1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1946 7 November 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 7 November 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, 7 November 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 3 January 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 November 13, 2023.
2. "Warren Ballots Beat Roosevelt's Vote By 1,127,898". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento. December 21, 1950. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
3. "CA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
4. Compiled by Frank M. Jordan, Secretary of State. State of California. Statement of Vote. General Election November 7, 1950. p. 5.