2010 California gubernatorial election

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2010 California gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jerry Brown Meg Whitman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote5,428,1494,127,391
Percentage53.8%40.9%
2010 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2010 California gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
Brown:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Whitman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Republican

Elected Governor

Jerry Brown
Democratic

The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California have been prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same office since November 6, 1990, incumbent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Former governor Jerry Brown, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2024, this remains the most recent time the governor's office in California has changed partisan control.

Contents

Primary election

Republican party

Republican nominee Meg Whitman campaigning Megwhitmanheadshot (1).jpg
Republican nominee Meg Whitman campaigning

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredTom
Campbell*		Meg
Whitman		Steve
Poizner		Peter
Foy*
Capitol Weekly /Probolsky [2] January 5–22, 200915%14%4%1%
The Field Poll [3] February 20 – March 1, 200918%21%7%—
Capitol Weekly /Probolsky [4] May 25, 200913%10%8%1%
Research 2000 [5] August 9, 200919%24%9%—
The Field Poll [6] September 18 – October 5, 200920%22%9%—
USC/ Los Angeles Times [7] October 27 – November 3, 200927%35%10%—
Public Policy Institute of California [8] December 16, 200912%32%8%—
The Field Poll [9] January 5–17, 2010—45%17%—
22%36%9%—
Public Policy Institute of California [10] January 27, 2010—41%11%—
Research 2000 [11] March 10, 2010—52%19%—
The Field Poll [12] March 17, 2010—63%14%—
Public Policy Institute of California [13] March 24, 2010—61%11%—
USC/ Los Angeles Times [14] March 23–30, 2010—60%20%—
Survey USA [15] April 19–21, 2010—49%27%—
Survey USA [16] May 6–9, 2010—39%37%—
Research 2000 [17] May 17–19, 2010—46%36%—
Public Policy Institute of California [18] May 19, 2010—38%29%—
Public Policy Polling [19] May 21–23, 2010—51%26%—
USC/ Los Angeles Times [20] May 19–26, 2010—53%29%—
Survey USA [21] June 3–6, 2010—59%30%—

Results

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Results by county:
  Whitman—70–80%
  Whitman—60–70%
  Whitman—50–60%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Meg Whitman 1,529,534 64.35%
Republican Steve Poizner 632,94026.63%
Republican Lawrence Naritelli54,2022.28%
Republican Robert C. Newman II38,4621.62%
Republican Ken Miller36,6091.54%
Republican Bill Chambers34,2431.44%
Republican Douglas R. Hughes26,0851.10%
Republican David Tully-Smith24,9781.05%
Republican Steven Paul Mozena (write-in)260.00%
Total votes2,377,079 100.00%

Democratic party

Democratic nominee Jerry Brown campaigning Jerry Brown (5132717492) (cropped).jpg
Democratic nominee Jerry Brown campaigning

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredDianne
Feinstein*		Jerry
Brown		Antonio
Villaraigosa*		Gavin
Newsom*		John
Garamendi*		Jack
O'Connell*		Steve
Westly*		Bill
Lockyer*
Capitol Weekly /Probolsky [2] January 22–25, 200936%14%9%9%4%3%1%––
Lake Research Partners [25] February 17–19, 2009––27%20%14%8%1%3%––
The Field Poll [3] February 20 – March 1, 200938%16%16%10%4%1%2%1%
––26%22%16%8%2%2%2%
Tulchin Poll [26] April 23, 2009––31%12%16%11%6%––––
Capital Weekly [27] May 25, 2009––24%15%16%7%5%3%––
J. Moore [28] June 20, 2009––47%––26%––––––––
Research 2000 [5] June 10–16, 2009––29%––20%––––––––
40%27%––16%––––––––
The Field Poll [6] September 18 – October 5, 2009––47%––27%––––––––

Results

Results by county: Brown-->90% Brown--80-90% Brown--70-80% Brown--60-70% Brown--50-60% 2010 California Democratic gubernatorial primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Brown—>90%
  Brown—80-90%
  Brown—70-80%
  Brown—60-70%
  Brown—50-60%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Brown 2,021,189 84.38%
Democratic Richard Aguirre95,5963.99%
Democratic Charles Pineda94,6693.95%
Democratic Vibert Greene54,2252.26%
Democratic Joe Symmon54,1222.26%
Democratic Lowell Darling 39,9301.67%
Democratic Peter Schurman35,4501.48%
Democratic Nadia B. Smalley (write-in)1060.00%
Total votes2,395,287 100.00%

American Independent primary

Candidates

  • Chelene Nightingale, business owner
  • Markham Robinson, owner of a software firm

Results

American Independent primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
American Independent Chelene Nightingale 24,000 58.07%
American Independent Markham Robinson17,32741.93%
Total votes41,327 100.00%

Green primary

Candidates

  • S. Deacon Alexander, student
  • Laura Wells , financial systems consultant

Results

Green primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Laura Wells 17,548 79.47%
Green S. Deacon Alexander4,53320.53%
Total votes22,081 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Jordan Llamas, Doctor of Psychology and Political Science
  • Dale Ogden, business consultant and actuary

Results

Libertarian primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Dale Ogden 17,477 100.00%
Total votes17,477 100.00%

Peace and Freedom primary

Candidates

Results

Results by county: Alvarez 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 100% Alexander 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 100% Tie 30-40% 50% No Vote 2010 California gubernatorial Peace and Freedom primary results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Alvarez
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   100%
  Alexander
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   100%
  Tie
  •   30-40%
  •   50%
  No Vote
Peace and Freedom primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Peace and Freedom Carlos Alvarez 1,906 45.25%
Peace and Freedom Stewart Alexander 1,69340.19%
Peace and Freedom Mohammad Arif61314.54%
Total votes4,212 100.00%

General election

Campaign

Brown's campaign logo Jerry Brown 2010.png
Brown's campaign logo
Whitman's campaign logo MEG 2010.png
Whitman's campaign logo

Both Whitman and Brown were criticized for negative campaigning during the election. [29] During their final debate at the 2010 Women's Conference a week before the election, moderator Matt Lauer asked both candidates to pull attack ads for the rest of the election, which elicited loud cheers from the audience. [29] Brown agreed and picked one ad each of his and Whitman's that he thought, if Whitman would agree, should be the only ones run, but Whitman, who had been loudly cheered earlier as the prospective first woman governor of the state, was booed when she stated that she would keep "the ads that talk about where Gov. Brown stands on the issues." [30]

The Los Angeles Times reported that nearly $250 million was spent on the Governor's race. [31] At least two spending records were broken during the campaign. Whitman broke personal spending records by spending $140 million of her own money on the campaign, [32] and independent expenditures exceeded $31.7 million, with almost $25 million of that spent in support of Brown. [33]

In an interview with CNN, the reporter opined that Whitman was hurt most during the campaign by a matter involving Nicky Diaz, her former Mexican maid, whom Whitman fired after Diaz asked for help as she was an illegal immigrant. [32]

As of 2024, this is the last time the American Independent Party ran in a California gubernatorial election.

Candidates' stances on issues

Republican supporter holds a sign criticizing Brown and other Democrats on jobs. Rally (5106111574) (cropped).jpg
Republican supporter holds a sign criticizing Brown and other Democrats on jobs.

Jobs: Meg Whitman [34]
1. Eliminate small business start-up tax ($800 fee for new business start-ups)
2. Eliminate factory tax
3. Increase R&D tax credit (increase from 15% to 20%)
4. Promote investments in agriculture
5. Eliminate the state tax on capital gains

Registered nurses demonstrate their union support of Brown (and US Senate candidate Barbara Boxer). Rally (5106197200) (cropped).jpg
Registered nurses demonstrate their union support of Brown (and US Senate candidate Barbara Boxer).

Jerry Brown [35]
1. Stimulate clean energy jobs (build 12,000MW of localized electricity generation; build 8,000MW of large-scale renewables; appoint a Clean Energy Czar)
2. Invest in infrastructure/construction jobs (federal dollars for projects; prioritize water needs; high-speed rail; strengthen the port system; prioritize use of existing funds for job creation; infill development
3. Create strike team to focus on job retention
4. Cut regulations (speed up regulatory processes and eliminate duplicative functions; develop CEQA guidelines; fully utilize administrative law; update outdated technology systems
5. Increase manufacturing jobs
6. Deliver targeted workforce training programs
7. Invest in education

Education: Meg Whitman [36]
1. Direct more money to classroom
2. Reward outstanding teachers
3. Eliminate cap on charter schools
4. Grade public schools A-F
5. Establish fast-track parent process for charter school conversions
6. Invest $1 billion in UC and CSU University systems
7. Utilize alternative paths to the classroom to attract high quality teachers

Jerry Brown [37]
1. Higher education (create new state master plan; focus on community colleges and transfer credits)
2. Overhaul state testing program
3. Change school funding formulas and consolidate the 62 existing categorical programs
4. Teacher recruitment and training
5. Simplify the Education Code and return more decision-making to local school districts
6. A more balanced and creative school curriculum (science, history, and humanities; experiment with online, etc.)
7. Place special emphasis on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math
8. Increase proficiency in English
9. Improve high school graduation rates
10. Charter schools
11. Magnet or theme schools
12. Citizenship and character

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [38] TossupOctober 14, 2010
Rothenberg [39] Lean D (flip)October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [40] Lean D (flip)November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [41] Lean D (flip)October 28, 2010
CQ Politics [42] Lean D (flip)October 28, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample
size		Margin of
error		Jerry
Brown (D)		Meg
Whitman (R)		OtherUndecided
Rasmussen Reports [43] January 14, 2009500±4.5%40%38%––––
Research 2000 [5] August 9, 2009600±4.0%42%36%––––
Rasmussen Reports [44] September 24, 2009500±4.5%44%35%3%18%
The Field Poll [6] Sept. 15–Oct. 5, 20091,005±3.2%50%29%––21%
Rasmussen Reports [45] November 17, 2009500±4.5%41%41%3%14%
Public Policy Institute of California [8] December 16, 20092,004±2.0%43%37%––20%
The Field Poll [9] January 5–17, 2010958±3.3%46%36%––18%
Rasmussen Reports [46] January 19, 2010500±4.5%43%39%7%11%
Public Policy Institute of California [10] January 27, 20102,001±2.0%41%36%––23%
Rasmussen Reports [47] February 15, 2010500±4.5%43%43%6%8%
Research 2000 [11] March 10, 2010600±4.0%45%41%––14%
Rasmussen Reports [46] March 15, 2010500±4.5%40%40%6%14%
The Field Poll [12] March 17, 2010748±3.7%43%46%––11%
Public Policy Institute of California [13] March 24, 20102,002±2.0%39%44%––17%
USC/ Los Angeles Times [14] March 23–30, 2010––––41%44%––––
Rasmussen Reports [48] April 19, 2010500±4.5%44%38%9%9%
Public Policy Institute of California [18] May 9–16, 20102,003±2.0%42%37%––21%
Research 2000 [17] May 17–19, 2010600±4.0%46%42%––18%
Public Policy Polling [49] May 21–23, 2010921±3.2%48%36%––16%
Rasmussen Reports [50] May 24, 2010500±4.5%45%41%8%7%
USC/ Los Angeles Times [51] May 19–26, 2010––––44%38%––––
Rasmussen Reports [52] June 9, 2010500±4.5%45%44%4%7%
Reuters [53] June 30, 2010600±4.5%45%39%3%14%
The Field Poll [54] June 22-July 5, 20101,005±3.2%44%43%––13%
Survey USA [55] July 8–11, 2010614±4.0%39%46%7%8%
Rasmussen Reports [56] July 12, 2010500±4.5%46%47%4%3%
Public Policy Polling [57] July 23–25, 2010614±3.95%46%40%––14%
Rasmussen Reports [58] August 3, 2010750±4.0%43%41%6%10%
Survey USA [59] August 9–11, 2010602± 4.1%43%44%—13%
Rasmussen Reports [60] August 24, 2010750±4.0%40%48%6%6%
Survey USA [61] August 31-September 1, 2010569±4.2%40%47%9%4%
Rasmussen Reports [60] September 6, 2010750±4.0%45%48%3%4%
CNN [62] September 2–7, 2010866± 3.5%46%48%——
FOX News [63] September 11, 20101,000± 3%43%49%4%4%
Public Policy Polling [64] September 14–16, 2010630±3.9%47%42%––12%
Field Poll [65] September 14–21, 2010599±4.1%41%41%––18%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research [66] September 18, 20101,000±3.0%45%45%4%6%
Rasmussen Reports [67] September 20, 2010750±4.0%47%46%4%3%
Survey USA [68] September 19–21, 2010610±4.0%46%43%8%3%
The Los Angeles Times/USC [69] September 15–22, 20101,500±3.3%49%44%----
PPIC [70] September 19–26, 20101,104±3%37%38%7%18%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation [71] September 24–28, 2010786±3.5%52%43%5%3%
Rasmussen Reports [60] October 3, 2010750±4.0%49%44%4%4%
Reuters/Ipsos [72] October 4, 2010600±4%50%43%——
Angus Reid Public Opinion [73] October 6, 2010501±4.5%53%41%6%—
Rasmussen Reports [60] October 13, 2010750±4.0%50%44%2%4%
Los Angeles Times/USC [74] October 13–20, 20101,501±2.5%52%39%3%6%
Reuters (report)October 12–14, 2010601± 4.0%48%44%3%6%
FOX News/POR-Rasmussen [75] October 16, 20101,000±3%48%43%4%4%
PPIC [76] October 10–17, 20101,067±3.1%44%36%4%16%
SurveyUSA [77] October 15–18, 2010621±4%47%40%8%5%
Rasmussen Reports [60] October 21, 2010750±4%48%42%4%6%
FOX News/POR-Rasmussen [75] October 23, 20101,000±3%50%41%6%3%
Suffolk University [78] October 21–24, 2010600±4%50%42%5%3%
CNN/Time [79] October 20–26, 2010888±3.5%51%44%2%2%
Rasmussen Reports [80] October 27, 2010750±4%49%45%2%3%
Angus Reid Public Opinion [81] October 28–29, 2010486±4.5%49%44%7%—
Survey USA [82] October 26–31, 2010587± 4%48%37%6%9%
Public Policy Polling Reports [83] )October 29–31, 2010882± 3.3%51%46%—3%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDates administeredSteve
Poizner (R)		Jerry
Brown (D)
Rasmussen Reports [50] May 24, 201042%43%
Public Policy Polling [49] May 21–23, 201032%48%
Research 2000 [17] May 17–19, 201037%47%
PPIC [84] May 201032%45%
Rasmussen Reports [46] April 19, 201032%50%
PPIC [85] March 24, 201031%46%
Rasmussen Reports [46] March 15, 201027%42%
Research 2000 [11] March 10, 201033%48%
Rasmussen Reports [47] February 15, 201034%46%
PPIC [86] January 27, 201029%44%
Rasmussen Reports [46] January 19, 201035%45%
The Field Poll [9] January 5–17, 201031%48%
PPIC [87] December 16, 200931%47%
Rasmussen Reports [45] November 17, 200932%43%
The Field Poll [6] September 18–Oct. 5, 200925%50%
Rasmussen Reports [44] September 24, 200932%45%
Research 2000 [5] August 9, 200934%43%
Lake Research Partners [25] February 17–19, 200930%41%

Results

California gubernatorial election, 2010 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jerry Brown 5,428,149 53.77% +14.86%
Republican Meg Whitman 4,127,39140.88%−15.00%
American Independent Chelene Nightingale166,3121.65%+0.93%
Libertarian Dale Ogden150,8951.49%+0.18%
Green Laura Wells 129,2241.28%−1.09%
Peace and Freedom Carlos Alvarez92,8510.92%+0.11%
Write-in 3630.00%
Total votes10,095,185 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +29.86%

Results by county

CountyJerry Brown
Democratic		Meg Whitman
Republican		Chelene Nightingale
AIP		Dale Ogden
Libertarian		Laura Wells
Green		Carlos Alvarez
PFP		All Others
Write-in		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 340,19073.79%103,94722.55%3,6940.80%3,6460.79%6,3231.37%3,2070.70%140.00%236,24351.24%461,021
Alpine 31956.56%22840.43%10.18%71.24%40.71%50.89%00.00%9116.13%564
Amador 6,75041.53%8,51152.37%4312.65%2671.64%1921.18%1020.63%00.00%-1,761-10.83%16,253
Butte 32,78943.11%37,55749.38%2,1902.88%1,5182.00%1,3591.79%6390.84%00.00%-4,768-6.27%76,052
Calaveras 7,73739.06%10,65553.79%6173.12%3731.88%2711.37%1540.78%00.00%-2,918-14.73%19,807
Colusa 1,87835.93%3,06358.60%1072.05%591.13%701.34%500.96%00.00%-1,185-22.67%5,227
Contra Costa 211,12560.64%123,60635.50%3,8801.11%3,3600.97%3,9711.14%2,2090.63%00.00%87,51925.14%348,151
Del Norte 4,09349.98%3,37341.18%2883.52%1451.77%2072.53%841.03%00.00%7208.79%8,190
El Dorado 29,82638.55%43,41756.12%1,6432.12%1,2341.59%8861.15%3610.47%00.00%-13,591-17.57%77,367
Fresno 85,74342.73%104,78052.22%3,5651.78%1,8910.94%2,5321.26%2,1411.07%00.00%-19,037-9.49%200,652
Glenn 2,40730.35%4,84161.05%2823.56%1712.16%1311.65%981.24%00.00%-2,434-30.69%7,930
Humboldt 28,46456.26%18,27736.12%5971.18%8571.69%2,0304.01%3700.73%10.00%10,18720.13%50,596
Imperial 16,01959.61%9,11833.93%3601.34%2450.91%2691.00%8603.20%00.00%6,90125.68%26,871
Inyo 3,00843.18%3,40648.89%2773.98%1121.61%1141.64%490.70%00.00%-398-5.71%6,966
Kern 63,34736.69%96,24955.74%5,2633.05%3,2621.89%2,2481.30%2,2921.33%30.00%-32,902-19.06%172,664
Kings 10,60740.29%13,86852.68%7652.91%2981.13%3421.30%4441.69%00.00%-3,261-12.39%26,324
Lake 11,00452.04%8,45539.99%5672.68%3321.57%5392.55%2471.17%00.00%2,54912.06%21,144
Lassen 3,89542.13%4,63250.10%3023.27%1982.14%1521.64%660.71%00.00%-737-7.97%9,245
Los Angeles 1,455,18462.68%749,43932.28%30,3101.31%34,9101.50%27,3731.18%24,3151.05%210.00%705,74530.40%2,321,552
Madera 12,52836.71%19,28756.52%9462.77%4151.22%5111.50%4371.28%00.00%-6,759-19.81%34,124
Marin 80,23670.40%30,92027.13%6160.54%8360.73%9990.88%3710.33%10.00%49,31643.27%113,979
Mariposa 3,07737.38%4,51354.83%2983.62%1381.68%1361.65%690.84%00.00%-1,436-17.45%8,231
Mendocino 20,18663.28%9,52429.86%5651.77%4241.33%9012.82%2970.93%00.00%10,66233.43%31,897
Merced 21,88745.76%23,02148.13%1,0752.25%4881.02%5821.22%7791.63%00.00%-1,134-2.37%47,832
Modoc 1,00126.56%2,44464.84%1353.58%772.04%772.04%350.93%00.00%-1,443-38.29%3,769
Mono 2,02846.09%2,07948.13%841.91%861.95%882.00%350.80%00.00%-51-1.16%4,400
Monterey 60,01560.08%35,11935.16%1,1851.19%1,1371.14%1,2601.26%1,1791.18%00.00%24,89624.92%99,895
Napa 26,76657.06%17,87338.10%6451.38%5371.14%7521.60%3350.71%00.00%8,89318.96%46,908
Nevada 20,74045.43%22,54549.38%6051.33%8741.91%7251.59%1680.37%00.00%-1,805-3.95%45,657
Orange 328,66337.35%499,87856.81%15,1531.72%18,5142.10%10,6351.21%7,0850.81%90.00%-171,215-19.46%879,937
Placer 54,57638.21%81,41056.99%2,7061.89%2,0821.46%1,4491.01%6180.43%20.00%-26,834-18.79%142,843
Plumas 3,44437.42%5,16856.16%2312.51%1351.47%1601.74%650.71%00.00%-1,724-18.73%9,203
Riverside 206,39842.70%244,65950.61%12,1072.50%9,6532.00%5,4201.12%5,1381.06%10.00%-38,261-7.92%483,376
Sacramento 239,59956.74%162,36938.45%7,1851.70%5,6931.35%4,6221.09%2,8380.67%20.00%77,23018.29%422,308
San Benito 8,30451.52%6,99343.39%2531.57%1701.05%2141.33%1831.14%00.00%1,3118.13%16,117
San Bernardino 197,57845.40%202,21746.47%13,3373.06%9,9722.29%6,3181.45%5,7781.33%20.00%-4,639-1.07%435,202
San Diego 399,84544.03%452,20549.79%18,1352.00%15,3621.69%12,4091.37%9,9891.10%2770.03%-52,360-5.77%908,222
San Francisco 219,33078.85%49,15117.67%1.2110.44%2,2030.79%4,0521.46%2,2080.79%110.00%170,17961.18%278,166
San Joaquin 77,62348.86%71,99945.32%3,5482.23%1,8811.18%1,9151.21%1,9001.20%10.00%5,6243.54%158,867
San Luis Obispo 47,66345.11%52,05649.27%1,9161.81%1,8471.75%1.5631.48%6060.57%10.00%-4,393-4.16%105,652
San Mateo 145,97065.68%69,21231.14%1,4680.66%1,9460.88%2,4491.10%1,1970.54%40.00%76,75834.54%222,246
Santa Barbara 65,01149.40%59,61545.30%2,0171.53%1,9311.47%1,8341.39%1,2020.91%10.00%5,3964.10%131,611
Santa Clara 314,02261.29%178,69534.88%4,8800.95%5,7071.11%5,6851.11%3,3620.66%70.00%135,32726.41%512,358
Santa Cruz 67,10769.72%24,39025.34%1,1261.17%1,2151.26%1,6831.75%7280.76%20.00%42,71744.38%96,251
Shasta 20,79731.86%39,70260.82%1,9693.02%1,3372.05%9711.49%5000.77%00.00%-18,905-28.96%65,276
Sierra 63534.76%1,04257.03%542.96%412.24%261.42%291.59%00.00%-407-22.28%1,827
Siskiyou 7,27439.58%9,83953.54%4802.61%3571.94%2781.51%1500.82%00.00%-2,565-13.96%18,378
Solano 69,59758.79%43,32336.59%1,8431.56%1,3981.18%1,3691.16%8600.73%00.00%26,27422.19%118,390
Sonoma 119,07964.70%55,47230.14%2,5581.39%2,3011.25%3,1951.74%1,4450.79%00.00%63,60734.56%184,050
Stanislaus 52,51043.64%60,08449.93%3,1732.64%1,5081.25%1,6421.36%1,4121.17%10.00%-7,574-6.29%120,330
Sutter 9,61437.56%14,34656.05%6632.59%4421.73%2701.05%2621.02%00.00%-4,732-18.49%25,597
Tehama 6,54232.42%11,93559.14%7343.64%4662.31%3111.54%1920.95%00.00%-5,393-26.72%20,180
Trinity 2,46344.23%2,56946.13%1652.96%1152.07%2123.81%450.81%00.00%-106-1.90%5,569
Tulare 30,60737.51%46,26156.69%2,0592.52%7860.96%9581.17%9251.13%10.00%-15,654-19.18%81,597
Tuolumne 9,02340.21%11,96353.32%6462.88%3541.58%3171.41%1340.60%00.00%-2,940-13.10%22,437
Ventura 117,80045.32%128,08249.27%4,1301.59%4,5451.75%3,3151.28%2,0670.80%10.00%-10,282-3.96%259,940
Yolo 37,89463.27%19,45632.48%7551.26%7071.18%6901.15%3920.65%00.00%18,43830.78%59,894
Yuba 6,33239.35%8,55353.15%5173.21%3302.05%2181.35%1430.89%00.00%-2,221-13.80%16,093
Total5,428,14953.77%4,127,39140.88%166,3121.65%150,8951.49%129,2241.28%92,8510.92%3630.00%1,300,75812.88%10,095,185

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Results by congressional district

Brown won 33 districts, while Whitman won 20. Both candidates won a district held by the other party. [88]

DistrictBrownWhitmanRepresentative
1st 59.4%34.6% Mike Thompson
2nd 37.6%55.2% Wally Herger
3rd 47.6%47.4% Dan Lungren
4th 39.3%55.3% Tom McClintock
5th 68.1%27.1% Doris Matsui
6th 67.7%28.3% Lynn Woolsey
7th 67.1%28.3% George Miller
8th 80.0%16.4% Nancy Pelosi
9th 85.1%11.4% Barbara Lee
10th 57.4%38.7% John Garamendi
11th 46.7%48.9% Jerry McNerney
12th 68.0%28.9% Jackie Speier
13th 68.7%27.4% Pete Stark
14th 63.9%32.7% Anna Eshoo
15th 59.8%36.2% Mike Honda
16th 62.3%33.4% Zoe Lofgren
17th 63.8%31.3% Sam Farr
18th 52.3%40.9% Dennis Cardoza
19th 39.6%54.8% George Radanovich (111th Congress)
Jeff Denham (112th Congress)
20th 55.9%37.1% Jim Costa
21st 36.2%58.4% Devin Nunes
22nd 34.4%58.5% Kevin McCarthy
23rd 55.9%38.5% Lois Capps
24th 40.5%54.1% Elton Gallegly
25th 41.4%50.9% Buck McKeon
26th 43.8%50.4% David Dreier
27th 57.9%36.8% Brad Sherman
28th 69.3%25.7% Howard Berman
29th 61.0%34.5% Adam Schiff
30th 62.1%34.8% Henry Waxman
31st 77.9%16.6% Xavier Becerra
32nd 64.6%29.1% Judy Chu
33rd 82.9%13.4% Diane Watson (111th Congress)
Karen Bass (112th Congress)
34th 71.5%23.0% Lucille Roybal-Allard
35th 79.1%16.4% Maxine Waters
36th 56.3%38.8% Jane Harman
37th 74.1%20.3% Laura Richardson
38th 68.1%25.9% Grace Napolitano
39th 60.3%33.6% Linda Sánchez
40th 38.0%55.8% Ed Royce
41st 38.2%53.2% Jerry Lewis
42nd 35.2%59.1% Gary Miller
43rd 61.7%30.3% Joe Baca
44th 40.8%52.9% Ken Calvert
45th 43.9%50.2% Mary Bono
46th 38.8%55.8% Dana Rohrabacher
47th 54.4%37.8% Loretta Sanchez
48th 36.4%58.7% John B. T. Campbell III
49th 36.1%56.5% Darrell Issa
50th 39.8%55.2% Brian Bilbray
51st 56.3%36.3% Bob Filner
52nd 36.5%57.4% Duncan L. Hunter
53rd 57.8%35.9% Susan Davis

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