California gubernatorial election, 1954

California gubernatorial election, 1954
California
November 2, 1954
 
Nominee Goodwin Knight Richard P. Graves
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,290,519 1,739,368
Percentage 56.83% 43.16%

Election results by county
Governor before election

Goodwin Knight
Republican

 Elected Governor

Goodwin Knight
Republican

The California gubernatorial election, 1954 was held on November 2, 1954.

General election results

1954 gubernatorial election, California
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Goodwin Knight (incumbent) 2,290,519 56.83
Democratic Richard P. Graves 1,739,368 43.16
No party Scattering 481 0.01%
Total votes 4,030,368 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

Results by county

County Knight Votes Graves Votes Others Votes
Kings 88.20% 50,760 11.80% 6,789 0.00% 0
Alpine 80.88% 110 19.12% 26 0.00% 0
Mono 76.20% 602 23.80% 188 0.00% 0
Orange 69.65% 63,148 30.34% 27,511 0.01% 7
Inyo 66.45% 2,662 33.55% 1,344 0.00% 0
Lake 64.98% 3,409 35.02% 1,837 0.00% 0
Del Norte 64.86% 2,584 35.14% 1,400 0.00% 0
San Benito 64.86% 2,911 35.14% 1,577 0.00% 0
Sonoma 64.55% 26,766 35.45% 14,699 0.01% 3
San Diego 64.23% 139,769 35.76% 77,817 0.00% 6
Santa Cruz 64.17% 19,008 35.83% 10,613 0.00% 1
Marin 64.01% 23,830 35.97% 13,392 0.01% 4
Santa Clara 63.41% 72,965 36.58% 42,088 0.01% 9
Humboldt 63.39% 16,324 36.61% 9,426 0.00% 0
Riverside 63.22% 39,047 36.77% 22,706 0.01% 6
San Mateo 63.02% 71,440 36.97% 41,910 0.01% 13
Santa Barbara 62.63% 23,368 37.36% 13,941 0.01% 2
Mariposa 60.80% 1,405 39.20% 906 0.00% 0
Napa 60.59% 10,992 39.41% 7,149 0.00% 0
Mendocino 59.94% 9,146 40.05% 6,111 0.01% 1
Monterey 59.45% 22,593 40.55% 15,411 0.01% 2
Tehama 59.20% 4,566 40.80% 3,147 0.00% 0
Butte 58.92% 14,390 41.08% 10,035 0.00% 0
San Bernardino 58.39% 60,417 41.61% 43,058 0.00% 5
San Luis Obispo 58.34% 12,808 41.65% 9,145 0.01% 2
Imperial 58.25% 7,664 41.75% 5,494 0.00% 0
Sutter 58.15% 4,704 41.85% 3,386 0.00% 0
Colusa 57.76% 2,337 42.24% 1,709 0.00% 0
Glenn 57.45% 3,197 42.55% 2,368 0.00% 0
Los Angeles 57.31% 950,611 42.67% 707,734 0.02% 303
Nevada 57.13% 4,376 42.87% 3,284 0.00% 0
San Joaquin 55.99% 36,111 44.01% 28,384 0.01% 6
San Francisco 55.97% 151,458 44.03% 119,138 0.00% 13
El Dorado 54.87% 3,968 45.13% 3,264 0.00% 0
Modoc 54.70% 1,763 45.30% 1,460 0.00% 0
Tulare 54.64% 21,491 45.36% 17,842 0.00% 1
Calaveras 53.64% 2,574 46.36% 2,225 0.00% 0
Ventura 53.33% 19,926 46.66% 17,434 0.01% 4
Siskiyou 52.72% 6,019 47.28% 5,397 0.00% 0
Kern 51.69% 35,301 48.31% 32,997 0.00% 1
Contra Costa 51.61% 58,340 48.37% 54,681 0.01% 15
Stanislaus 50.77% 21,487 49.22% 20,828 0.01% 4
Alameda 49.93% 143,007 50.05% 143,350 0.02% 52
Yolo 49.77% 7,053 50.20% 7,114 0.04% 5
Sacramento 49.61% 55,277 50.38% 56,137 0.01% 12
Yuba 49.30% 3,462 50.70% 3,561 0.00% 0
Trinity 49.16% 1,137 50.84% 1,176 0.00% 0
Sierra 49.15% 579 50.85% 599 0.00% 0
Fresno 49.12% 44,581 50.87% 46,168 0.00% 2
Solano 48.87% 16,537 51.13% 17,303 0.00% 0
Merced 48.46% 9,924 51.53% 10,553 0.00% 1
Tuolumne 47.60% 2,773 52.40% 3,053 0.00% 0
Placer 46.97% 7,459 53.03% 8,420 0.00% 0
Madera 46.94% 5,147 53.06% 5,817 0.00% 0
Amador 45.86% 1,964 54.14% 2,319 0.00% 0
Lassen 45.30% 2,597 54.70% 3,136 0.00% 0
Shasta 44.69% 6,582 55.30% 8,144 0.01% 1
Plumas 43.50% 2,053 56.50% 2,667 0.00% 0

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