1974-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for California

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County	Turnout	Jerry Brown (D)		Houston Flournoy (R)		Edmon Kaiser (American Independent)		Elizabeth Keathley (Peace & Freedom)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alameda	44%	200,165	60.2%	123,656	37.2%	8,929	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	76,509	332,750
Alpine	87%	185	44.9%	212	51.5%	15	3.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-27	412
Amador	65%	3,198	46.5%	3,483	50.6%	199	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-285	6,880
Butte	49%	17,007	41.5%	22,499	54.9%	1,502	3.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5,492	41,008
Calaveras	57%	2,702	41.3%	3,709	56.6%	139	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,007	6,550
Colusa	55%	1,884	42.2%	2,503	56.0%	82	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-619	4,469
Contra Costa	50%	97,038	48.3%	99,470	49.5%	4,347	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,432	200,855
Del Norte	40%	2,149	51.6%	1,921	46.1%	95	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	228	4,165
El Dorado	42%	8,076	46.1%	8,922	50.9%	525	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-846	17,523
Fresno	40%	61,596	52.4%	53,308	45.4%	2,614	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,288	117,518
Glenn	52%	2,645	40.9%	3,675	56.8%	154	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,030	6,474
Humboldt	55%	22,805	58.7%	14,958	38.5%	1,112	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,847	38,875
Imperial	38%	9,033	49.0%	9,011	48.9%	374	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	22	18,418
Inyo	52%	2,417	41.5%	3,238	55.6%	164	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-821	5,819
Kern	41%	44,828	48.3%	45,775	49.3%	2,237	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-947	92,840
Kings	34%	7,444	52.1%	6,540	45.8%	301	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	904	14,285
Lake	55%	4,733	45.7%	5,381	52.0%	240	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-648	10,354
Lassen	43%	3,111	57.1%	2,165	39.8%	169	3.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	946	5,445
Los Angeles	41%	1,059,533	52.8%	898,808	44.8%	46,824	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	160,725	2,005,165
Madera	35%	5,584	51.2%	5,137	47.1%	191	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	447	10,912
Marin	52%	36,384	45.8%	40,619	51.2%	2,361	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,235	79,364
Mariposa	65%	1,658	45.3%	1,893	51.7%	111	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-235	3,662
Mendocino	48%	9,158	50.3%	8,373	46.0%	672	3.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	785	18,203
Merced	34%	12,779	51.9%	11,339	46.0%	507	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,440	24,625
Modoc	60%	1,395	44.2%	1,705	54.0%	59	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-310	3,159
Mono	51%	817	39.4%	1,161	56.1%	93	4.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-344	2,071
Monterey	36%	28,832	46.1%	32,218	51.5%	1,512	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,386	62,562
Napa	53%	15,200	47.4%	16,048	50.1%	791	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-848	32,039
Nevada	51%	5,225	41.0%	7,101	55.7%	418	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,876	12,744
Orange	48%	212,638	40.6%	297,870	56.9%	13,288	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-85,232	523,796
Placer	50%	15,744	50.5%	14,510	46.5%	924	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,234	31,178
Plumas	58%	3,031	55.8%	2,279	41.9%	125	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	752	5,435
Riverside	41%	70,515	47.9%	73,102	49.7%	3,489	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,587	147,106
Sacramento	49%	117,711	51.6%	104,595	45.9%	5,746	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13,116	228,052
San Benito	47%	2,722	45.1%	3,199	52.9%	121	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-477	6,042
San Bernardino	35%	87,133	49.9%	82,611	47.3%	5,038	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,522	174,782
San Diego	43%	196,930	42.8%	249,444	54.2%	13,500	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-52,514	459,874
San Francisco	41%	136,896	61.8%	78,759	35.6%	5,815	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	58,137	221,470
San Joaquin	41%	38,429	45.7%	43,744	52.0%	1,927	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5,315	84,100
San Luis Obispo	45%	19,429	47.8%	20,300	50.0%	904	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-871	40,633
San Mateo	46%	91,808	49.6%	88,235	47.7%	4,983	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,573	185,026
Santa Barbara	47%	42,221	46.0%	47,263	51.5%	2,324	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5,042	91,808
Santa Clara	43%	166,760	50.6%	153,761	46.7%	8,829	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12,999	329,350
Santa Cruz	56%	28,600	48.7%	27,750	47.2%	2,409	4.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	850	58,759
Shasta	47%	15,764	55.5%	11,716	41.3%	921	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,048	28,401
Sierra	65%	629	53.0%	513	43.2%	45	3.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	116	1,187
Siskiyou	51%	6,515	53.9%	5,229	43.3%	337	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,286	12,081
Solano	37%	24,955	54.4%	19,524	42.6%	1,372	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,431	45,851
Sonoma	51%	40,756	48.5%	40,339	48.0%	2,975	3.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	417	84,070
Stanislaus	40%	27,931	48.0%	29,186	50.1%	1,103	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,255	58,220
Sutter	44%	5,141	39.3%	7,642	58.4%	292	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,501	13,075
Tehama	51%	5,618	49.7%	5,373	47.6%	306	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	245	11,297
Trinity	56%	1,762	51.2%	1,519	44.2%	158	4.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	243	3,439
Tulare	35%	20,589	44.9%	24,103	52.6%	1,132	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,514	45,824
Tuolumne	56%	4,165	40.2%	5,952	57.4%	255	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,787	10,372
Ventura	43%	56,189	47.2%	60,122	50.5%	2,738	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,933	119,049
Yolo	48%	18,249	54.0%	14,734	43.6%	809	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,515	33,792
Yuba	34%	5,237	51.0%	4,752	46.3%	271	2.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	485	10,260
TOTAL	46%	3,131,648	50.1%	2,952,954	47.3%	83,869	1.3%	75,004	1.2%	4,595	0.1%	178,694	6,248,070
Total R vote: 2,952,954 (47.3%)      Total D vote: 3,131,648 (50.1%)      Total Other vote: 163,468 (2.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
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1974 Governor, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	200,165	60.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	123,656	37.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	8,929	2.7%
TOTAL	332,750
Turnout: 44%

1974 Governor, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	185	44.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	212	51.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	15	3.6%
TOTAL	412
Turnout: 87%

1974 Governor, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	3,198	46.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	3,483	50.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	199	2.9%
TOTAL	6,880
Turnout: 65%

1974 Governor, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	17,007	41.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	22,499	54.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,502	3.7%
TOTAL	41,008
Turnout: 49%

1974 Governor, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	2,702	41.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	3,709	56.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	139	2.1%
TOTAL	6,550
Turnout: 57%

1974 Governor, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	1,884	42.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	2,503	56.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	82	1.8%
TOTAL	4,469
Turnout: 55%

1974 Governor, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	97,038	48.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	99,470	49.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	4,347	2.2%
TOTAL	200,855
Turnout: 50%

1974 Governor, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	2,149	51.6%
Houston Flournoy (R)	1,921	46.1%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	95	2.3%
TOTAL	4,165
Turnout: 40%

1974 Governor, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	8,076	46.1%
Houston Flournoy (R)	8,922	50.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	525	3.0%
TOTAL	17,523
Turnout: 42%

1974 Governor, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	61,596	52.4%
Houston Flournoy (R)	53,308	45.4%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,614	2.2%
TOTAL	117,518
Turnout: 40%

1974 Governor, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	2,645	40.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	3,675	56.8%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	154	2.4%
TOTAL	6,474
Turnout: 52%

1974 Governor, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	22,805	58.7%
Houston Flournoy (R)	14,958	38.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,112	2.9%
TOTAL	38,875
Turnout: 55%

1974 Governor, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	9,033	49.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	9,011	48.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	374	2.0%
TOTAL	18,418
Turnout: 38%

1974 Governor, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	2,417	41.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	3,238	55.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	164	2.8%
TOTAL	5,819
Turnout: 52%

1974 Governor, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	44,828	48.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	45,775	49.3%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,237	2.4%
TOTAL	92,840
Turnout: 41%

1974 Governor, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	7,444	52.1%
Houston Flournoy (R)	6,540	45.8%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	301	2.1%
TOTAL	14,285
Turnout: 34%

1974 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	4,733	45.7%
Houston Flournoy (R)	5,381	52.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	240	2.3%
TOTAL	10,354
Turnout: 55%

1974 Governor, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	3,111	57.1%
Houston Flournoy (R)	2,165	39.8%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	169	3.1%
TOTAL	5,445
Turnout: 43%

1974 Governor, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	1,059,533	52.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	898,808	44.8%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	46,824	2.3%
TOTAL	2,005,165
Turnout: 41%

1974 Governor, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	5,584	51.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	5,137	47.1%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	191	1.8%
TOTAL	10,912
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	36,384	45.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	40,619	51.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,361	3.0%
TOTAL	79,364
Turnout: 52%

1974 Governor, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	1,658	45.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	1,893	51.7%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	111	3.0%
TOTAL	3,662
Turnout: 65%

1974 Governor, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	9,158	50.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	8,373	46.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	672	3.7%
TOTAL	18,203
Turnout: 48%

1974 Governor, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	12,779	51.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	11,339	46.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	507	2.1%
TOTAL	24,625
Turnout: 34%

1974 Governor, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	1,395	44.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	1,705	54.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	59	1.9%
TOTAL	3,159
Turnout: 60%

1974 Governor, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	817	39.4%
Houston Flournoy (R)	1,161	56.1%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	93	4.5%
TOTAL	2,071
Turnout: 51%

1974 Governor, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	28,832	46.1%
Houston Flournoy (R)	32,218	51.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,512	2.4%
TOTAL	62,562
Turnout: 36%

1974 Governor, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	15,200	47.4%
Houston Flournoy (R)	16,048	50.1%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	791	2.5%
TOTAL	32,039
Turnout: 53%

1974 Governor, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	5,225	41.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	7,101	55.7%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	418	3.3%
TOTAL	12,744
Turnout: 51%

1974 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	212,638	40.6%
Houston Flournoy (R)	297,870	56.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	13,288	2.5%
TOTAL	523,796
Turnout: 48%

1974 Governor, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	15,744	50.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	14,510	46.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	924	3.0%
TOTAL	31,178
Turnout: 50%

1974 Governor, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	3,031	55.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	2,279	41.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	125	2.3%
TOTAL	5,435
Turnout: 58%

1974 Governor, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	70,515	47.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	73,102	49.7%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	3,489	2.4%
TOTAL	147,106
Turnout: 41%

1974 Governor, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	117,711	51.6%
Houston Flournoy (R)	104,595	45.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	5,746	2.5%
TOTAL	228,052
Turnout: 49%

1974 Governor, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	2,722	45.1%
Houston Flournoy (R)	3,199	52.9%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	121	2.0%
TOTAL	6,042
Turnout: 47%

1974 Governor, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	87,133	49.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	82,611	47.3%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	5,038	2.9%
TOTAL	174,782
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	196,930	42.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	249,444	54.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	13,500	2.9%
TOTAL	459,874
Turnout: 43%

1974 Governor, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	136,896	61.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	78,759	35.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	5,815	2.6%
TOTAL	221,470
Turnout: 41%

1974 Governor, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	38,429	45.7%
Houston Flournoy (R)	43,744	52.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,927	2.3%
TOTAL	84,100
Turnout: 41%

1974 Governor, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	19,429	47.8%
Houston Flournoy (R)	20,300	50.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	904	2.2%
TOTAL	40,633
Turnout: 45%

1974 Governor, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	91,808	49.6%
Houston Flournoy (R)	88,235	47.7%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	4,983	2.7%
TOTAL	185,026
Turnout: 46%

1974 Governor, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	42,221	46.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	47,263	51.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,324	2.5%
TOTAL	91,808
Turnout: 47%

1974 Governor, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	166,760	50.6%
Houston Flournoy (R)	153,761	46.7%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	8,829	2.7%
TOTAL	329,350
Turnout: 43%

1974 Governor, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	28,600	48.7%
Houston Flournoy (R)	27,750	47.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,409	4.1%
TOTAL	58,759
Turnout: 56%

1974 Governor, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	15,764	55.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	11,716	41.3%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	921	3.2%
TOTAL	28,401
Turnout: 47%

1974 Governor, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	629	53.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	513	43.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	45	3.8%
TOTAL	1,187
Turnout: 65%

1974 Governor, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	6,515	53.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	5,229	43.3%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	337	2.8%
TOTAL	12,081
Turnout: 51%

1974 Governor, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	24,955	54.4%
Houston Flournoy (R)	19,524	42.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,372	3.0%
TOTAL	45,851
Turnout: 37%

1974 Governor, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	40,756	48.5%
Houston Flournoy (R)	40,339	48.0%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,975	3.5%
TOTAL	84,070
Turnout: 51%

1974 Governor, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	27,931	48.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	29,186	50.1%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,103	1.9%
TOTAL	58,220
Turnout: 40%

1974 Governor, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	5,141	39.3%
Houston Flournoy (R)	7,642	58.4%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	292	2.2%
TOTAL	13,075
Turnout: 44%

1974 Governor, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	5,618	49.7%
Houston Flournoy (R)	5,373	47.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	306	2.7%
TOTAL	11,297
Turnout: 51%

1974 Governor, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	1,762	51.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	1,519	44.2%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	158	4.6%
TOTAL	3,439
Turnout: 56%

1974 Governor, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	20,589	44.9%
Houston Flournoy (R)	24,103	52.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	1,132	2.5%
TOTAL	45,824
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	4,165	40.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	5,952	57.4%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	255	2.5%
TOTAL	10,372
Turnout: 56%

1974 Governor, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	56,189	47.2%
Houston Flournoy (R)	60,122	50.5%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	2,738	2.3%
TOTAL	119,049
Turnout: 43%

1974 Governor, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	18,249	54.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	14,734	43.6%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	809	2.4%
TOTAL	33,792
Turnout: 48%

1974 Governor, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jerry Brown (D)	5,237	51.0%
Houston Flournoy (R)	4,752	46.3%
Edmon Kaiser (AIP)	271	2.6%
TOTAL	10,260
Turnout: 34%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jerry Brown
Total Disbursements:	$3,009,918

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Houston Flournoy
Total Disbursements:	$3,114,840