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1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for California


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County Turnout Jerry Brown*
(D)		 Evelle Younger
(R)		 Ed Clark
(I)		 Marilyn Seals
(Peace & Freedom)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Alameda45%217,74663.8%88,61926.0%24,3367.1%7,3752.2%3,1410.9%129,127 341,217
Alpine59%20252.7%15139.4%184.7%51.3%71.8%51 383
Amador66%4,14449.6%3,53442.3%4775.7%560.7%1361.6%610 8,347
Butte55%26,05149.6%22,14242.2%3,0385.8%6091.2%6341.2%3,909 52,474
Calaveras61%4,01948.7%3,69144.8%3774.6%730.9%861.0%328 8,246
Colusa52%1,95845.0%2,00546.1%3147.2%370.9%360.8%-47 4,350
Contra Costa53%122,56554.3%80,82135.8%17,9898.0%2,2081.0%2,2501.0%41,744 225,833
Del Norte51%2,45141.7%2,93349.9%1883.2%771.3%2253.8%-482 5,874
El Dorado54%13,83248.3%12,18742.6%1,8196.4%3051.1%4661.6%1,645 28,609
Fresno40%71,65755.7%50,95039.6%3,6532.8%1,1350.9%1,3241.0%20,707 128,719
Glenn54%3,12043.0%3,52148.5%4446.1%570.8%1171.6%-401 7,259
Humboldt57%21,24350.4%16,65839.5%2,7836.6%7131.7%7811.9%4,585 42,178
Imperial34%8,38546.1%8,62947.4%8704.8%1570.9%1670.9%-244 18,208
Inyo54%2,54039.5%3,56155.4%2183.4%470.7%590.9%-1,021 6,425
Kern42%49,14447.7%41,53140.3%10,56010.3%6820.7%1,0781.0%7,613 102,995
Kings37%8,79453.8%6,94042.5%2811.7%1050.6%2151.3%1,854 16,335
Lake53%6,67052.9%5,01239.7%6515.2%1321.0%1521.2%1,658 12,617
Lassen48%3,37750.3%2,84942.5%3244.8%570.8%1021.5%528 6,709
Los Angeles41%1,178,36857.3%744,49136.2%93,6924.6%20,2051.0%18,2560.9%433,877 2,055,012
Madera39%7,52952.2%6,23043.2%4142.9%1100.8%1501.0%1,299 14,433
Marin57%49,75955.7%29,88833.5%7,6838.6%1,2271.4%6980.8%19,871 89,255
Mariposa63%2,36153.0%1,77439.8%2124.8%310.7%751.7%587 4,453
Mendocino52%11,87754.1%7,91636.1%1,4426.6%3771.7%3251.5%3,961 21,937
Merced38%16,82555.6%12,16540.2%7562.5%2020.7%3031.0%4,660 30,251
Modoc55%1,23540.3%1,61652.7%1374.5%270.9%511.7%-381 3,066
Mono44%1,04244.8%1,16450.1%763.3%180.8%251.1%-122 2,325
Monterey35%34,64952.4%27,18041.1%3,2785.0%5500.8%5300.8%7,469 66,187
Napa57%19,20250.5%15,62141.1%2,4616.5%3731.0%3440.9%3,581 38,001
Nevada62%9,01645.4%8,36542.1%2,23611.2%1230.6%1360.7%651 19,876
Orange50%299,57748.7%272,07644.2%34,9035.7%3,8450.6%4,9760.8%27,501 615,377
Placer54%20,38451.1%15,56339.0%3,3428.4%2680.7%3210.8%4,821 39,878
Plumas59%3,59955.5%2,54139.2%2083.2%370.6%1021.6%1,058 6,487
Riverside45%101,37754.2%75,56440.4%6,9823.7%1,2350.7%1,7720.9%25,813 186,930
Sacramento50%139,82154.9%88,44534.7%21,1378.3%2,8621.1%2,3490.9%51,376 254,614
San Benito39%2,80549.2%2,41142.3%3496.1%711.2%621.1%394 5,698
San Bernardino39%115,08254.0%86,63840.7%7,1513.4%1,4020.7%2,8221.3%28,444 213,095
San Diego45%316,22357.5%197,16735.8%25,9644.7%3,7080.7%6,9451.3%119,056 550,007
San Francisco43%156,60169.5%51,42922.8%11,5775.1%4,4002.0%1,4580.6%105,172 225,465
San Joaquin43%49,16952.2%39,42541.8%4,0634.3%5360.6%1,0461.1%9,744 94,239
San Luis Obispo48%25,69551.2%21,68943.2%1,7723.5%5521.1%4781.0%4,006 50,186
San Mateo49%113,40256.2%69,13134.2%15,0727.5%2,5651.3%1,6780.8%44,271 201,848
Santa Barbara52%59,93356.7%38,65636.6%4,7634.5%1,5211.4%8580.8%21,277 105,731
Santa Clara44%227,49361.4%110,44429.8%25,5506.9%3,7841.0%3,5120.9%117,049 370,783
Santa Cruz54%40,49060.9%20,69831.1%3,4705.2%1,3762.1%5060.8%19,792 66,540
Shasta49%19,43255.3%12,69836.1%2,2566.4%2760.8%5011.4%6,734 35,163
Sierra71%72549.5%64443.9%714.8%110.8%151.0%81 1,466
Siskiyou52%6,85151.1%5,74742.9%4973.7%1130.8%1961.5%1,104 13,404
Solano42%34,51358.1%20,17633.9%3,6706.2%5350.9%5580.9%14,337 59,452
Sonoma55%56,92054.3%37,58435.8%7,5067.2%1,8551.8%9810.9%19,336 104,846
Stanislaus40%36,67655.6%25,24738.3%2,5393.9%6781.0%8031.2%11,429 65,943
Sutter44%6,35744.1%6,87147.7%1,0037.0%770.5%1110.8%-514 14,419
Tehama48%5,98650.3%5,00242.0%6355.3%810.7%2081.7%984 11,912
Trinity61%2,21550.4%1,76940.2%2986.8%441.0%701.6%446 4,396
Tulare37%24,98946.8%26,13648.9%1,3222.5%3150.6%6341.2%-1,147 53,396
Tuolumne61%6,77251.1%5,75743.4%4783.6%1030.8%1441.1%1,015 13,254
Ventura45%75,17352.8%57,77740.6%6,9164.9%8540.6%1,7031.2%17,396 142,423
Yolo54%24,35759.4%12,70331.0%3,0647.5%5931.4%2980.7%11,654 41,015
Yuba37%6,43454.8%4,40237.5%6755.8%940.8%1271.1%2,032 11,732
TOTAL 47% 3,878,81256.0% 2,526,53436.5% 377,9605.5% 70,8641.0% 68,2081.0% 1,352,278 6,922,378
Total R vote: 2,526,534 (36.5%)      Total D vote: 3,878,812 (56.0%)      Total Other vote: 517,032 (7.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $4,786,274 $3,408,840 $361,317 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**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


Other candidates included: Theresa Dietrich (American Independent), 67,103 votes



1978 Governor, Alameda County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 217,746 63.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 88,619 26.0%
Ed Clark (I) 24,336 7.1%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 7,375 2.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 3,141 0.9%
TOTAL 341,217
Turnout: 45%


1978 Governor, Alpine County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 202 52.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 151 39.4%
Ed Clark (I) 18 4.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 5 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 7 1.8%
TOTAL 383
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Amador County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 4,144 49.6%
Evelle Younger (R) 3,534 42.3%
Ed Clark (I) 477 5.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 56 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 136 1.6%
TOTAL 8,347
Turnout: 66%


1978 Governor, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 26,051 49.6%
Evelle Younger (R) 22,142 42.2%
Ed Clark (I) 3,038 5.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 609 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 634 1.2%
TOTAL 52,474
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Calaveras County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 4,019 48.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 3,691 44.8%
Ed Clark (I) 377 4.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 73 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 86 1.0%
TOTAL 8,246
Turnout: 61%


1978 Governor, Colusa County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 1,958 45.0%
Evelle Younger (R) 2,005 46.1%
Ed Clark (I) 314 7.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 37 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 36 0.8%
TOTAL 4,350
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Contra Costa County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 122,565 54.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 80,821 35.8%
Ed Clark (I) 17,989 8.0%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 2,208 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,250 1.0%
TOTAL 225,833
Turnout: 53%


1978 Governor, Del Norte County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 2,451 41.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 2,933 49.9%
Ed Clark (I) 188 3.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 77 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 225 3.8%
TOTAL 5,874
Turnout: 51%


1978 Governor, El Dorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 13,832 48.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 12,187 42.6%
Ed Clark (I) 1,819 6.4%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 305 1.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 466 1.6%
TOTAL 28,609
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Fresno County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 71,657 55.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 50,950 39.6%
Ed Clark (I) 3,653 2.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,135 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,324 1.0%
TOTAL 128,719
Turnout: 40%


1978 Governor, Glenn County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 3,120 43.0%
Evelle Younger (R) 3,521 48.5%
Ed Clark (I) 444 6.1%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 57 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 117 1.6%
TOTAL 7,259
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 21,243 50.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 16,658 39.5%
Ed Clark (I) 2,783 6.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 713 1.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 781 1.9%
TOTAL 42,178
Turnout: 57%


1978 Governor, Imperial County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 8,385 46.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 8,629 47.4%
Ed Clark (I) 870 4.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 157 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 167 0.9%
TOTAL 18,208
Turnout: 34%


1978 Governor, Inyo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 2,540 39.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 3,561 55.4%
Ed Clark (I) 218 3.4%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 47 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 59 0.9%
TOTAL 6,425
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Kern County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 49,144 47.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 41,531 40.3%
Ed Clark (I) 10,560 10.3%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 682 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,078 1.0%
TOTAL 102,995
Turnout: 42%


1978 Governor, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 8,794 53.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 6,940 42.5%
Ed Clark (I) 281 1.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 105 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 215 1.3%
TOTAL 16,335
Turnout: 37%


1978 Governor, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 6,670 52.9%
Evelle Younger (R) 5,012 39.7%
Ed Clark (I) 651 5.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 132 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 152 1.2%
TOTAL 12,617
Turnout: 53%


1978 Governor, Lassen County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 3,377 50.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 2,849 42.5%
Ed Clark (I) 324 4.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 57 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 102 1.5%
TOTAL 6,709
Turnout: 48%


1978 Governor, Los Angeles County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 1,178,368 57.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 744,491 36.2%
Ed Clark (I) 93,692 4.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 20,205 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 18,256 0.9%
TOTAL 2,055,012
Turnout: 41%


1978 Governor, Madera County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 7,529 52.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 6,230 43.2%
Ed Clark (I) 414 2.9%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 110 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 150 1.0%
TOTAL 14,433
Turnout: 39%


1978 Governor, Marin County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 49,759 55.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 29,888 33.5%
Ed Clark (I) 7,683 8.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,227 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 698 0.8%
TOTAL 89,255
Turnout: 57%


1978 Governor, Mariposa County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 2,361 53.0%
Evelle Younger (R) 1,774 39.8%
Ed Clark (I) 212 4.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 31 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 75 1.7%
TOTAL 4,453
Turnout: 63%


1978 Governor, Mendocino County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 11,877 54.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 7,916 36.1%
Ed Clark (I) 1,442 6.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 377 1.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 325 1.5%
TOTAL 21,937
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Merced County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 16,825 55.6%
Evelle Younger (R) 12,165 40.2%
Ed Clark (I) 756 2.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 202 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 303 1.0%
TOTAL 30,251
Turnout: 38%


1978 Governor, Modoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 1,235 40.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 1,616 52.7%
Ed Clark (I) 137 4.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 27 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 51 1.7%
TOTAL 3,066
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Mono County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 1,042 44.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 1,164 50.1%
Ed Clark (I) 76 3.3%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 18 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 25 1.1%
TOTAL 2,325
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Monterey County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 34,649 52.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 27,180 41.1%
Ed Clark (I) 3,278 5.0%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 550 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 530 0.8%
TOTAL 66,187
Turnout: 35%


1978 Governor, Napa County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 19,202 50.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 15,621 41.1%
Ed Clark (I) 2,461 6.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 373 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 344 0.9%
TOTAL 38,001
Turnout: 57%


1978 Governor, Nevada County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 9,016 45.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 8,365 42.1%
Ed Clark (I) 2,236 11.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 123 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 136 0.7%
TOTAL 19,876
Turnout: 62%


1978 Governor, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 299,577 48.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 272,076 44.2%
Ed Clark (I) 34,903 5.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 3,845 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 4,976 0.8%
TOTAL 615,377
Turnout: 50%


1978 Governor, Placer County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 20,384 51.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 15,563 39.0%
Ed Clark (I) 3,342 8.4%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 268 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 321 0.8%
TOTAL 39,878
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Plumas County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 3,599 55.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 2,541 39.2%
Ed Clark (I) 208 3.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 37 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 102 1.6%
TOTAL 6,487
Turnout: 59%


1978 Governor, Riverside County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 101,377 54.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 75,564 40.4%
Ed Clark (I) 6,982 3.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,235 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,772 0.9%
TOTAL 186,930
Turnout: 45%


1978 Governor, Sacramento County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 139,821 54.9%
Evelle Younger (R) 88,445 34.7%
Ed Clark (I) 21,137 8.3%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 2,862 1.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,349 0.9%
TOTAL 254,614
Turnout: 50%


1978 Governor, San Benito County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 2,805 49.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 2,411 42.3%
Ed Clark (I) 349 6.1%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 71 1.2%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 62 1.1%
TOTAL 5,698
Turnout: 39%


1978 Governor, San Bernardino County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 115,082 54.0%
Evelle Younger (R) 86,638 40.7%
Ed Clark (I) 7,151 3.4%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,402 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 2,822 1.3%
TOTAL 213,095
Turnout: 39%


1978 Governor, San Diego County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 316,223 57.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 197,167 35.8%
Ed Clark (I) 25,964 4.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 3,708 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 6,945 1.3%
TOTAL 550,007
Turnout: 45%


1978 Governor, San Francisco County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 156,601 69.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 51,429 22.8%
Ed Clark (I) 11,577 5.1%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 4,400 2.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,458 0.6%
TOTAL 225,465
Turnout: 43%


1978 Governor, San Joaquin County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 49,169 52.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 39,425 41.8%
Ed Clark (I) 4,063 4.3%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 536 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,046 1.1%
TOTAL 94,239
Turnout: 43%


1978 Governor, San Luis Obispo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 25,695 51.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 21,689 43.2%
Ed Clark (I) 1,772 3.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 552 1.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 478 1.0%
TOTAL 50,186
Turnout: 48%


1978 Governor, San Mateo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 113,402 56.2%
Evelle Younger (R) 69,131 34.2%
Ed Clark (I) 15,072 7.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 2,565 1.3%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,678 0.8%
TOTAL 201,848
Turnout: 49%


1978 Governor, Santa Barbara County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 59,933 56.7%
Evelle Younger (R) 38,656 36.6%
Ed Clark (I) 4,763 4.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,521 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 858 0.8%
TOTAL 105,731
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Santa Clara County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 227,493 61.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 110,444 29.8%
Ed Clark (I) 25,550 6.9%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 3,784 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 3,512 0.9%
TOTAL 370,783
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 40,490 60.9%
Evelle Younger (R) 20,698 31.1%
Ed Clark (I) 3,470 5.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,376 2.1%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 506 0.8%
TOTAL 66,540
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Shasta County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 19,432 55.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 12,698 36.1%
Ed Clark (I) 2,256 6.4%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 276 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 501 1.4%
TOTAL 35,163
Turnout: 49%


1978 Governor, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 725 49.5%
Evelle Younger (R) 644 43.9%
Ed Clark (I) 71 4.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 11 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 15 1.0%
TOTAL 1,466
Turnout: 71%


1978 Governor, Siskiyou County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 6,851 51.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 5,747 42.9%
Ed Clark (I) 497 3.7%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 113 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 196 1.5%
TOTAL 13,404
Turnout: 52%


1978 Governor, Solano County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 34,513 58.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 20,176 33.9%
Ed Clark (I) 3,670 6.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 535 0.9%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 558 0.9%
TOTAL 59,452
Turnout: 42%


1978 Governor, Sonoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 56,920 54.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 37,584 35.8%
Ed Clark (I) 7,506 7.2%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 1,855 1.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 981 0.9%
TOTAL 104,846
Turnout: 55%


1978 Governor, Stanislaus County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 36,676 55.6%
Evelle Younger (R) 25,247 38.3%
Ed Clark (I) 2,539 3.9%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 678 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 803 1.2%
TOTAL 65,943
Turnout: 40%


1978 Governor, Sutter County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 6,357 44.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 6,871 47.7%
Ed Clark (I) 1,003 7.0%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 77 0.5%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 111 0.8%
TOTAL 14,419
Turnout: 44%


1978 Governor, Tehama County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 5,986 50.3%
Evelle Younger (R) 5,002 42.0%
Ed Clark (I) 635 5.3%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 81 0.7%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 208 1.7%
TOTAL 11,912
Turnout: 48%


1978 Governor, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 2,215 50.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 1,769 40.2%
Ed Clark (I) 298 6.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 44 1.0%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 70 1.6%
TOTAL 4,396
Turnout: 61%


1978 Governor, Tulare County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 24,989 46.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 26,136 48.9%
Ed Clark (I) 1,322 2.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 315 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 634 1.2%
TOTAL 53,396
Turnout: 37%


1978 Governor, Tuolumne County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 6,772 51.1%
Evelle Younger (R) 5,757 43.4%
Ed Clark (I) 478 3.6%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 103 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 144 1.1%
TOTAL 13,254
Turnout: 61%


1978 Governor, Ventura County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 75,173 52.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 57,777 40.6%
Ed Clark (I) 6,916 4.9%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 854 0.6%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 1,703 1.2%
TOTAL 142,423
Turnout: 45%


1978 Governor, Yolo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 24,357 59.4%
Evelle Younger (R) 12,703 31.0%
Ed Clark (I) 3,064 7.5%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 593 1.4%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 298 0.7%
TOTAL 41,015
Turnout: 54%


1978 Governor, Yuba County
CandidateVotesPct
Jerry Brown* (D) 6,434 54.8%
Evelle Younger (R) 4,402 37.5%
Ed Clark (I) 675 5.8%
Marilyn Seals (PFP) 94 0.8%
Theresa Dietrich (AIP) 127 1.1%
TOTAL 11,732
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jerry Brown*
Total Disbursements: $4,786,274
Evelle Younger
Total Disbursements: $3,408,840

**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

Ed Clark
Total Disbursements: $361,317

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Evelle Younger 1,008,087 40.0%
2   Ed Davis 738,741 29.3%
3   Ken Maddy 484,583 19.2%
4   Pete Wilson 230,146 9.1%
5   John Briggs 35,147 1.4%
6   True Slocum 11,824 0.5%
7   Elmer Crutchley 8,951 0.4%
    Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 2,517,480  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Jerry Brown* 2,567,067 77.5%
2   David Rock 132,706 4.0%
3   John Abbott 127,506 3.9%
4   George Roden 125,790 3.8%
5   Jules Kimmett 83,339 2.5%
6   Gene Atherton 80,224 2.4%
7   Alex Aloia 67,892 2.1%
8   Raymond Liebenberg 65,219 2.0%
9   Lowell Darling 60,997 1.8%
    Other 178 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 3,310,918