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The 1954California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican governor Goodwin Knight, who had ascended to the office after Earl Warren resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States the previous year, won the election to serve his sole term as Governor of California.
Knight remains the last Republican gubernatorial candidate as of to date to carry San Francisco.
Primary elections were held on June 8, 1954.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard P. Graves | 860,846 | 50.62 | |
| Republican | Goodwin Knight | 718,695 | 42.26 | |
| Democratic | Roderick J. Wilson | 121,212 | 7.13 | |
| Total votes | 1,700,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Goodwin Knight | 1,198,896 | 89.61 | |
| Democratic | Richard P. Graves | 112,919 | 8.44 | |
| Republican | Cornell L. Gabrish | 26,084 | 1.95 | |
| Total votes | 1,337,899 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cornell L. Galbrish | 1,896 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 1,896 | 100.00 | ||
Galbrish was disqualified from the general election as he had not won his own party's nomination.
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Knight is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to have won San Francisco 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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