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The California gubernatorial election, 1954 was held on November 2, 1954.
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The California gubernatorial election, 1954 was held on November 2, 1954.
| 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 | ||||
| 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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