1942 California gubernatorial election

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1942 California gubernatorial election
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← 1938 November 3, 1942 1946 →
  Earl Warren 1.jpg Culbert L. Olson-1942.png
Nominee Earl Warren Culbert Olson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,275,237 932,995
Percentage 57.1% 41.8%

1942 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Warren:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Olson:      50–60%

Governor before election

Culbert Olson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Earl Warren
Republican

The 1942 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Earl Warren won and became the 30th governor of California.

General election results[]

1942 gubernatorial election, California
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Earl Warren 1,275,237 57.07 +12.90
Democratic Culbert Olson (incumbent) 932,995 41.75 -10.74
Townsend 15,496 0.69 N/A
Prohibition 10,640 0.48 N/A
Total votes 2,234,368 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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