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1970-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for California


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County Turnout Ronald Reagan*
(R)
Jess Unruh
(D)
Ricardo Romo
(Peace & Freedom)
William Shearer
(American Independent)
Other Margin TOTAL
Alameda55%162,72743.1%206,69354.7%5,5911.5%2,9750.8%00.0%-43,966 377,986
Alpine109%20366.3%8929.1%41.3%103.3%00.0%114 306
Amador69%2,86653.1%2,44545.3%280.5%561.0%00.0%421 5,395
Butte54%22,65662.8%12,55834.8%4291.2%4201.2%00.0%10,098 36,063
Calaveras63%3,49963.1%1,94735.1%440.8%551.0%00.0%1,552 5,545
Colusa53%2,30257.7%1,62740.8%260.7%350.9%00.0%675 3,990
Contra Costa58%106,96553.2%91,15645.3%1,3230.7%1,8000.9%00.0%15,809 201,244
Del Norte54%2,75557.1%1,97741.0%370.8%531.1%00.0%778 4,822
El Dorado50%7,93256.6%5,81841.5%650.5%2021.4%00.0%2,114 14,017
Fresno50%60,64448.7%61,80149.7%7520.6%1,2271.0%00.0%-1,157 124,424
Glenn61%3,80559.4%2,48238.7%390.6%831.3%00.0%1,323 6,409
Humboldt51%16,77851.1%15,23246.4%4001.2%4101.2%00.0%1,546 32,820
Imperial44%10,63658.5%7,00638.5%3521.9%1981.1%00.0%3,630 18,192
Inyo64%4,00663.5%2,20234.9%430.7%580.9%00.0%1,804 6,309
Kern50%54,21655.2%41,76842.5%5340.5%1,7101.7%00.0%12,448 98,228
Kings43%8,06849.1%8,13449.5%1070.7%1180.7%00.0%-66 16,427
Lake70%5,31758.2%3,68340.3%460.5%931.0%00.0%1,634 9,139
Lassen53%2,49444.9%2,91152.4%440.8%1021.8%00.0%-417 5,551
Los Angeles53%1,173,16150.7%1,095,89947.4%21,8910.9%21,3120.9%00.0%77,262 2,312,263
Madera52%6,20548.9%6,30449.7%730.6%960.8%00.0%-99 12,678
Marin56%43,09256.6%31,52541.4%9391.2%6320.8%00.0%11,567 76,188
Mariposa70%1,56857.5%1,11140.7%140.5%361.3%00.0%457 2,729
Mendocino54%9,13453.3%7,61444.5%1260.7%2521.5%00.0%1,520 17,126
Merced40%12,11749.6%11,84048.5%2471.0%2070.8%00.0%277 24,411
Modoc64%1,76059.4%1,13838.4%240.8%411.4%00.0%622 2,963
Mono72%1,35073.1%46024.9%211.1%160.9%00.0%890 1,847
Monterey39%33,69156.6%24,50841.2%7221.2%5751.0%00.0%9,183 59,496
Napa60%16,84455.3%13,01842.7%1610.5%4421.5%00.0%3,826 30,465
Nevada67%6,75659.5%4,44239.1%770.7%890.8%00.0%2,314 11,364
Orange52%308,98266.9%145,42031.5%2,9810.6%4,5571.0%00.0%163,562 461,940
Placer59%13,88649.4%13,75148.9%1490.5%3421.2%00.0%135 28,128
Plumas69%2,28045.0%2,67852.8%270.5%851.7%00.0%-398 5,070
Riverside51%81,76856.6%59,42541.1%1,7351.2%1,5381.1%00.0%22,343 144,466
Sacramento58%105,52346.0%120,36552.5%1,3780.6%1,9250.8%00.0%-14,842 229,191
San Benito51%3,13459.5%1,99337.9%901.7%470.9%00.0%1,141 5,264
San Bernardino47%107,21956.6%77,06940.7%2,9461.6%2,2941.2%00.0%30,150 189,528
San Diego49%253,37860.1%158,09837.5%4,1611.0%5,6861.3%00.0%95,280 421,323
San Francisco50%106,60642.0%140,82955.4%3,9581.6%2,6251.0%00.0%-34,223 254,018
San Joaquin52%50,63155.2%39,49543.1%6820.7%8330.9%00.0%11,136 91,641
San Luis Obispo46%18,30155.8%13,75842.0%2920.9%4251.3%00.0%4,543 32,776
San Mateo55%109,35654.3%88,06943.7%1,8200.9%2,1211.1%00.0%21,287 201,366
Santa Barbara50%51,52360.1%32,20237.6%1,3621.6%6380.7%00.0%19,321 85,725
Santa Clara51%172,56251.5%154,57046.1%4,6831.4%3,4751.0%00.0%17,992 335,290
Santa Cruz57%26,67958.1%18,18639.6%6341.4%4451.0%00.0%8,493 45,944
Shasta57%11,86443.9%14,64354.2%1560.6%3431.3%00.0%-2,779 27,006
Sierra87%61746.9%67451.3%70.5%171.3%00.0%-57 1,315
Siskiyou60%6,09249.6%5,92048.2%960.8%1801.5%00.0%172 12,288
Solano45%21,93948.4%21,58347.6%7741.7%1,0062.2%00.0%356 45,302
Sonoma59%44,82358.6%29,95339.2%8301.1%8811.2%00.0%14,870 76,487
Stanislaus55%29,15745.1%34,51053.3%6401.0%3910.6%00.0%-5,353 64,698
Sutter56%9,08464.5%4,81134.1%760.5%1180.8%00.0%4,273 14,089
Tehama58%5,50052.5%4,81946.0%550.5%1101.0%00.0%681 10,484
Trinity70%1,64350.2%1,54947.3%150.5%652.0%00.0%94 3,272
Tulare44%27,56457.7%19,32740.5%4320.9%4561.0%00.0%8,237 47,779
Tuolumne60%4,56753.7%3,77944.5%881.0%650.8%00.0%788 8,499
Ventura49%63,79058.6%42,35038.9%1,3431.2%1,3081.2%00.0%21,440 108,791
Yolo51%12,34441.0%17,13556.9%3381.1%2861.0%00.0%-4,791 30,103
Yuba36%5,30554.7%4,25843.9%470.5%820.8%00.0%1,047 9,692
TOTAL 51% 3,439,66452.8% 2,938,60745.1% 65,9541.0% 65,8471.0% 00.0% 501,057 6,510,072
Total R vote: 3,439,664 (52.8%)      Total D vote: 2,938,607 (45.1%)      Total Other vote: 131,801 (2.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,584,779 $904,743 $0 $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



1970 Governor, Alameda County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 162,727 43.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 206,693 54.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 5,591 1.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 2,975 0.8%
TOTAL 377,986
Turnout: 55%


1970 Governor, Alpine County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 203 66.3%
Jess Unruh (D) 89 29.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 4 1.3%
William Shearer (AIP) 10 3.3%
TOTAL 306
Turnout: 109%


1970 Governor, Amador County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,866 53.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 2,445 45.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 28 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 56 1.0%
TOTAL 5,395
Turnout: 69%


1970 Governor, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 22,656 62.8%
Jess Unruh (D) 12,558 34.8%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 429 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 420 1.2%
TOTAL 36,063
Turnout: 54%


1970 Governor, Calaveras County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,499 63.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,947 35.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 44 0.8%
William Shearer (AIP) 55 1.0%
TOTAL 5,545
Turnout: 63%


1970 Governor, Colusa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,302 57.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,627 40.8%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 26 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 35 0.9%
TOTAL 3,990
Turnout: 53%


1970 Governor, Contra Costa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 106,965 53.2%
Jess Unruh (D) 91,156 45.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,323 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,800 0.9%
TOTAL 201,244
Turnout: 58%


1970 Governor, Del Norte County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,755 57.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,977 41.0%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 37 0.8%
William Shearer (AIP) 53 1.1%
TOTAL 4,822
Turnout: 54%


1970 Governor, El Dorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 7,932 56.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 5,818 41.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 65 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 202 1.4%
TOTAL 14,017
Turnout: 50%


1970 Governor, Fresno County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 60,644 48.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 61,801 49.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 752 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,227 1.0%
TOTAL 124,424
Turnout: 50%


1970 Governor, Glenn County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,805 59.4%
Jess Unruh (D) 2,482 38.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 39 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 83 1.3%
TOTAL 6,409
Turnout: 61%


1970 Governor, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 16,778 51.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 15,232 46.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 400 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 410 1.2%
TOTAL 32,820
Turnout: 51%


1970 Governor, Imperial County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 10,636 58.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 7,006 38.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 352 1.9%
William Shearer (AIP) 198 1.1%
TOTAL 18,192
Turnout: 44%


1970 Governor, Inyo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,006 63.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 2,202 34.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 43 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 58 0.9%
TOTAL 6,309
Turnout: 64%


1970 Governor, Kern County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 54,216 55.2%
Jess Unruh (D) 41,768 42.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 534 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,710 1.7%
TOTAL 98,228
Turnout: 50%


1970 Governor, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 8,068 49.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 8,134 49.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 107 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 118 0.7%
TOTAL 16,427
Turnout: 43%


1970 Governor, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,317 58.2%
Jess Unruh (D) 3,683 40.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 46 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 93 1.0%
TOTAL 9,139
Turnout: 70%


1970 Governor, Lassen County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,494 44.9%
Jess Unruh (D) 2,911 52.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 44 0.8%
William Shearer (AIP) 102 1.8%
TOTAL 5,551
Turnout: 53%


1970 Governor, Los Angeles County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,173,161 50.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,095,899 47.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 21,891 0.9%
William Shearer (AIP) 21,312 0.9%
TOTAL 2,312,263
Turnout: 53%


1970 Governor, Madera County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 6,205 48.9%
Jess Unruh (D) 6,304 49.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 73 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 96 0.8%
TOTAL 12,678
Turnout: 52%


1970 Governor, Marin County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 43,092 56.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 31,525 41.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 939 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 632 0.8%
TOTAL 76,188
Turnout: 56%


1970 Governor, Mariposa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,568 57.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,111 40.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 14 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 36 1.3%
TOTAL 2,729
Turnout: 70%


1970 Governor, Mendocino County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 9,134 53.3%
Jess Unruh (D) 7,614 44.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 126 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 252 1.5%
TOTAL 17,126
Turnout: 54%


1970 Governor, Merced County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 12,117 49.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 11,840 48.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 247 1.0%
William Shearer (AIP) 207 0.8%
TOTAL 24,411
Turnout: 40%


1970 Governor, Modoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,760 59.4%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,138 38.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 24 0.8%
William Shearer (AIP) 41 1.4%
TOTAL 2,963
Turnout: 64%


1970 Governor, Mono County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,350 73.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 460 24.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 21 1.1%
William Shearer (AIP) 16 0.9%
TOTAL 1,847
Turnout: 72%


1970 Governor, Monterey County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,691 56.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 24,508 41.2%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 722 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 575 1.0%
TOTAL 59,496
Turnout: 39%


1970 Governor, Napa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 16,844 55.3%
Jess Unruh (D) 13,018 42.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 161 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 442 1.5%
TOTAL 30,465
Turnout: 60%


1970 Governor, Nevada County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 6,756 59.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 4,442 39.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 77 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 89 0.8%
TOTAL 11,364
Turnout: 67%


1970 Governor, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 308,982 66.9%
Jess Unruh (D) 145,420 31.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 2,981 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 4,557 1.0%
TOTAL 461,940
Turnout: 52%


1970 Governor, Placer County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 13,886 49.4%
Jess Unruh (D) 13,751 48.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 149 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 342 1.2%
TOTAL 28,128
Turnout: 59%


1970 Governor, Plumas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 2,280 45.0%
Jess Unruh (D) 2,678 52.8%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 27 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 85 1.7%
TOTAL 5,070
Turnout: 69%


1970 Governor, Riverside County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 81,768 56.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 59,425 41.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,735 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,538 1.1%
TOTAL 144,466
Turnout: 51%


1970 Governor, Sacramento County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 105,523 46.0%
Jess Unruh (D) 120,365 52.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,378 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,925 0.8%
TOTAL 229,191
Turnout: 58%


1970 Governor, San Benito County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,134 59.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,993 37.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 90 1.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 47 0.9%
TOTAL 5,264
Turnout: 51%


1970 Governor, San Bernardino County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 107,219 56.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 77,069 40.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 2,946 1.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 2,294 1.2%
TOTAL 189,528
Turnout: 47%


1970 Governor, San Diego County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 253,378 60.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 158,098 37.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 4,161 1.0%
William Shearer (AIP) 5,686 1.3%
TOTAL 421,323
Turnout: 49%


1970 Governor, San Francisco County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 106,606 42.0%
Jess Unruh (D) 140,829 55.4%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 3,958 1.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 2,625 1.0%
TOTAL 254,018
Turnout: 50%


1970 Governor, San Joaquin County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 50,631 55.2%
Jess Unruh (D) 39,495 43.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 682 0.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 833 0.9%
TOTAL 91,641
Turnout: 52%


1970 Governor, San Luis Obispo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 18,301 55.8%
Jess Unruh (D) 13,758 42.0%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 292 0.9%
William Shearer (AIP) 425 1.3%
TOTAL 32,776
Turnout: 46%


1970 Governor, San Mateo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 109,356 54.3%
Jess Unruh (D) 88,069 43.7%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,820 0.9%
William Shearer (AIP) 2,121 1.1%
TOTAL 201,366
Turnout: 55%


1970 Governor, Santa Barbara County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 51,523 60.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 32,202 37.6%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,362 1.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 638 0.7%
TOTAL 85,725
Turnout: 50%


1970 Governor, Santa Clara County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 172,562 51.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 154,570 46.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 4,683 1.4%
William Shearer (AIP) 3,475 1.0%
TOTAL 335,290
Turnout: 51%


1970 Governor, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 26,679 58.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 18,186 39.6%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 634 1.4%
William Shearer (AIP) 445 1.0%
TOTAL 45,944
Turnout: 57%


1970 Governor, Shasta County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 11,864 43.9%
Jess Unruh (D) 14,643 54.2%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 156 0.6%
William Shearer (AIP) 343 1.3%
TOTAL 27,006
Turnout: 57%


1970 Governor, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 617 46.9%
Jess Unruh (D) 674 51.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 7 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 17 1.3%
TOTAL 1,315
Turnout: 87%


1970 Governor, Siskiyou County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 6,092 49.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 5,920 48.2%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 96 0.8%
William Shearer (AIP) 180 1.5%
TOTAL 12,288
Turnout: 60%


1970 Governor, Solano County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,939 48.4%
Jess Unruh (D) 21,583 47.6%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 774 1.7%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,006 2.2%
TOTAL 45,302
Turnout: 45%


1970 Governor, Sonoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 44,823 58.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 29,953 39.2%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 830 1.1%
William Shearer (AIP) 881 1.2%
TOTAL 76,487
Turnout: 59%


1970 Governor, Stanislaus County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 29,157 45.1%
Jess Unruh (D) 34,510 53.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 640 1.0%
William Shearer (AIP) 391 0.6%
TOTAL 64,698
Turnout: 55%


1970 Governor, Sutter County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 9,084 64.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 4,811 34.1%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 76 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 118 0.8%
TOTAL 14,089
Turnout: 56%


1970 Governor, Tehama County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,500 52.5%
Jess Unruh (D) 4,819 46.0%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 55 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 110 1.0%
TOTAL 10,484
Turnout: 58%


1970 Governor, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,643 50.2%
Jess Unruh (D) 1,549 47.3%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 15 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 65 2.0%
TOTAL 3,272
Turnout: 70%


1970 Governor, Tulare County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 27,564 57.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 19,327 40.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 432 0.9%
William Shearer (AIP) 456 1.0%
TOTAL 47,779
Turnout: 44%


1970 Governor, Tuolumne County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 4,567 53.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 3,779 44.5%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 88 1.0%
William Shearer (AIP) 65 0.8%
TOTAL 8,499
Turnout: 60%


1970 Governor, Ventura County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 63,790 58.6%
Jess Unruh (D) 42,350 38.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 1,343 1.2%
William Shearer (AIP) 1,308 1.2%
TOTAL 108,791
Turnout: 49%


1970 Governor, Yolo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 12,344 41.0%
Jess Unruh (D) 17,135 56.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 338 1.1%
William Shearer (AIP) 286 1.0%
TOTAL 30,103
Turnout: 51%


1970 Governor, Yuba County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,305 54.7%
Jess Unruh (D) 4,258 43.9%
Ricardo Romo (PFP) 47 0.5%
William Shearer (AIP) 82 0.8%
TOTAL 9,692
Turnout: 36%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Ronald Reagan*
Total Disbursements: $2,584,779

**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

Jess Unruh
Total Disbursements: $904,743

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Ronald Reagan* 1,906,568 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 1,906,568  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Jess Unruh 1,602,690 64.0%
2   Sam Yorty 659,494 26.3%
3   George Wagner 44,118 1.8%
4   Florence Douglas 43,456 1.7%
5   Walter Buchanan 40,192 1.6%
6   Eddie Ramirez 31,092 1.2%
7   Joseph Ramos 25,874 1.0%
8   Raymond Haight, Jr. 20,328 0.8%
9   Harry May 19,471 0.8%
10   Jack Clapper 16,143 0.6%
11   Samuel Reeve 3 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 2,502,861