California gubernatorial election, 1970

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California gubernatorial election, 1970
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jesse Unruh
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote3,439,1742,938,607
Percentage52.8%45.1%
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Election results by county
Reagan:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%
Unruh:      40-50%     50–60%
Governor before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected Governor

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The California gubernatorial election, 1970 was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent, Republican Ronald Reagan, won re-election over Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh.

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Primary results

Democratic Party

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jesse M. Unruh 1,602,69064.03
Democratic Sam Yorty 659,49426.35
Democratic George Wagner44,1181.76
Democratic Florence Douglas43,4561.74
Democratic Walter Clarke Buchanan40,1921.61
Democratic Eddie Ramirez31,0921.24
Democratic Joseph Ramos25,8741.03
Democratic Raymond Haight20,3280.81
Democratic Harry May19,4710.78
Democratic Jack Clapper16,1420.65
Democratic Samuel Reeve (write-in)30.00
Total votes2,502,860100.00

American Independent Party

Candidate# of votes [2] % of votes
William Kennedy Shearer14,06961.5
Keith H. Greene8,82738.6

Peace and Freedom Party

Candidate# of votes [3] % of votes
Ricardo Romo 6,21463.5
Warren A. Nielsen3,56936.5

General election results

1970 gubernatorial election, California [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent)3,439,17452.83
Democratic Jesse M. Unruh 2,938,60745.14
Peace and Freedom Ricardo Romo 65,9541.01
American Independent William K. Shearer 65,8471.01
Invalid or blank votes123,8511.87
Total votes6,633,433100.00
Turnout  54.50
Republican hold

Results by county

County Reagan Votes Unruh VotesOthersVotes
Mono 73.09%1,35024.91%4602.00%37
Orange 66.89%308,98231.48%145,4201.63%7,538
Alpine 66.34%20329.08%894.58%14
Sutter 64.48%9,08434.15%4,8111.38%194
Inyo 63.50%4,00634.90%2,2021.60%101
Calaveras 63.10%3,49935.11%1,9471.79%99
Butte 62.82%22,65634.82%12,5582.35%849
San Diego 60.11%253,37837.51%158,0982.38%10,047
Santa Barbara 60.10%51,52337.56%32,2022.33%2,000
San Benito 59.54%3,13437.86%1,9932.60%137
Nevada 59.45%6,75639.09%4,4421.46%166
Modoc 59.40%1,76038.41%1,1382.19%65
Glenn 59.37%3,80538.73%2,4821.90%122
Ventura 58.64%63,79038.93%42,3502.44%2,651
Sonoma 58.60%44,82339.16%29,9532.24%1,711
Imperial 58.47%10,63638.51%7,0063.02%550
Lake 58.18%5,31740.30%3,6831.52%139
Santa Cruz 58.07%26,67939.58%18,1862.35%1,079
Colusa 57.69%2,30240.78%1,6271.53%61
Tulare 57.69%27,56440.45%19,3271.86%888
Mariposa 57.46%1,56840.71%1,1111.83%50
Del Norte 57.13%2,75541.00%1,9771.87%90
Monterey 56.63%33,69141.19%24,5082.18%1,297
Riverside 56.60%81,76841.13%59,4252.27%3,273
El Dorado 56.59%7,93241.51%5,8181.90%267
San Bernardino 56.57%107,21940.66%77,0692.76%5,240
Marin 56.56%43,09241.38%31,5252.06%1,571
San Luis Obispo 55.84%18,30141.98%13,7582.19%717
Napa 55.29%16,84442.73%13,0181.98%603
San Joaquin 55.25%50,63143.10%39,4951.65%1,515
Kern 55.19%54,21642.52%41,7682.28%2,244
Yuba 54.74%5,30543.93%4,2581.33%129
San Mateo 54.31%109,35643.74%88,0691.96%3,941
Tuolumne 53.74%4,56744.46%3,7791.80%153
Mendocino 53.33%9,13444.46%7,6142.21%378
Contra Costa 53.15%106,96545.30%91,1561.55%3,123
Amador 53.12%2,86645.32%2,4451.56%84
Tehama 52.46%5,50045.97%4,8191.57%165
Santa Clara 51.47%172,56246.10%154,5702.43%8,158
Humboldt 51.12%16,77846.41%15,2322.47%810
Los Angeles 50.74%1,173,16147.40%1,095,8991.87%43,203
Trinity 50.21%1,64347.34%1,5492.44%80
Merced 49.64%12,11748.50%11,8401.86%454
Siskiyou 49.58%6,09248.18%5,9202.25%276
Placer 49.37%13,88648.89%13,7511.75%491
Kings 49.11%8,06849.52%8,1341.37%225
Madera 48.94%6,20549.72%6,3041.33%169
Fresno 48.74%60,64449.67%61,8011.59%1,979
Solano 48.43%21,93947.64%21,5833.93%1,780
Sierra 46.92%61751.25%6741.83%24
Sacramento 46.04%105,52352.52%120,3651.44%3,303
Stanislaus 45.07%29,15753.34%34,5101.59%1,031
Plumas 44.97%2,28052.82%2,6782.21%112
Lassen 44.93%2,49452.44%2,9112.63%146
Shasta 43.93%11,86454.22%14,6431.85%499
Alameda 43.05%162,72754.68%206,6932.27%8,566
San Francisco 41.97%106,60655.44%140,8292.59%6,583
Yolo 41.01%12,34456.92%17,1352.07%624

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