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1950 California gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1950 California gubernatorial election
country	California
flag_image	Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1946 California gubernatorial election
previous_year	1946
next_election	1954 California gubernatorial election
next_year	1954
election_date	November 7, 1950
image1	Earl Warren Portrait, half figure, seated, facing front, as Governor (cropped 3x4).jpg
nominee1	Earl Warren
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	2,461,754
percentage1	64.85%
image2	James Roosevelt 1950 NARA - 196358 (cropped).jpg
nominee2	James Roosevelt
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	1,333,856
percentage2	35.14%
map_image	1950 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results

title	Governor
before_election	Earl Warren
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Earl Warren
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Warren:
The 1950 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. For the last time, Warren was reelected governor in a landslide over the Democratic opponent, James Roosevelt, the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Warren is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to have won Alameda County, along with being the last nominee of any party to sweep every county in the state.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1950.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Welburn Mayock, former counsel to the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee
Olindo R. Angelillo, engineer
Roy E. Land
William E. Riker, perennial candidate
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman, son of Franklin Roosevelt, insurance broker
Earl Warren, incumbent Governor

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Olindo R. Angelillo, engineer
Roy E. Land
William E. Riker, perennial candidate
James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman
Earl Warren, incumbent Governor

Results

Independent–Progressive primary

Candidates

James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman

Results

General election results

Results by county

County	Earl Warren
Republican	James Roosevelt
Democratic	Scattering
Write-in	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	2,461,754	64.85%	1,333,856	35.14%	480	0.01%	1,127,898	29.71%	3,796,090
	Alameda		177,330		61.52%		110,876		38.47%		31		0.01%		66,454		23.06%		288,237
	Alpine		109		80.74%		26		19.26%		0		0.00%		83		61.48%		135
	Amador		2,216		56.26%		1,723		43.74%		0		0.00%		493		12.52%		3,939
	Butte		14,365		62.07%		8,779		37.93%		0		0.00%		5,586		24.14%		23,144
	Calaveras		2,815		59.98%		1,878		40.02%		0		0.00%		937		19.97%		4,693
	Colusa		2,825		72.14%		1,091		27.86%		0		0.00%		1,734		44.28%		3,916
	Contra Costa		53,486		57.56%		39,430		42.43%		7		0.01%		14,056		15.13%		92,923
	Del Norte		2,091		65.16%		1,118		34.84%		0		0.00%		973		30.32%		3,209
	El Dorado		4,588		62.64%		2,736		37.36%		0		0.00%		1,852		25.29%		7,324
	Fresno		56,987		65.69%		29,764		34.31%		7		0.01%		27,223		31.38%		86,758
	Glenn		3,948		71.86%		1,545		28.12%		1		0.02%		2,403		43.74%		5,494
	Humboldt		14,946		62.04%		9,143		37.96%		0		0.00%		5,803		24.09%		24,089
	Imperial		8,879		69.22%		3,947		30.77%		1		0.01%		4,932		38.45%		12,827
	Inyo		2,886		74.55%		985		25.45%		0		0.00%		1,901		49.11%		3,871
	Kern		39,250		60.95%		25,143		39.04%		6		0.01%		14,107		21.91%		64,399
	Kings		7,694		62.82%		4,552		37.17%		1		0.01%		3,142		25.66%		12,247
	Lake		3,708		68.15%		1,730		31.80%		3		0.06%		1,978		36.35%		5,441
	Lassen		3,120		56.02%		2,449		43.98%		0		0.00%		671		12.05%		5,569
	Los Angeles		1,005,344		63.94%		566,805		36.05%		273		0.02%		438,539		27.89%		1,572,422
	Madera		6,102		62.45%		3,669		37.55%		0		0.00%		2,433		24.90%		9,771
	Marin		25,347		77.31%		7,435		22.68%		6		0.02%		17,912		54.63%		32,788
	Mariposa		1,603		65.91%		829		34.09%		0		0.00%		774		31.83%		2,432
	Mendocino		7,824		61.09%		4,983		38.91%		1		0.01%		2,841		22.18%		12,808
	Merced		11,476		64.00%		6,454		35.99%		1		0.01%		5,022		28.01%		17,931
	Modoc		2,275		65.13%		1,218		34.87%		0		0.00%		1,057		30.26%		3,493
	Mono		702		76.89%		211		23.11%		0		0.00%		491		53.78%		913
	Monterey		22,858		66.10%		11,721		33.89%		4		0.01%		11,137		32.20%		34,583
	Napa		11,429		70.14%		4,866		29.86%		0		0.00%		6,563		40.28%		16,295
	Nevada		5,276		65.32%		2,801		34.68%		0		0.00%		2,475		30.64%		8,077
	Orange		57,335		75.38%		18,720		24.61%		4		0.01%		38,615		50.77%		76,059
	Placer		9,361		58.12%		6,744		41.88%		0		0.00%		2,617		16.25%		16,105
	Plumas		2,923		51.51%		2,749		48.44%		3		0.05%		174		3.07%		5,675
	Riverside		37,334		66.92%		18,449		33.07%		8		0.01%		18,885		33.85%		55,791
	Sacramento		65,748		64.98%		35,441		35.02%		0		0.00%		30,307		29.95%		101,189
	San Benito		3,231		71.28%		1,302		28.72%		0		0.00%		1,929		42.55%		4,533
	San Bernardino		59,138		63.39%		34,135		36.59%		12		0.01%		25,003		26.80%		93,285
	San Diego		128,309		67.20%		62,598		32.79%		26		0.01%		65,711		34.42%		190,933
	San Francisco		200,323		65.22%		106,809		34.78%		6		0.00%		93,514		30.45%		307,138
	San Joaquin		36,275		60.96%		23,221		39.02%		9		0.02%		13,054		21.94%		59,505
	San Luis Obispo		13,043		66.75%		6,496		33.24%		2		0.01%		6,547		33.50%		19,541
	San Mateo		68,548		75.79%		21,880		24.19%		16		0.02%		46,668		51.60%		90,444
	Santa Barbara		25,519		73.98%		8,976		26.02%		0		0.00%		16,543		47.96%		34,495
	Santa Clara		67,548		70.77%		27,876		29.21%		19		0.02%		39,672		41.57%		95,443
	Santa Cruz		18,926		68.39%		8,746		31.60%		2		0.01%		10,180		36.79%		27,674
	Shasta		7,155		53.24%		6,282		46.75%		1		0.01%		873		6.50%		13,438
	Sierra		741		61.14%		470		38.78%		1		0.08%		271		22.36%		1,212
	Siskiyou		8,141		63.72%		4,635		36.28%		0		0.00%		3,506		27.44%		12,776
	Solano		20,261		59.42%		13,838		40.58%		0		0.00%		6,423		18.84%		34,099
	Sonoma		27,896		70.55%		11,629		29.41%		14		0.04%		16,267		41.14%		39,539
	Stanislaus		27,121		69.73%		11,773		30.27%		3		0.01%		15,348		39.46%		38,897
	Sutter		5,400		68.92%		2,435		31.08%		0		0.00%		2,965		37.84%		7,835
	Tehama		4,443		62.24%		2,694		37.74%		1		0.01%		1,749		24.50%		7,138
	Trinity		1,434		59.60%		972		40.40%		0		0.00%		462		19.20%		2,406
	Tulare		27,050		64.29%		15,018		35.69%		9		0.02%		12,032		28.60%		42,077
	Tuolumne		3,660		62.39%		2,206		37.61%		0		0.00%		1,454		24.79%		5,866
	Ventura		20,231		61.70%		12,556		38.29%		2		0.01%		7,675		23.41%		32,789
	Yolo		8,654		67.83%		4,104		32.17%		0		0.00%		4,660		35.66%		12,758
	Yuba		4,527		58.62%		3,195		41.38%		0		0.00%		1,332		17.25%		7,722

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

"CA Governor, 1950". Our Campaigns.
. (14 March 1970). ["Welburn Mayock, Ex-Democratic Aide"](https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/14/archives/welburn-mayock-exdemocratic-aide.html). *New York Times*.
. ["Angelillo, Olindo R."](https://snaccooperative.org/view/14087309).
. (5 June 1950). ["Democrats! These Republicans are Riding the DONKEY on Your Ballot!"](https://newspaperarchive.com/bakersfield-californian-jun-05-1950-p-32/). *Bakersfield Californian*.
. (June 16, 1950). ["Political Muddle"](https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1950-06-16/ed-1/seq-25/). *Milford Chronicle*.
California Secretary of State. "State of California Statement of Vote Direct Primary Election and Special State-Wide Election June 6, 1950". State Printing Office.
California Secretary of State. "State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 7, 1950". State Printing Office.

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