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2010 California gubernatorial election
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 ⊟
Turnout59.59%[1] Increase26.82pp
 
Nominee Jerry Brown Meg Whitman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 5,428,149 4,127,391
Percentage 53.8% 40.9%
Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Whitman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Republican

Elected Governor

Jerry Brown
Democratic

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The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of California. The primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. Because constitutional office holders in California have been prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same office since November 6, 1990, incumbent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Former governor Jerry Brown, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2024, this remains the most recent time the governor's office in California has changed partisan control.

Primary election

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Republican party

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Republican nominee Meg Whitman campaigning

Candidates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s) administered Tom
Campbell* 		Meg
Whitman 		Steve
Poizner 		Peter
Foy*
Capitol Weekly/Probolsky[2] January 5–22, 2009 15% 14% 4% 1%
The Field Poll[3] February 20 – March 1, 2009 18% 21% 7% —
Capitol Weekly/Probolsky[4] May 25, 2009 13% 10% 8% 1%
Research 2000[5] August 9, 2009 19% 24% 9% —
The Field Poll[6] September 18 – October 5, 2009 20% 22% 9% —
USC/Los Angeles Times[7] October 27 – November 3, 2009 27% 35% 10% —
Public Policy Institute of California[8] December 16, 2009 12% 32% 8% —
The Field Poll[9] January 5–17, 2010 — 45% 17% —
22% 36% 9% —
Public Policy Institute of California[10] January 27, 2010 — 41% 11% —
Research 2000[11] March 10, 2010 — 52% 19% —
The Field Poll[12] March 17, 2010 — 63% 14% —
Public Policy Institute of California[13] March 24, 2010 — 61% 11% —
USC/Los Angeles Times[14] March 23–30, 2010 — 60% 20% —
Survey USA[15] April 19–21, 2010 — 49% 27% —
Survey USA[16] May 6–9, 2010 — 39% 37% —
Research 2000[17] May 17–19, 2010 — 46% 36% —
Public Policy Institute of California[18] May 19, 2010 — 38% 29% —
Public Policy Polling[19] May 21–23, 2010 — 51% 26% —
USC/Los Angeles Times[20] May 19–26, 2010 — 53% 29% —
Survey USA[21] June 3–6, 2010 — 59% 30% —

Results

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Results by county:
  Whitman—70–80%
  Whitman—60–70%
  Whitman—50–60%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Meg Whitman 1,529,534 64.35%
Republican Steve Poizner 632,940 26.63%
Republican Lawrence Naritelli 54,202 2.28%
Republican Robert C. Newman II 38,462 1.62%
Republican Ken Miller 36,609 1.54%
Republican Bill Chambers 34,243 1.44%
Republican Douglas R. Hughes 26,085 1.10%
Republican David Tully-Smith 24,978 1.05%
Republican Steven Paul Mozena (write-in) 26 0.00%
Total votes 2,377,079 100.00%

Democratic party

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Democratic nominee Jerry Brown campaigning

Candidates

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Declared
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Declined
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Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Dianne
Feinstein* 		Jerry
Brown 		Antonio
Villaraigosa* 		Gavin
Newsom* 		John
Garamendi* 		Jack
O'Connell* 		Steve
Westly* 		Bill
Lockyer*
Capitol Weekly/Probolsky[2] January 22–25, 2009 36% 14% 9% 9% 4% 3% 1% ––
Lake Research Partners[25] February 17–19, 2009 –– 27% 20% 14% 8% 1% 3% ––
The Field Poll[3] February 20 – March 1, 2009 38% 16% 16% 10% 4% 1% 2% 1%
–– 26% 22% 16% 8% 2% 2% 2%
Tulchin Poll[26] April 23, 2009 –– 31% 12% 16% 11% 6% –– ––
Capital Weekly[27] May 25, 2009 –– 24% 15% 16% 7% 5% 3% ––
J. Moore[28] June 20, 2009 –– 47% –– 26% –– –– –– ––
Research 2000[5] June 10–16, 2009 –– 29% –– 20% –– –– –– ––
40% 27% –– 16% –– –– –– ––
The Field Poll[6] September 18 – October 5, 2009 –– 47% –– 27% –– –– –– ––

Results

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Results by county:
  Brown—>90%
  Brown—80-90%
  Brown—70-80%
  Brown—60-70%
  Brown—50-60%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry Brown 2,021,189 84.38%
Democratic Richard Aguirre 95,596 3.99%
Democratic Charles Pineda 94,669 3.95%
Democratic Vibert Greene 54,225 2.26%
Democratic Joe Symmon 54,122 2.26%
Democratic Lowell Darling 39,930 1.67%
Democratic Peter Schurman 35,450 1.48%
Democratic Nadia B. Smalley (write-in) 106 0.00%
Total votes 2,395,287 100.00%

American Independent primary

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Candidates

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  • Chelene Nightingale, business owner
  • Markham Robinson, owner of a software firm

Results

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American Independent primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
American Independent Chelene Nightingale 24,000 58.07%
American Independent Markham Robinson 17,327 41.93%
Total votes 41,327 100.00%

Green primary

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Candidates

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  • S. Deacon Alexander, student
  • Laura Wells, financial systems consultant

Results

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Green primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Laura Wells 17,548 79.47%
Green S. Deacon Alexander 4,533 20.53%
Total votes 22,081 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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  • Jordan Llamas, Doctor of Psychology and Political Science
  • Dale Ogden, business consultant and actuary

Results

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Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Dale Ogden 17,477 100.00%
Total votes 17,477 100.00%

Peace and Freedom primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Results by county:
  Alvarez
  •   40-50%
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   100%
  Alexander
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   100%
  Tie
  •   30-40%
  •   50%
  No Vote
Peace and Freedom primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Carlos Alvarez 1,906 45.25%
Peace and Freedom Stewart Alexander 1,693 40.19%
Peace and Freedom Mohammad Arif 613 14.54%
Total votes 4,212 100.00%

General election

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Campaign

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Brown's campaign logo
Whitman's campaign logo

Both Whitman and Brown were criticized for negative campaigning during the election.[29] During their final debate at the 2010 Women's Conference a week before the election, moderator Matt Lauer asked both candidates to pull attack ads for the rest of the election, which elicited loud cheers from the audience.[29] Brown agreed and picked one ad each of his and Whitman's that he thought, if Whitman would agree, should be the only ones run, but Whitman, who had been loudly cheered earlier as the prospective first woman governor of the state, was booed when she stated that she would keep "the ads that talk about where Gov. Brown stands on the issues."[30]

The Los Angeles Times reported that nearly $250 million was spent on the Governor's race.[31] At least two spending records were broken during the campaign. Whitman broke personal spending records by spending $140 million of her own money on the campaign,[32] and independent expenditures exceeded $31.7 million, with almost $25 million of that spent in support of Brown.[33]

In an interview with CNN, the reporter opined that Whitman was hurt most during the campaign by a matter involving Nicky Diaz, her former Mexican maid, whom Whitman fired after Diaz asked for help as she was an illegal immigrant.[32]

As of 2024, this is the last time the American Independent Party ran in a California gubernatorial election.

Candidates' stances on issues

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Republican supporter holds a sign criticizing Brown and other Democrats on jobs.

Jobs: Meg Whitman[34]
1. Eliminate small business start-up tax ($800 fee for new business start-ups)
2. Eliminate factory tax
3. Increase R&D tax credit (increase from 15% to 20%)
4. Promote investments in agriculture
5. Eliminate the state tax on capital gains

Registered nurses demonstrate their union support of Brown (and US Senate candidate Barbara Boxer).

Jerry Brown[35]
1. Stimulate clean energy jobs (build 12,000MW of localized electricity generation; build 8,000MW of large-scale renewables; appoint a Clean Energy Czar)
2. Invest in infrastructure/construction jobs (federal dollars for projects; prioritize water needs; high-speed rail; strengthen the port system; prioritize use of existing funds for job creation; infill development
3. Create strike team to focus on job retention
4. Cut regulations (speed up regulatory processes and eliminate duplicative functions; develop CEQA guidelines; fully utilize administrative law; update outdated technology systems
5. Increase manufacturing jobs
6. Deliver targeted workforce training programs
7. Invest in education

Education: Meg Whitman[36]
1. Direct more money to classroom
2. Reward outstanding teachers
3. Eliminate cap on charter schools
4. Grade public schools A-F
5. Establish fast-track parent process for charter school conversions
6. Invest $1 billion in UC and CSU University systems
7. Utilize alternative paths to the classroom to attract high quality teachers

Jerry Brown[37]
1. Higher education (create new state master plan; focus on community colleges and transfer credits)
2. Overhaul state testing program
3. Change school funding formulas and consolidate the 62 existing categorical programs
4. Teacher recruitment and training
5. Simplify the Education Code and return more decision-making to local school districts
6. A more balanced and creative school curriculum (science, history, and humanities; experiment with online, etc.)
7. Place special emphasis on teaching science, technology, engineering, and math
8. Increase proficiency in English
9. Improve high school graduation rates
10. Charter schools
11. Magnet or theme schools
12. Citizenship and character

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[38] Tossup October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[39] Lean D (flip) October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[40] Lean D (flip) November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean D (flip) October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[42] Lean D (flip) October 28, 2010

Polling

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Poll source Date(s) administered Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jerry
Brown (D) 		Meg
Whitman (R) 		Other Undecided
Rasmussen Reports[43] January 14, 2009 500 ±4.5% 40% 38% –– ––
Research 2000[5] August 9, 2009 600 ±4.0% 42% 36% –– ––
Rasmussen Reports[44] September 24, 2009 500 ±4.5% 44% 35% 3% 18%
The Field Poll[6] Sept. 15–Oct. 5, 2009 1,005 ±3.2% 50% 29% –– 21%
Rasmussen Reports[45] November 17, 2009 500 ±4.5% 41% 41% 3% 14%
Public Policy Institute of California[8] December 16, 2009 2,004 ±2.0% 43% 37% –– 20%
The Field Poll[9] January 5–17, 2010 958 ±3.3% 46% 36% –– 18%
Rasmussen Reports[46] January 19, 2010 500 ±4.5% 43% 39% 7% 11%
Public Policy Institute of California[10] January 27, 2010 2,001 ±2.0% 41% 36% –– 23%
Rasmussen Reports[47] February 15, 2010 500 ±4.5% 43% 43% 6% 8%
Research 2000[11] March 10, 2010 600 ±4.0% 45% 41% –– 14%
Rasmussen Reports[46] March 15, 2010 500 ±4.5% 40% 40% 6% 14%
The Field Poll[12] March 17, 2010 748 ±3.7% 43% 46% –– 11%
Public Policy Institute of California[13] March 24, 2010 2,002 ±2.0% 39% 44% –– 17%
USC/Los Angeles Times[14] March 23–30, 2010 –– –– 41% 44% –– ––
Rasmussen Reports[48] April 19, 2010 500 ±4.5% 44% 38% 9% 9%
Public Policy Institute of California[18] May 9–16, 2010 2,003 ±2.0% 42% 37% –– 21%
Research 2000[17] May 17–19, 2010 600 ±4.0% 46% 42% –– 18%
Public Policy Polling[49] May 21–23, 2010 921 ±3.2% 48% 36% –– 16%
Rasmussen Reports[50] May 24, 2010 500 ±4.5% 45% 41% 8% 7%
USC/Los Angeles Times[51] May 19–26, 2010 –– –– 44% 38% –– ––
Rasmussen Reports[52] June 9, 2010 500 ±4.5% 45% 44% 4% 7%
Reuters[53] June 30, 2010 600 ±4.5% 45% 39% 3% 14%
The Field Poll[54] June 22-July 5, 2010 1,005 ±3.2% 44% 43% –– 13%
Survey USA[55] July 8–11, 2010 614 ±4.0% 39% 46% 7% 8%
Rasmussen Reports[56] July 12, 2010 500 ±4.5% 46% 47% 4% 3%
Public Policy Polling[57] July 23–25, 2010 614 ±3.95% 46% 40% –– 14%
Rasmussen Reports[58] August 3, 2010 750 ±4.0% 43% 41% 6% 10%
Survey USA[59] August 9–11, 2010 602 ± 4.1% 43% 44% — 13%
Rasmussen Reports[60] August 24, 2010 750 ±4.0% 40% 48% 6% 6%
Survey USA[61] August 31-September 1, 2010 569 ±4.2% 40% 47% 9% 4%
Rasmussen Reports[60] September 6, 2010 750 ±4.0% 45% 48% 3% 4%
CNN[62] September 2–7, 2010 866 ± 3.5% 46% 48% — —
FOX News[63] September 11, 2010 1,000 ± 3% 43% 49% 4% 4%
Public Policy Polling[64] September 14–16, 2010 630 ±3.9% 47% 42% –– 12%
Field Poll[65] September 14–21, 2010 599 ±4.1% 41% 41% –– 18%
Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research[66] September 18, 2010 1,000 ±3.0% 45% 45% 4% 6%
Rasmussen Reports[67] September 20, 2010 750 ±4.0% 47% 46% 4% 3%
Survey USA[68] September 19–21, 2010 610 ±4.0% 46% 43% 8% 3%
The Los Angeles Times/USC[69] September 15–22, 2010 1,500 ±3.3% 49% 44% -- --
PPIC[70] September 19–26, 2010 1,104 ±3% 37% 38% 7% 18%
CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation[71] September 24–28, 2010 786 ±3.5% 52% 43% 5% 3%
Rasmussen Reports[60] October 3, 2010 750 ±4.0% 49% 44% 4% 4%
Reuters/Ipsos[72] October 4, 2010 600 ±4% 50% 43% — —
Angus Reid Public Opinion[73] October 6, 2010 501 ±4.5% 53% 41% 6% —
Rasmussen Reports[60] October 13, 2010 750 ±4.0% 50% 44% 2% 4%
Los Angeles Times/USC[74] October 13–20, 2010 1,501 ±2.5% 52% 39% 3% 6%
Reuters (report) October 12–14, 2010 601 ± 4.0% 48% 44% 3% 6%
FOX News/POR-Rasmussen[75] October 16, 2010 1,000 ±3% 48% 43% 4% 4%
PPIC[76] October 10–17, 2010 1,067 ±3.1% 44% 36% 4% 16%
SurveyUSA[77] October 15–18, 2010 621 ±4% 47% 40% 8% 5%
Rasmussen Reports[60] October 21, 2010 750 ±4% 48% 42% 4% 6%
FOX News/POR-Rasmussen[75] October 23, 2010 1,000 ±3% 50% 41% 6% 3%
Suffolk University[78] October 21–24, 2010 600 ±4% 50% 42% 5% 3%
CNN/Time[79] October 20–26, 2010 888 ±3.5% 51% 44% 2% 2%
Rasmussen Reports[80] October 27, 2010 750 ±4% 49% 45% 2% 3%
Angus Reid Public Opinion[81] October 28–29, 2010 486 ±4.5% 49% 44% 7% —
Survey USA[82] October 26–31, 2010 587 ± 4% 48% 37% 6% 9%
Public Policy Polling Reports[83]) October 29–31, 2010 882 ± 3.3% 51% 46% — 3%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Dates administered Steve
Poizner (R) 		Jerry
Brown (D)
Rasmussen Reports[50] May 24, 2010 42% 43%
Public Policy Polling[49] May 21–23, 2010 32% 48%
Research 2000[17] May 17–19, 2010 37% 47%
PPIC[84] May 2010 32% 45%
Rasmussen Reports[46] April 19, 2010 32% 50%
PPIC[85] March 24, 2010 31% 46%
Rasmussen Reports[46] March 15, 2010 27% 42%
Research 2000[11] March 10, 2010 33% 48%
Rasmussen Reports[47] February 15, 2010 34% 46%
PPIC[86] January 27, 2010 29% 44%
Rasmussen Reports[46] January 19, 2010 35% 45%
The Field Poll[9] January 5–17, 2010 31% 48%
PPIC[87] December 16, 2009 31% 47%
Rasmussen Reports[45] November 17, 2009 32% 43%
The Field Poll[6] September 18–Oct. 5, 2009 25% 50%
Rasmussen Reports[44] September 24, 2009 32% 45%
Research 2000[5] August 9, 2009 34% 43%
Lake Research Partners[25] February 17–19, 2009 30% 41%

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 2010[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jerry Brown 5,428,149 53.77% 14.86%
Republican Meg Whitman 4,127,391 40.88% −15.00%
American Independent Chelene Nightingale 166,312 1.65% 0.93%
Libertarian Dale Ogden 150,895 1.49% 0.18%
Green Laura Wells 129,224 1.28% −1.09%
Peace and Freedom Carlos Alvarez 92,851 0.92% 0.11%
Write-in 363 0.00%
Total votes 10,095,185 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 29.86%

Results by county

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County Jerry Brown
Democratic 		Meg Whitman
Republican 		Chelene Nightingale
AIP 		Dale Ogden
Libertarian 		Laura Wells
Green 		Carlos Alvarez
PFP 		All Others
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 340,190 73.79% 103,947 22.55% 3,694 0.80% 3,646 0.79% 6,323 1.37% 3,207 0.70% 14 0.00% 236,243 51.24% 461,021
Alpine 319 56.56% 228 40.43% 1 0.18% 7 1.24% 4 0.71% 5 0.89% 0 0.00% 91 16.13% 564
Amador 6,750 41.53% 8,511 52.37% 431 2.65% 267 1.64% 192 1.18% 102 0.63% 0 0.00% -1,761 -10.83% 16,253
Butte 32,789 43.11% 37,557 49.38% 2,190 2.88% 1,518 2.00% 1,359 1.79% 639 0.84% 0 0.00% -4,768 -6.27% 76,052
Calaveras 7,737 39.06% 10,655 53.79% 617 3.12% 373 1.88% 271 1.37% 154 0.78% 0 0.00% -2,918 -14.73% 19,807
Colusa 1,878 35.93% 3,063 58.60% 107 2.05% 59 1.13% 70 1.34% 50 0.96% 0 0.00% -1,185 -22.67% 5,227
Contra Costa 211,125 60.64% 123,606 35.50% 3,880 1.11% 3,360 0.97% 3,971 1.14% 2,209 0.63% 0 0.00% 87,519 25.14% 348,151
Del Norte 4,093 49.98% 3,373 41.18% 288 3.52% 145 1.77% 207 2.53% 84 1.03% 0 0.00% 720 8.79% 8,190
El Dorado 29,826 38.55% 43,417 56.12% 1,643 2.12% 1,234 1.59% 886 1.15% 361 0.47% 0 0.00% -13,591 -17.57% 77,367
Fresno 85,743 42.73% 104,780 52.22% 3,565 1.78% 1,891 0.94% 2,532 1.26% 2,141 1.07% 0 0.00% -19,037 -9.49% 200,652
Glenn 2,407 30.35% 4,841 61.05% 282 3.56% 171 2.16% 131 1.65% 98 1.24% 0 0.00% -2,434 -30.69% 7,930
Humboldt 28,464 56.26% 18,277 36.12% 597 1.18% 857 1.69% 2,030 4.01% 370 0.73% 1 0.00% 10,187 20.13% 50,596
Imperial 16,019 59.61% 9,118 33.93% 360 1.34% 245 0.91% 269 1.00% 860 3.20% 0 0.00% 6,901 25.68% 26,871
Inyo 3,008 43.18% 3,406 48.89% 277 3.98% 112 1.61% 114 1.64% 49 0.70% 0 0.00% -398 -5.71% 6,966
Kern 63,347 36.69% 96,249 55.74% 5,263 3.05% 3,262 1.89% 2,248 1.30% 2,292 1.33% 3 0.00% -32,902 -19.06% 172,664
Kings 10,607 40.29% 13,868 52.68% 765 2.91% 298 1.13% 342 1.30% 444 1.69% 0 0.00% -3,261 -12.39% 26,324
Lake 11,004 52.04% 8,455 39.99% 567 2.68% 332 1.57% 539 2.55% 247 1.17% 0 0.00% 2,549 12.06% 21,144
Lassen 3,895 42.13% 4,632 50.10% 302 3.27% 198 2.14% 152 1.64% 66 0.71% 0 0.00% -737 -7.97% 9,245
Los Angeles 1,455,184 62.68% 749,439 32.28% 30,310 1.31% 34,910 1.50% 27,373 1.18% 24,315 1.05% 21 0.00% 705,745 30.40% 2,321,552
Madera 12,528 36.71% 19,287 56.52% 946 2.77% 415 1.22% 511 1.50% 437 1.28% 0 0.00% -6,759 -19.81% 34,124
Marin 80,236 70.40% 30,920 27.13% 616 0.54% 836 0.73% 999 0.88% 371 0.33% 1 0.00% 49,316 43.27% 113,979
Mariposa 3,077 37.38% 4,513 54.83% 298 3.62% 138 1.68% 136 1.65% 69 0.84% 0 0.00% -1,436 -17.45% 8,231
Mendocino 20,186 63.28% 9,524 29.86% 565 1.77% 424 1.33% 901 2.82% 297 0.93% 0 0.00% 10,662 33.43% 31,897
Merced 21,887 45.76% 23,021 48.13% 1,075 2.25% 488 1.02% 582 1.22% 779 1.63% 0 0.00% -1,134 -2.37% 47,832
Modoc 1,001 26.56% 2,444 64.84% 135 3.58% 77 2.04% 77 2.04% 35 0.93% 0 0.00% -1,443 -38.29% 3,769
Mono 2,028 46.09% 2,079 48.13% 84 1.91% 86 1.95% 88 2.00% 35 0.80% 0 0.00% -51 -1.16% 4,400
Monterey 60,015 60.08% 35,119 35.16% 1,185 1.19% 1,137 1.14% 1,260 1.26% 1,179 1.18% 0 0.00% 24,896 24.92% 99,895
Napa 26,766 57.06% 17,873 38.10% 645 1.38% 537 1.14% 752 1.60% 335 0.71% 0 0.00% 8,893 18.96% 46,908
Nevada 20,740 45.43% 22,545 49.38% 605 1.33% 874 1.91% 725 1.59% 168 0.37% 0 0.00% -1,805 -3.95% 45,657
Orange 328,663 37.35% 499,878 56.81% 15,153 1.72% 18,514 2.10% 10,635 1.21% 7,085 0.81% 9 0.00% -171,215 -19.46% 879,937
Placer 54,576 38.21% 81,410 56.99% 2,706 1.89% 2,082 1.46% 1,449 1.01% 618 0.43% 2 0.00% -26,834 -18.79% 142,843
Plumas 3,444 37.42% 5,168 56.16% 231 2.51% 135 1.47% 160 1.74% 65 0.71% 0 0.00% -1,724 -18.73% 9,203
Riverside 206,398 42.70% 244,659 50.61% 12,107 2.50% 9,653 2.00% 5,420 1.12% 5,138 1.06% 1 0.00% -38,261 -7.92% 483,376
Sacramento 239,599 56.74% 162,369 38.45% 7,185 1.70% 5,693 1.35% 4,622 1.09% 2,838 0.67% 2 0.00% 77,230 18.29% 422,308
San Benito 8,304 51.52% 6,993 43.39% 253 1.57% 170 1.05% 214 1.33% 183 1.14% 0 0.00% 1,311 8.13% 16,117
San Bernardino 197,578 45.40% 202,217 46.47% 13,337 3.06% 9,972 2.29% 6,318 1.45% 5,778 1.33% 2 0.00% -4,639 -1.07% 435,202
San Diego 399,845 44.03% 452,205 49.79% 18,135 2.00% 15,362 1.69% 12,409 1.37% 9,989 1.10% 277 0.03% -52,360 -5.77% 908,222
San Francisco 219,330 78.85% 49,151 17.67% 1.211 0.44% 2,203 0.79% 4,052 1.46% 2,208 0.79% 11 0.00% 170,179 61.18% 278,166
San Joaquin 77,623 48.86% 71,999 45.32% 3,548 2.23% 1,881 1.18% 1,915 1.21% 1,900 1.20% 1 0.00% 5,624 3.54% 158,867
San Luis Obispo 47,663 45.11% 52,056 49.27% 1,916 1.81% 1,847 1.75% 1.563 1.48% 606 0.57% 1 0.00% -4,393 -4.16% 105,652
San Mateo 145,970 65.68% 69,212 31.14% 1,468 0.66% 1,946 0.88% 2,449 1.10% 1,197 0.54% 4 0.00% 76,758 34.54% 222,246
Santa Barbara 65,011 49.40% 59,615 45.30% 2,017 1.53% 1,931 1.47% 1,834 1.39% 1,202 0.91% 1 0.00% 5,396 4.10% 131,611
Santa Clara 314,022 61.29% 178,695 34.88% 4,880 0.95% 5,707 1.11% 5,685 1.11% 3,362 0.66% 7 0.00% 135,327 26.41% 512,358
Santa Cruz 67,107 69.72% 24,390 25.34% 1,126 1.17% 1,215 1.26% 1,683 1.75% 728 0.76% 2 0.00% 42,717 44.38% 96,251
Shasta 20,797 31.86% 39,702 60.82% 1,969 3.02% 1,337 2.05% 971 1.49% 500 0.77% 0 0.00% -18,905 -28.96% 65,276
Sierra 635 34.76% 1,042 57.03% 54 2.96% 41 2.24% 26 1.42% 29 1.59% 0 0.00% -407 -22.28% 1,827
Siskiyou 7,274 39.58% 9,839 53.54% 480 2.61% 357 1.94% 278 1.51% 150 0.82% 0 0.00% -2,565 -13.96% 18,378
Solano 69,597 58.79% 43,323 36.59% 1,843 1.56% 1,398 1.18% 1,369 1.16% 860 0.73% 0 0.00% 26,274 22.19% 118,390
Sonoma 119,079 64.70% 55,472 30.14% 2,558 1.39% 2,301 1.25% 3,195 1.74% 1,445 0.79% 0 0.00% 63,607 34.56% 184,050
Stanislaus 52,510 43.64% 60,084 49.93% 3,173 2.64% 1,508 1.25% 1,642 1.36% 1,412 1.17% 1 0.00% -7,574 -6.29% 120,330
Sutter 9,614 37.56% 14,346 56.05% 663 2.59% 442 1.73% 270 1.05% 262 1.02% 0 0.00% -4,732 -18.49% 25,597
Tehama 6,542 32.42% 11,935 59.14% 734 3.64% 466 2.31% 311 1.54% 192 0.95% 0 0.00% -5,393 -26.72% 20,180
Trinity 2,463 44.23% 2,569 46.13% 165 2.96% 115 2.07% 212 3.81% 45 0.81% 0 0.00% -106 -1.90% 5,569
Tulare 30,607 37.51% 46,261 56.69% 2,059 2.52% 786 0.96% 958 1.17% 925 1.13% 1 0.00% -15,654 -19.18% 81,597
Tuolumne 9,023 40.21% 11,963 53.32% 646 2.88% 354 1.58% 317 1.41% 134 0.60% 0 0.00% -2,940 -13.10% 22,437
Ventura 117,800 45.32% 128,082 49.27% 4,130 1.59% 4,545 1.75% 3,315 1.28% 2,067 0.80% 1 0.00% -10,282 -3.96% 259,940
Yolo 37,894 63.27% 19,456 32.48% 755 1.26% 707 1.18% 690 1.15% 392 0.65% 0 0.00% 18,438 30.78% 59,894
Yuba 6,332 39.35% 8,553 53.15% 517 3.21% 330 2.05% 218 1.35% 143 0.89% 0 0.00% -2,221 -13.80% 16,093
Total 5,428,149 53.77% 4,127,391 40.88% 166,312 1.65% 150,895 1.49% 129,224 1.28% 92,851 0.92% 363 0.00% 1,300,758 12.88% 10,095,185

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Results by congressional district

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Brown won 33 districts, while Whitman won 20. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.[88]

District Brown Whitman Representative
1st 59.4% 34.6% Mike Thompson
2nd 37.6% 55.2% Wally Herger
3rd 47.6% 47.4% Dan Lungren
4th 39.3% 55.3% Tom McClintock
5th 68.1% 27.1% Doris Matsui
6th 67.7% 28.3% Lynn Woolsey
7th 67.1% 28.3% George Miller
8th 80.0% 16.4% Nancy Pelosi
9th 85.1% 11.4% Barbara Lee
10th 57.4% 38.7% John Garamendi
11th 46.7% 48.9% Jerry McNerney
12th 68.0% 28.9% Jackie Speier
13th 68.7% 27.4% Pete Stark
14th 63.9% 32.7% Anna Eshoo
15th 59.8% 36.2% Mike Honda
16th 62.3% 33.4% Zoe Lofgren
17th 63.8% 31.3% Sam Farr
18th 52.3% 40.9% Dennis Cardoza
19th 39.6% 54.8% George Radanovich (111th Congress)
Jeff Denham (112th Congress)
20th 55.9% 37.1% Jim Costa
21st 36.2% 58.4% Devin Nunes
22nd 34.4% 58.5% Kevin McCarthy
23rd 55.9% 38.5% Lois Capps
24th 40.5% 54.1% Elton Gallegly
25th 41.4% 50.9% Buck McKeon
26th 43.8% 50.4% David Dreier
27th 57.9% 36.8% Brad Sherman
28th 69.3% 25.7% Howard Berman
29th 61.0% 34.5% Adam Schiff
30th 62.1% 34.8% Henry Waxman
31st 77.9% 16.6% Xavier Becerra
32nd 64.6% 29.1% Judy Chu
33rd 82.9% 13.4% Diane Watson (111th Congress)
Karen Bass (112th Congress)
34th 71.5% 23.0% Lucille Roybal-Allard
35th 79.1% 16.4% Maxine Waters
36th 56.3% 38.8% Jane Harman
37th 74.1% 20.3% Laura Richardson
38th 68.1% 25.9% Grace Napolitano
39th 60.3% 33.6% Linda Sánchez
40th 38.0% 55.8% Ed Royce
41st 38.2% 53.2% Jerry Lewis
42nd 35.2% 59.1% Gary Miller
43rd 61.7% 30.3% Joe Baca
44th 40.8% 52.9% Ken Calvert
45th 43.9% 50.2% Mary Bono
46th 38.8% 55.8% Dana Rohrabacher
47th 54.4% 37.8% Loretta Sanchez
48th 36.4% 58.7% John B. T. Campbell III
49th 36.1% 56.5% Darrell Issa
50th 39.8% 55.2% Brian Bilbray
51st 56.3% 36.3% Bob Filner
52nd 36.5% 57.4% Duncan L. Hunter
53rd 57.8% 35.9% Susan Davis

See also

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