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California
California Presidential Election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
56.5%
vs.
Thomes E. Dewey
43.0%
|
D+13.5
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3,520,875 votes
3 candidates
3,520,875 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
✓
DEM
1,988,564
56.5%
Thomes E. Dewey
REP
REP
1,512,965
43.0%
Other
OTH
OTH
19,346
0.6%
Seat History
President in California
2024
Kamala D Harris
DEM
D+20.1
2020
Joe Biden
DEM
D+29.2
2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton
DEM
D+30.2
2012
Barack Obama
DEM
D+23.1
2008
Barack Obama
DEM
D+24.0
2004
John Kerry
DEM
D+9.9
2000
Al Gore
DEM
D+11.8
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+12.9
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+13.4
1988
George H.W. Bush
REP
R+3.6
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+16.3
1980
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+16.8
1976
Gerald Ford
REP
R+1.8
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+13.5
1968
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+3.1
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Candidates
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
Record
163W-31L
Avg Margin
D+23.0
Career
1928-1944
President / Governor
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Thomes E. Dewey
REP
Record
27W-69L
Avg Margin
D+10.6
Career
1944-1948
President
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