1950 California gubernatorial election explained

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%
Nominee2:	James Roosevelt
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,333,856
Percentage2:	35.14%
Map Size:	240px
Governor
Before Election:	Earl Warren
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Earl Warren
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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.^[1]

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^[2]
• Olindo R. Angelillo, engineer^{[3] [4]}
• Roy E. Land
• William E. Riker, perennial candidate
• James Roosevelt, Democratic National Committeeman, son of Franklin Roosevelt, insurance broker^[5]
• 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
		%		%		%		%
	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
Total	2,461,754	64.85%	1,333,856	35.14%	480	0.01%	1,127,898	29.71%	3,796,090

Bibliography

• Brazil . Burton R. . March 1951 . The 1950 Elections in California . The Western Political Quarterly . 4 . 1 . 67–71 . University of Utah . 11 July 2023 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: CA Governor, 1950 . Our Campaigns . 11 July 2023.
2. News: . 14 March 1970 . Welburn Mayock, Ex-Democratic Aide . 31 . New York Times . New York, NY . 11 July 2023 .
3. Web site: Angelillo, Olindo R. . . Social Networks and Archival Context . 11 July 2023 .
4. News: . 5 June 1950 . Democrats! These Republicans are Riding the DONKEY on Your Ballot! . 32 . Bakersfield Californian . Bakersfield, CA . 11 July 2023 .
5. News: . June 16, 1950 . Political Muddle . 25 . Milford Chronicle . Milford, Del. . 11 July 2023.