1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1946 November 7, 1950 1954  →

Nominee Goodwin Knight Monroe Deutsch Party Republican Write-in Popular vote 3,089,278 557 Percentage 99.90% 0.02%

County results Knight:     90–100%

Lieutenant Governor before election Goodwin Knight Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Goodwin Knight Republican

The 1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Goodwin Knight easily won re-election against Write-in candidate Monroe Deutsch. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, November 7, 1950, Republican nominee Goodwin Knight won re-election by a margin of over 3 million votes against write-in candidate Monroe Deutsch, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Knight was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1951. ^[3]

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1950 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Goodwin Knight (incumbent)	3,089,278	99.90
	Write-in	Monroe Deutsch	557	0.02
	Scattering		2,593	0.08
Total votes			3,092,428	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "November 7, 1950". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
2. "Warren Ballots Beat Roosevelt's Vote By 1,127,898". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento. December 21, 1950. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
3. "CA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
4. Compiled by Frank M. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. General Election November 7, 1950. p. 5.