1974 California Secretary of State election

← 1970

November 5, 1974

1978 →


Nominee	March Fong Eu	Brian Van Camp
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	3,491,292	2,199,516
Percentage	57.93%	36.50%

County results
Fong Eu: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Van Camp: 40–50%

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Jerry Brown
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

March Fong Eu
Democratic

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The 1974 California Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1974. Democratic nominee March Fong Eu defeated Republican nominee Brian Van Camp with 57.93% of the vote.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on June 4, 1974.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

March Fong Eu, State Assemblywoman
Walter J. Karabian, State Assemblyman
Catherine O'Neill
Robert S. Jordan
Herman Sillas
Bruce Edward Brant

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	March Fong Eu	745,508	28.88
	Democratic	Walter J. Karabian	697,513	27.02
	Democratic	Catherine O'Neill	648,495	25.12
	Democratic	Robert S. Jordan	185,488	7.19
	Democratic	Herman Sillas	165,576	6.41
	Democratic	Bruce Edward Brant	138,969	5.38
Total votes			2,581,549	100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Brian Van Camp
Michael B. Montgomery
James L. Shinn
Wendell T. Handy
Willard C. "Bill" Fonda

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Van Camp	516,208	33.94
	Republican	Michael B. Montgomery	344,720	22.66
	Republican	James L. Shinn	269,495	17.72
	Republican	Wendell T. Handy	216,523	14.23
	Republican	Willard C. "Bill" Fonda	174,205	11.45
Total votes			1,521,151	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

March Fong Eu, Democratic
Brian Van Camp, Republican

Other candidates

Charles C. Ripley, American Independent
Kay McGlachlin, Peace and Freedom

Results[]

1974 California Secretary of State election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	March Fong Eu	3,491,292	57.93%
	Republican	Brian Van Camp	2,199,516	36.50%
	American Independent	Charles C. Ripley	203,890	3.38%
	Peace and Freedom	Kay McGlachlin	131,896	2.19%
Majority			1,291,776
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1974. Retrieved June 19, 2021.