1942 California gubernatorial election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1942 California gubernatorial election

| country = California

|flag_image=Flag of California (1924–1953).png{{!}}border

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1938 California gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1938

| next_election = 1946 California gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1946

| election_date = November 3, 1942

| image1 = Earl Warren 1944 3x4.jpg

| nominee1 = Earl Warren

| party1 = California Republican Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,275,287

| percentage1 = 57.07%

| image2 = Culbert L. Olson at a convention for the California Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Culbert Olson

| party2 = California Democratic Party

| popular_vote2 = 932,995

| percentage2 = 41.75%

| map_image = 1942 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County results

Warren: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}
Olson: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Culbert Olson

| before_party = California Democratic Party

| after_election = Earl Warren

| after_party = California Republican Party

}}

{{ElectionsCA}}

The 1942 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. The election pitted incumbent Democratic Governor Culbert Olson against state Attorney General Earl Warren. Warren won in a landslide to become the 30th governor of California, receiving 57% of the vote to Olson's 42%.

Primary election results

= Candidates =

  • Culbert L. Olson (D), incumbent governor
  • Ray G. Owens (D)
  • Alonzo J. Riggs (D)
  • William E. Riker (R), white supremacist preacher
  • Earl Warren (R), Attorney General of California
  • Nathan T. Porter (Townsend)
  • Fred Dyster (Prohibition)

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change| title = Democratic primary results{{cite book |title=State of California Statement of Vote Primary Election August 25, 1942|author=California Secretary of State|publisher=State Printing Office|location=Sacramento, California |pages=5–6 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31158006563752&seq=7 |access-date=20 July 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Culbert L. Olson (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 514,144

| percentage = 52.04%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Earl Warren

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 404,778

| percentage = 40.97%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ray G. Owens

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 50,780

| percentage = 5.14%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nathan T. Porter

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,032

| percentage = 1.12%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Alonzo J. Riggs

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7,231

| percentage = 0.73%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 987,965

| percentage= 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Earl Warren

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 635,230

| percentage = 94.22%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nathan T. Porter

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,602

| percentage = 2.31%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William E. Riker

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 10,004

| percentage = 1.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Fred Dyster

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 9,824

| percentage = 1.46%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Culbert L. Olson (write-in)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,504

| percentage = 0.52%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 674,164

| percentage= 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Nathan T. Porter

| party = Townsend

| color = #DFBB8C

| votes = 1,899

| percentage = 65.33%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Earl Warren (write-in)

| party = Townsend

| color = #DFBB8C

| votes = 747

| percentage = 25.70%

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = Culbert L. Olson (write-in)

| party = Townsend

| color = #DFBB8C

| votes = 261

| percentage = 8.98%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 2,907

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

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

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate =Fred Dyster

| party = Prohibition Party

| votes = 1,561

| percentage =100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 1,561

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box end}}

General election results

{{Election box begin | title=1942 California gubernatorial election{{cite book |title=State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 3, 1942|author=California Secretary of State|publisher=State Printing Office|location=Sacramento, California |pages=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n193/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=20 July 2024}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Earl Warren

|votes = 1,275,287

|percentage = 57.07%

|change = +12.91%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Culbert Olson (incumbent)

|votes = 932,995

|percentage = 41.75%

|change = -10.74%

}}

{{Election box candidate

| candidate = Nathan T. Porter

| party = Townsend

| color = #DFBB8C

|votes = 15,501

|percentage = 0.69%

|change = +0.69%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Prohibition Party

|candidate = Fred Dyster

|votes = 10,640

|percentage = 0.48%

|change = +0.48%

}}

{{Election box candidate |

|party =

|candidate = Scattering

|votes = 122

|percentage = 0.01%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 342,292

| percentage = 15.32%

| change =

}}

{{Election box total|

|votes = 2,234,545

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

|loser = Democratic Party (United States)

|swing = +23.64%

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Results by county =

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

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Earl Warren
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Culbert L. Olson
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Nathan T. Porter
Townsend

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Fred Dyster
Prohibition

! 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;" data-sort-type="number"| #

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

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Alameda

| {{party shading/Republican}}|110,438

| {{party shading/Republican}}|55.23%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|87,964

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.99%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|963

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.48%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|579

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.29%

| {{party shading/None}}|18

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|22,474

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|199,962

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Alpine

| {{party shading/Republican}}|92

| {{party shading/Republican}}|76.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|27

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|22.31%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.83%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.83%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|121

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Amador

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,506

| {{party shading/Republican}}|61.37%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|926

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.73%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|11

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.45%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|11

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.45%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|580

| {{party shading/Republican}}|23.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,454

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Butte

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,345

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.43%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,198

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.91%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|132

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.03%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|80

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.63%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,147

| {{party shading/Republican}}|32.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|12,755

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Calaveras

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,922

| {{party shading/Republican}}|73.81%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|664

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|25.50%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|13

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.50%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|5

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.19%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,258

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,604

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Colusa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,102

| {{party shading/Republican}}|71.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|805

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.42%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|22

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.75%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.24%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,297

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,936

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21,450

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|19,542

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.27%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|173

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.42%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|175

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.42%

| {{party shading/None}}|4

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,908

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|41,344

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|876

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59.47%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|568

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

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|23

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.56%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|6

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|308

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.91%

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

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,632

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,662

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.16%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|35

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.80%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|26

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.60%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|970

| {{party shading/Republican}}|22.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,355

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Fresno

| {{party shading/Republican}}|23,002

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.39%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|21,116

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.18%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|384

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.86%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|258

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.58%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,886

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44,760

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,955

| {{party shading/Republican}}|68.42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,321

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|30.59%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|25

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.58%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|18

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.42%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,634

| {{party shading/Republican}}|37.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,319

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Humboldt

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,053

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,242

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.46%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|89

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.58%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|43

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.28%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,811

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18.22%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|15,427

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Imperial

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,490

| {{party shading/Republican}}|67.21%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,567

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.42%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|69

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.84%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|43

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.53%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,923

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,169

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Inyo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,861

| {{party shading/Republican}}|70.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|734

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.91%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|23

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.87%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|12

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.46%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,127

| {{party shading/Republican}}|42.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,630

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kern

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18,083

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,707

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

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|139

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.46%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|138

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.46%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,376

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30,068

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kings

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,859

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59.47%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,222

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.43%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|46

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.56%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|44

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.54%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,637

| {{party shading/Republican}}|20.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,171

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lake

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,980

| {{party shading/Republican}}|72.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|676

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|24.76%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|56

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|2.05%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|18

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,304

| {{party shading/Republican}}|47.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,730

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lassen

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,151

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.26%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,763

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.48%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|43

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.08%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.18%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|388

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,964

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|506,038

| {{party shading/Republican}}|54.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|417,360

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.64%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|6,729

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.72%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|4,866

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.52%

| {{party shading/None}}|54

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|88,678

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|935,047

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Madera

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,377

| {{party shading/Republican}}|63.09%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,903

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.55%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|43

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.80%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|30

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.56%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,474

| {{party shading/Republican}}|27.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,353

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Marin

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,307

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,531

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.64%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|58

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.34%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|48

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.28%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,776

| {{party shading/Republican}}|34.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16,944

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mariposa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,019

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.07%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|521

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.27%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|19

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.21%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.45%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|498

| {{party shading/Republican}}|31.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,566

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mendocino

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,719

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64.37%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,056

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.40%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|54

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.61%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|55

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.62%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,663

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29.98%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,884

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Merced

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,075

| {{party shading/Republican}}|61.26%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,310

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.32%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|87

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.75%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|76

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,765

| {{party shading/Republican}}|23.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,550

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Modoc

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,203

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.15%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|771

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.55%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|19

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.95%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.35%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|432

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,000

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mono

| {{party shading/Republican}}|393

| {{party shading/Republican}}|72.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|143

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.48%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.19%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.56%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|250

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|540

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Monterey

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,278

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,738

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.44%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|88

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.51%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|52

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.30%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,540

| {{party shading/Republican}}|32.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,158

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Napa

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,680{{efn|The published Statement of Vote contains a typo for Warren in this county. The correct figure can be found on the original canvass at the State Archives.}}

| {{party shading/Republican}}|62.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,240

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.79%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|88{{efn|The published Statement of Vote contains a typo for Porter in this county. The correct figure can be found on the original canvass at the State Archives.}}

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.97%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|45

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.50%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,440

| {{party shading/Republican}}|26.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,053

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Nevada

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,974

| {{party shading/Republican}}|67.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,893

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.98%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|28

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.47%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|24

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,081

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,919

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Orange

| {{party shading/Republican}}|31,065

| {{party shading/Republican}}|69.54%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,847

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.76%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|377

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.84%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|385

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.86%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18,218

| {{party shading/Republican}}|40.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44,675

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Placer

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,709

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,149

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

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|57

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.64%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|36

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.40%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|560

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,952

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Plumas

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,348

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,537

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.85%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|16

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.55%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.24%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

189

| {{party shading/Democratic}}

6.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,908

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Riverside

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18,547

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.81%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,000

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.94%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|290

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.03%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|342

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1.21%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,547

| {{party shading/Republican}}|33.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|28,181

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sacramento

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29,175

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|26,475

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.11%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|372

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.66%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|173

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.31%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,700

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56,195

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,592

| {{party shading/Republican}}|74.06%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|878

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|25.09%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|11

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.31%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|17

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.49%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,714

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.97%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,500

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|28,517

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,880

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.65%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|365

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.83%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|453

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1.02%

| {{party shading/None}}|5

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,637

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44,220

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51,709

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35,113

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.76%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|906

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.03%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|579

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|16,596

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|88,307

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|120,979

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.40%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|103,888

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.85%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1,178

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.52%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|514

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.23%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,091

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|226,560

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|24,511

| {{party shading/Republican}}|71.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,380

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|27.38%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|228

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.67%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|138

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.40%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|15,131

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|34,257

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,121

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64.28%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,784

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.16%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|100

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.90%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|73

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.66%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,337

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,078

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|26,037

| {{party shading/Republican}}|63.43%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,737

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.90%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|175

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.43%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|96

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.23%

| {{party shading/None}}|5

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|11,300

| {{party shading/Republican}}|27.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|41,050

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,657

| {{party shading/Republican}}|68.71%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,437

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|30.18%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|152

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.71%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|85

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.40%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,220

| {{party shading/Republican}}|38.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21,332

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|37,905

| {{party shading/Republican}}|64.23%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|20,367

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.51%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|482

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.82%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|244

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.41%

| {{party shading/None}}|20

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17.538

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|59,018

style="text-align:center;"

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,858

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,761

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.09%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|136

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.92%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|80

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.54%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,097

| {{party shading/Republican}}|34.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,835

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Shasta

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,591

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,382

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.60%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|119

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.46%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|37

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.46%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,209

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,129

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra

| {{party shading/Republican}}|442

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|376

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.74%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|3

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.36%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.12%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|822

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Siskiyou

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,217

| {{party shading/Republican}}|61.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,151

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.86%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|150

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.75%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|30

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.35%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,066

| {{party shading/Republican}}|24.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,548

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Solano

| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,453

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.25%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,131

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.81%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|123

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.69%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|44

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.25%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,322

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,751

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sonoma

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,299

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,962

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.19%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|132

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.56%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|70

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.30%

| {{party shading/None}}|2

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,337

| {{party shading/Republican}}|22.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|23,465

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Stanislaus

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,286

| {{party shading/Republican}}|62.49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,624

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.86%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|149

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.70%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|201

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.95%

| {{party shading/None}}|1

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,662

| {{party shading/Republican}}|26.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21,261

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sutter

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,552

| {{party shading/Republican}}|73.13%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,258

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|25.90%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|30

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.62%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|17

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.35%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,294

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,857

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tehama

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,339

| {{party shading/Republican}}|73.71%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,133

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|25.01%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|34

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.75%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|24

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.53%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,206

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,530

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Trinity

| {{party shading/Republican}}|948

| {{party shading/Republican}}|58.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|635

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.34%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|26

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|1.61%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|5

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.31%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|313

| {{party shading/Republican}}|19.39%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,614

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tulare

| {{party shading/Republican}}|14,797

| {{party shading/Republican}}|68.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,498

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|30.04%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|175

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.81%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|160

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.74%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,299

| {{party shading/Republican}}|38.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|21,630

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tuolumne

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,624

| {{party shading/Republican}}|65.13%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,360

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.76%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|33

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.82%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|12

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.30%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|31.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,029

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Ventura

| {{party shading/Republican}}|10,282

| {{party shading/Republican}}|56.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,730

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.37%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|147

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.81%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|86

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.47%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,552

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|18,245

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yolo

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,853

| {{party shading/Republican}}|61.93%

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

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.28%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|35

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.45%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|27

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.34%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,932

| {{party shading/Republican}}|24.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,836

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yuba

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,014

| {{party shading/Republican}}|66.92%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,431

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.77%

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|39

| bgcolor="#DFBB8C"|0.87%

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|20

| {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.44%

| {{party shading/None}}|0

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

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,583

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,504

style="text-align:center;"

!Total!!1,275,287!!57.07%!!932,995!!41.75%!!15,501!!0.69%!!10,640!!0.48%!!122!!0.01%!!342,292!!15.32%!!2,234,545

= Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican =

Notes

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References

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{{California gubernatorial elections}}

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1942

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Category:November 1942 in the United States