California 1978 Governor Election

Name: California 1978 Governor Election Results
Creator: Akashic Edge

Edmund G. Brown vs. Evelle J. Younger

Edmund G. Brown won the California 1978 governor election with 3,878,812 votes (56.0%), a margin of D+19.5.

Statewide Results

56.0%

36.5%

3,878,812

Edmund G. Brown (56.0%)

2,526,534

Evelle J. Younger (36.5%)

Total Votes: 6,921,273|Margin: D+19.5

County Results

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County Results (58 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
SAN FRANCISCO	D+46.6	D+20.6	D+35.9	225,465	D+20.4%
ALAMEDA	D+37.8	D+10.3	D+18.6	341,217	D+14.8%
SANTA CLARA	D+31.6	R+13.0	R+11.2	370,783	D+27.6%
SANTA CRUZ	D+29.7	R+5.8	D+8.1	66,540	D+28.3%
YOLO	D+28.4	D+3.9	D+3.0	41,015	D+18.0%
SOLANO	D+24.1	R+12.4	R+10.2	59,452	D+12.3%
MARIN	D+22.3	R+9.6	D+0.6	89,255	D+27.6%
SAN MATEO	D+21.9	R+12.2	R+5.0	201,848	D+20.0%
SAN DIEGO	D+21.6	R+33.5	R+31.9	550,007	D+33.1%
LOS ANGELES	D+21.1	R+10.0	R+10.2	2,055,012	D+13.1%
SACRAMENTO	D+20.2	R+7.4	R+12.4	254,614	D+14.4%
SANTA BARBARA	D+20.1	R+22.5	R+26.8	105,731	D+25.6%
SHASTA	D+19.2	R+25.7	R+25.9	35,163	D+4.9%
CONTRA COSTA	D+18.5	R+12.8	R+9.9	225,833	D+19.7%
SONOMA	D+18.4	R+12.0	R+3.4	104,846	D+17.9%
MENDOCINO	D+18.1	R+5.8	R+6.2	21,937	D+13.7%
STANISLAUS	D+17.3	R+9.4	R+19.4	65,943	D+19.5%
YUBA	D+17.3	R+21.6	R+28.8	11,732	D+12.6%
PLUMAS	D+16.3	R+15.6	R+15.0	6,487	D+2.5%
FRESNO	D+16.1	R+10.7	R+9.6	128,719	D+9.0%
MERCED	D+15.4	R+5.8	R+18.8	30,251	D+9.6%
RIVERSIDE	D+13.8	R+28.4	R+28.0	186,930	D+15.6%
SAN BERNARDINO	D+13.3	R+28.0	R+30.8	213,095	D+10.8%
ALPINE	D+13.3	R+26.2	R+15.0	383	D+19.9%
MARIPOSA	D+13.2	R+21.3	R+24.4	4,453	D+19.6%
LAKE	D+13.1	R+17.7	R+11.2	12,617	D+19.4%
VENTURA	D+12.2	R+30.7	R+38.5	142,423	D+15.5%
PLACER	D+12.1	R+21.1	R+27.7	39,878	D+8.1%
KINGS	D+11.3	R+17.0	R+29.0	16,335	D+5.0%
MONTEREY	D+11.3	R+21.2	R+15.4	66,187	D+16.7%
HUMBOLDT	D+10.9	R+14.2	R+4.9	42,178	R+9.3%
SAN JOAQUIN	D+10.3	R+19.8	R+20.4	94,239	D+16.7%
TRINITY	D+10.1	R+23.7	R+22.3	4,396	D+3.1%
NAPA	D+9.4	R+19.8	R+17.0	38,001	D+12.1%
MADERA	D+9.0	R+14.2	R+21.3	14,433	D+4.9%
TEHAMA	D+8.3	R+27.9	R+27.4	11,912	D+6.1%
SISKIYOU	D+8.2	R+21.9	R+18.9	13,404	R+2.4%
SAN LUIS OBISPO	D+8.0	R+26.1	R+28.7	50,186	D+10.1%
LASSEN	D+7.9	R+18.6	R+23.9	6,709	R+9.5%
TUOLUMNE	D+7.7	R+20.9	R+17.7	13,254	D+24.9%
BUTTE	D+7.4	R+28.3	R+27.7	52,474	D+20.8%
KERN	D+7.4	R+26.0	R+31.0	102,995	D+8.4%
AMADOR	D+7.3	R+22.9	R+24.6	8,347	D+11.4%
SAN BENITO	D+6.9	R+17.2	R+22.8	5,698	D+14.8%
EL DORADO	D+5.8	R+28.7	R+31.2	28,609	D+10.6%
SIERRA	D+5.5	R+11.9	R+15.7	1,466	R+4.2%
ORANGE	D+4.5	R+45.3	R+50.4	615,377	D+20.7%
CALAVERAS	D+4.0	R+29.0	R+29.9	8,246	D+19.4%
NEVADA	D+3.3	R+28.9	R+27.1	19,876	D+18.0%
COLUSA	R+1.1	R+25.9	R+32.1	4,350	D+12.8%
IMPERIAL	R+1.3	R+19.0	R+25.1	18,208	R+1.5%
TULARE	R+2.1	R+22.8	R+28.8	53,396	D+5.5%
SUTTER	R+3.6	R+36.0	R+44.0	14,419	D+15.6%
MONO	R+5.2	R+37.0	R+46.2	2,325	D+11.4%
GLENN	R+5.5	R+38.0	R+40.9	7,259	D+10.4%
DEL NORTE	R+8.2	R+24.0	R+19.0	5,874	R+13.7%
MODOC	R+12.4	R+38.3	R+41.2	3,066	R+2.6%
INYO	R+15.9	R+38.9	R+42.0	6,425	R+1.8%

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County Results (58 counties)

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