republican}}|12.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,788

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Marin

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,211

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,738

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.52%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|276

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.99%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,473

| {{party shading/Republican}}|15.97%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,225

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mariposa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|456

| {{party shading/Republican}}|45.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|496

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.95%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|41

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.13%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

40

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

4.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|993

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mendocino

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,531

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,380

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.82%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|220

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.59%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,151

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,131

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,550

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,311

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.69%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|268

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.37%

| {{party shading/None}}|3

| {{party shading/None}}|0.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,239

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,132

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,110

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|696

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.56%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|47

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.54%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|414

| {{party shading/Republican}}|22.34%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,853

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono

| {{party shading/Republican}}|221

| {{party shading/Republican}}|67.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|86

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.22%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|21

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|6.40%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|135

| {{party shading/Republican}}|41.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|328

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Monterey

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,145

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,826

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.47%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|188

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.63%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,319

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,159

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Napa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,541

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,401

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.67%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|182

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.55%

| {{party shading/None}}|10

| {{party shading/None}}|0.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|140

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,134

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,959

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.33%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,478

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.99%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|169

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.69%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|481

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13.34%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,606

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange

| {{party shading/Republican}}|15,137

| {{party shading/Republican}}|75.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,351

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|21.56%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|684

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.39%

| {{party shading/None}}|8

| {{party shading/None}}|0.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|10,786

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20,180

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,817

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,702

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.01%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|229

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.98%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|115

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,748

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Plumas

| {{party shading/Republican}}|580

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|559

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.47%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|118

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|9.39%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,257

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside

| {{party shading/Republican}}|10,351

| {{party shading/Republican}}|75.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,921

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|21.41%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|371

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.72%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

| {{party shading/None}}|0.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,430

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,645

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sacramento

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,530

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.98%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|13,474

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.35%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1,033

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.55%

| {{party shading/None}}|35

| {{party shading/None}}|0.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,056

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29,072

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Benito

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,782

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58.99%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,165

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.56%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|74

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.45%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|617

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,021

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Bernardino

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,699

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,566

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.87%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1,448

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|6.99%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,133

| {{party shading/Republican}}|39.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20,713

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Diego

| {{party shading/Republican}}|22,792

| {{party shading/Republican}}|69.29%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,271

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|25.14%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1,823

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.54%

| {{party shading/None}}|8

| {{party shading/None}}|0.02%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,521

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|32,894

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Francisco

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56,302

| {{party shading/Republican}}|42.58%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|70,464

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.29%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5,336

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.04%

| {{party shading/None}}|123

| {{party shading/None}}|0.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

14,162

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

10.71%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|132,225

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Joaquin

| {{party shading/Republican}}|12,567

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.23%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,539

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.13%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|758

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.63%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,028

| {{party shading/Republican}}|24.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20,864

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Luis Obispo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,344

| {{party shading/Republican}}|62.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,185

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.49%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|400

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.76%

| {{party shading/None}}|10

| {{party shading/None}}|0.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,159

| {{party shading/Republican}}|31.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,939

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Mateo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,227

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.20%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,658

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.61%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|508

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.10%

| {{party shading/None}}|11

| {{party shading/None}}|0.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|569

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|12,404

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Barbara

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,754

| {{party shading/Republican}}|68.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,873

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.95%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|295

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.97%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|0.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,881

| {{party shading/Republican}}|39.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,923

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Clara

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,977

| {{party shading/Republican}}|63.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,484

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.57%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|787

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|2.79%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,493

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|28,248

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Cruz

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,789

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,591

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|29.79%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|318

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,198

| {{party shading/Republican}}|36.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,698

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,659

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,272

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.24%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|205

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.99%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|387

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,136

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra

| {{party shading/Republican}}|320

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|251

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.40%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|20

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.38%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

| {{party shading/None}}|0.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|69

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|592

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,922

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,487

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.27%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|338

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.88%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|435

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,747

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Solano

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,168

| {{party shading/Republican}}|47.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,343

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.12%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|366

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.36%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

175

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

1.61%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,877

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sonoma

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,004

| {{party shading/Republican}}|55.45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,748

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.55%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|487

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.00%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,256

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16,239

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,997

| {{party shading/Republican}}|67.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,831

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.61%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|547

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|4.08%

| {{party shading/None}}|17

| {{party shading/None}}|0.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,166

| {{party shading/Republican}}|38.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,392

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,728

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,107

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.36%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|51

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.77%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|621

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21.52%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,886

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,528

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64.08%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,264

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.04%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|153

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.88%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,264

| {{party shading/Republican}}|32.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,945

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity

| {{party shading/Republican}}|597

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.80%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|377

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.87%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|77

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|7.33%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|220

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,051

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,978

| {{party shading/Republican}}|69.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,640

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.97%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|586

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,338

| {{party shading/Republican}}|42.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,204

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,709

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,445

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.17%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|191

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|5.71%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

| {{party shading/None}}|0.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|264

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,347

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,145

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.24%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,377

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|30.60%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|243

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|3.13%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

| {{party shading/None}}|0.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,768

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,767

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yolo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,964

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,375

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.74%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|91

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.68%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|589

| {{party shading/Republican}}|10.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,430

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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,716

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.16%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,584

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.23%

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|54

| {{party shading/Socialist}}|1.61%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

| {{party shading/None}}|0.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|132

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,354

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!Total!!576,445!!59.69%!!347,530!!35.98%!!41,418!!4.29%!!394!!0.04%!!228,915!!23.70%!!965,787

== Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican ==

== Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic ==

== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==

References

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