1986 California gubernatorial election

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1986 California gubernatorial election

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November 4, 1986
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NomineeGeorge DeukmejianTom Bradley
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote4,505,6012,781,714
Percentage60.54%37.38%

Deukmejian:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bradley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

George Deukmejian
Republican

Elected Governor

George Deukmejian
Republican

The 1986 California gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican George Deukmejian won easily in this rematch over the Democratic challenger, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. This was the largest gubernatorial victory since that of Earl Warren in 1946, who won 91.64% of the vote.

Primary election

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Both major party candidates from 1982 were renominated with only token opposition.

Republican Party

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Republican primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGeorge Deukmejian (incumbent) 1,927,290 93.58%
RepublicanWilliam H. R. Clark132,1266.42%
Total votes2,059,416 100.00%

Democratic Party

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Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Bradley 1,768,044 81.53%
DemocraticHugh G. Bagley141,2186.51%
DemocraticCharles Pineda Jr.109,0015.03%
DemocraticEileen Anderson102,3584.72%
DemocraticFrank L. Thomas48,0072.21%
Total votes2,168,628 100.00%

American Independent Party

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American Independent primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
American IndependentGary V. Miller 13,168 100.00%
Total votes13,168 100.00%

Libertarian Party

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Libertarian primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LibertarianJoseph Fuhrig 9,123 100.00%
Total votes9,123 100.00%

Peace and Freedom Party

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Peace and Freedom primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Peace and FreedomMaria Elizabeth Muñoz 3,508 69.78%
Peace and FreedomCheryl Zuur1,51930.22%
Total votes5,027 100.00%

General election results

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1986 California gubernatorial election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanGeorge Deukmejian (incumbent) 4,506,601 60.54% +11.27%
DemocraticTom Bradley2,781,71437.37%−10.72%
LibertarianJoseph Fuhrig52,6280.71%−0.32%
Peace and FreedomMaria Elizabeth Muñoz51,9950.70%−0.19%
American IndependentGary V. Miller50,5470.68%−0.04%
Scattering660.00%
Majority1,724,88723.17%
Total votes7,443,551 100.00%
Republican holdSwing+21.99%

Results by county

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George Deukmejian carried all but two counties. As of 2024, this is most recent election in which a Republican gubernatorial candidate won Marin County, San Mateo County, and Santa Cruz County.

CountyGeorge Deukmejian
Republican
Tom Bradley
Democratic
Joseph Fuhrig
Libertarian
Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
Peace & Freedom
Gary V. Miller
American Independent
MarginTotal votes cast[a][2]
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Alameda174,55547.79%181,44549.68%3,1640.87%3,7831.04%2,2800.62%-6,890-1.89%365,227
Alpine28064.22%12829.36%00.00%163.67%122.75%15234.86%436
Amador7,35774.43%2,31923.46%600.61%560.57%930.94%5,03850.97%9,885
Butte40,54670.81%15,51827.10%3980.70%3480.61%4480.78%25,02843.71%57,258
Calaveras8,22174.77%2,53123.02%730.66%750.68%950.86%5,69051.75%10,995
Colusa3,72979.49%88218.80%160.34%240.51%400.85%2,84760.69%4,691
Contra Costa159,10563.31%87,11734.67%1,4910.59%1,6440.65%1,9510.78%71,99828.65%251,308
Del Norte4,21365.80%2,02631.64%420.66%510.80%711.11%2,18734.16%6,403
El Dorado26,06873.57%8,60524.29%2060.58%1930.54%3611.02%17,46349.28%35,433
Fresno96,95966.28%47,07132.17%5460.37%9270.63%7950.54%49,88834.10%146,298
Glenn5,72880.45%1,24617.50%380.53%260.37%821.15%4,48262.95%7,120
Humboldt22,53454.58%17,60842.65%2930.71%4911.19%3630.88%4,92611.93%41,289
Imperial11,47961.19%6,91536.86%380.20%2141.14%1130.60%4,56424.33%18.759
Inyo4,86271.79%1,75325.88%630.93%450.66%500.74%3,10945.90%6,773
Kern86,54768.23%37,97329.93%7160.56%6100.48%1,0070.79%48,57438.29%126,853
Kings12,25669.07%5,20529.33%450.25%1250.70%1130.64%7,05139.74%17,744
Lake10,99467.42%4,90430.07%990.61%1100.67%1991.22%6,09037.35%16,306
Lassen5,15468.96%2,06727.66%450.60%610.82%1471.97%3,08741.30%7,474
Los Angeles1,090,13852.96%930,57645.21%12,8620.62%13,1580.64%11,5140.56%159,5627.75%2,058,248
Madera12,93970.55%4,95127.00%540.29%1650.90%2301.25%7,98843.56%18,339
Marin51,69356.47%37,68641.17%1,0011.09%7810.85%3790.41%14,00715.30%91,450
Mariposa3,84470.06%1,51327.57%260.47%450.82%591.08%2,33142.48%5,487
Mendocino13,71055.96%10,05441.04%2090.85%3491.42%1770.72%3,65614.92%24,499
Merced21,42668.86%9,10529.26%990.32%1990.64%2860.92%12,32139.60%31,115
Modoc2,64174.69%81022.91%250.71%200.57%401.13%1,83151.78%3,536
Mono1,84770.66%72227.62%150.57%150.57%150.57%1,12543.04%2,614
Monterey46,19563.30%25,40834.81%4140.57%5440.75%4210.58%20,78728.48%72,982
Napa26,44568.14%11,45629.52%2510.65%2820.73%3750.97%14,98938.62%38,809
Nevada20,59973.12%6,92824.59%2280.81%1820.65%2340.83%13,67148.53%28,171
Orange468,09271.89%172,78226.54%3,4450.53%2,8210.43%3,9560.61%295,31045.36%651,096
Placer37,28873.31%12,54224.66%3720.73%2800.55%3820.75%24,74648.65%50,864
Plumas4,82768.19%2,09629.61%360.51%781.10%420.59%2,73138.58%7,079
Riverside155,31865.10%78,89133.06%9470.40%1,0920.46%2,3500.98%76,42732.03%238,598
Sacramento207,08668.05%91,66030.12%1,5920.52%1,9740.65%2,0140.66%115,42637.93%304,326
San Benito5,28466.42%2,52031.68%460.58%600.75%450.57%2,76434.75%7,955
San Bernardino166,48363.76%89,58434.31%1,2060.46%1,3360.51%2,4900.95%76,89929.45%261,099
San Diego381,09465.17%184,39531.53%8,7691.50%5,3900.92%5,1260.88%196,69933.64%584,774
San Francisco83,74137.42%134,73860.20%1,6820.75%2,7431.23%9000.40%-50,997-22.79%223,804
San Joaquin76,29771.32%28,81726.94%4520.42%6230.58%7930.74%47,48044.38%106,982
San Luis Obispo41,89367.12%19,28130.89%3910.63%3820.61%4720.76%22,61236.23%62,419
San Mateo121,91061.84%71,32936.18%1,4980.76%1,4210.72%9870.50%50,58125.66%197,145
Santa Barbara67,85262.84%38,04635.23%6170.57%1,0150.94%4510.42%29,80627.60%107,981
Santa Clara227,28559.87%142,90737.64%3,8941.03%2,9200.77%2,6500.70%84,37822.22%379,656
Santa Cruz37,52550.54%34,83146.91%6150.83%8391.13%4340.58%2,6943.63%74,244
Shasta29,44771.01%11,14926.89%2890.70%2060.50%3780.91%18,29844.12%41,469
Sierra1,05366.98%47430.15%70.45%130.83%251.59%57936.83%1,572
Siskiyou10,51567.95%4,58429.62%1030.67%960.62%1761.14%5,93138.33%15,474
Solano47,39663.51%25,38234.01%7461.00%5130.69%5870.79%22,01429.50%74,624
Sonoma75,00359.43%47,85937.92%1,0150.80%1,2420.98%1,0910.86%27,14421.51%126,210
Stanislaus53,50571.05%20,48127.20%3420.45%4170.55%5560.74%33,02443.86%75,301
Sutter12,61678.67%2,94618.37%1360.85%750.47%2631.64%9,67060.30%16,036
Tehama10,46371.10%3,93226.72%830.56%750.51%1631.11%6,53144.38%14,716
Trinity3,72066.48%1,66129.68%721.29%591.05%841.50%2,05936.79%5,596
Tulare44,33571.72%16,28726.35%3440.56%3340.54%5190.84%28,04845.37%61,819
Tuolumne11,12171.29%4,23727.16%670.43%820.53%920.59%6,88444.13%15,599
Ventura118,64067.20%54,89331.09%9660.55%9600.54%1,0980.62%63,74736.11%176,557
Yolo26,15460.79%15,90636.97%3080.72%3700.86%2850.66%10,24823.82%43,023
Yuba8,59472.37%2,98225.11%710.60%400.34%1881.58%5,61247.26%11,875
Total4,506,60160.54%2,781,71437.37%52,6280.71%51,9950.70%50,5470.68%1,724,88723.17%7,443,551

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ County totals do not include the write-in votes, which are only given as statewide totals in the Statement Of Vote

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote June 3, 1986 Primary Election. Sacramento, California. pp. 8–9. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote General Election, November 4, 1986. Sacramento, California. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

    1986 California gubernatorial election

    November 4, 1986
     
    NomineeGeorge DeukmejianTom Bradley
    PartyRepublicanDemocratic
    Popular vote4,505,6012,781,714
    Percentage60.54%37.38%

    Deukmejian:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
    Bradley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

    Governor before election

    George Deukmejian
    Republican

    Elected Governor

    George Deukmejian
    Republican

    The 1986 California gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican George Deukmejian won easily in this rematch over the Democratic challenger, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. This was the largest gubernatorial victory since that of Earl Warren in 1946, who won 91.64% of the vote.

    Primary election

    Both major party candidates from 1982 were renominated with only token opposition.

    Republican Party

    Republican primary results[1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    RepublicanGeorge Deukmejian (incumbent) 1,927,290 93.58%
    RepublicanWilliam H. R. Clark132,1266.42%
    Total votes2,059,416 100.00%

    Democratic Party

    Democratic primary results[1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    DemocraticTom Bradley 1,768,044 81.53%
    DemocraticHugh G. Bagley141,2186.51%
    DemocraticCharles Pineda Jr.109,0015.03%
    DemocraticEileen Anderson102,3584.72%
    DemocraticFrank L. Thomas48,0072.21%
    Total votes2,168,628 100.00%

    American Independent Party

    American Independent primary results[1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    American IndependentGary V. Miller 13,168 100.00%
    Total votes13,168 100.00%

    Libertarian Party

    Libertarian primary results[1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    LibertarianJoseph Fuhrig 9,123 100.00%
    Total votes9,123 100.00%

    Peace and Freedom Party

    Peace and Freedom primary results[1]
    PartyCandidateVotes%
    Peace and FreedomMaria Elizabeth Muñoz 3,508 69.78%
    Peace and FreedomCheryl Zuur1,51930.22%
    Total votes5,027 100.00%

    General election results

    1986 California gubernatorial election[2]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    RepublicanGeorge Deukmejian (incumbent) 4,506,601 60.54% +11.27%
    DemocraticTom Bradley2,781,71437.37%−10.72%
    LibertarianJoseph Fuhrig52,6280.71%−0.32%
    Peace and FreedomMaria Elizabeth Muñoz51,9950.70%−0.19%
    American IndependentGary V. Miller50,5470.68%−0.04%
    Scattering660.00%
    Majority1,724,88723.17%
    Total votes7,443,551 100.00%
    Republican holdSwing+21.99%

    Results by county

    George Deukmejian carried all but two counties. As of 2024, this is most recent election in which a Republican gubernatorial candidate won Marin County, San Mateo County, and Santa Cruz County.

    CountyGeorge Deukmejian
    Republican
    Tom Bradley
    Democratic
    Joseph Fuhrig
    Libertarian
    Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
    Peace & Freedom
    Gary V. Miller
    American Independent
    MarginTotal votes cast[a][2]
    #%#%#%#%#%#%
    Alameda174,55547.79%181,44549.68%3,1640.87%3,7831.04%2,2800.62%-6,890-1.89%365,227
    Alpine28064.22%12829.36%00.00%163.67%122.75%15234.86%436
    Amador7,35774.43%2,31923.46%600.61%560.57%930.94%5,03850.97%9,885
    Butte40,54670.81%15,51827.10%3980.70%3480.61%4480.78%25,02843.71%57,258
    Calaveras8,22174.77%2,53123.02%730.66%750.68%950.86%5,69051.75%10,995
    Colusa3,72979.49%88218.80%160.34%240.51%400.85%2,84760.69%4,691
    Contra Costa159,10563.31%87,11734.67%1,4910.59%1,6440.65%1,9510.78%71,99828.65%251,308
    Del Norte4,21365.80%2,02631.64%420.66%510.80%711.11%2,18734.16%6,403
    El Dorado26,06873.57%8,60524.29%2060.58%1930.54%3611.02%17,46349.28%35,433
    Fresno96,95966.28%47,07132.17%5460.37%9270.63%7950.54%49,88834.10%146,298
    Glenn5,72880.45%1,24617.50%380.53%260.37%821.15%4,48262.95%7,120
    Humboldt22,53454.58%17,60842.65%2930.71%4911.19%3630.88%4,92611.93%41,289
    Imperial11,47961.19%6,91536.86%380.20%2141.14%1130.60%4,56424.33%18.759
    Inyo4,86271.79%1,75325.88%630.93%450.66%500.74%3,10945.90%6,773
    Kern86,54768.23%37,97329.93%7160.56%6100.48%1,0070.79%48,57438.29%126,853
    Kings12,25669.07%5,20529.33%450.25%1250.70%1130.64%7,05139.74%17,744
    Lake10,99467.42%4,90430.07%990.61%1100.67%1991.22%6,09037.35%16,306
    Lassen5,15468.96%2,06727.66%450.60%610.82%1471.97%3,08741.30%7,474
    Los Angeles1,090,13852.96%930,57645.21%12,8620.62%13,1580.64%11,5140.56%159,5627.75%2,058,248
    Madera12,93970.55%4,95127.00%540.29%1650.90%2301.25%7,98843.56%18,339
    Marin51,69356.47%37,68641.17%1,0011.09%7810.85%3790.41%14,00715.30%91,450
    Mariposa3,84470.06%1,51327.57%260.47%450.82%591.08%2,33142.48%5,487
    Mendocino13,71055.96%10,05441.04%2090.85%3491.42%1770.72%3,65614.92%24,499
    Merced21,42668.86%9,10529.26%990.32%1990.64%2860.92%12,32139.60%31,115
    Modoc2,64174.69%81022.91%250.71%200.57%401.13%1,83151.78%3,536
    Mono1,84770.66%72227.62%150.57%150.57%150.57%1,12543.04%2,614
    Monterey46,19563.30%25,40834.81%4140.57%5440.75%4210.58%20,78728.48%72,982
    Napa26,44568.14%11,45629.52%2510.65%2820.73%3750.97%14,98938.62%38,809
    Nevada20,59973.12%6,92824.59%2280.81%1820.65%2340.83%13,67148.53%28,171
    Orange468,09271.89%172,78226.54%3,4450.53%2,8210.43%3,9560.61%295,31045.36%651,096
    Placer37,28873.31%12,54224.66%3720.73%2800.55%3820.75%24,74648.65%50,864
    Plumas4,82768.19%2,09629.61%360.51%781.10%420.59%2,73138.58%7,079
    Riverside155,31865.10%78,89133.06%9470.40%1,0920.46%2,3500.98%76,42732.03%238,598
    Sacramento207,08668.05%91,66030.12%1,5920.52%1,9740.65%2,0140.66%115,42637.93%304,326
    San Benito5,28466.42%2,52031.68%460.58%600.75%450.57%2,76434.75%7,955
    San Bernardino166,48363.76%89,58434.31%1,2060.46%1,3360.51%2,4900.95%76,89929.45%261,099
    San Diego381,09465.17%184,39531.53%8,7691.50%5,3900.92%5,1260.88%196,69933.64%584,774
    San Francisco83,74137.42%134,73860.20%1,6820.75%2,7431.23%9000.40%-50,997-22.79%223,804
    San Joaquin76,29771.32%28,81726.94%4520.42%6230.58%7930.74%47,48044.38%106,982
    San Luis Obispo41,89367.12%19,28130.89%3910.63%3820.61%4720.76%22,61236.23%62,419
    San Mateo121,91061.84%71,32936.18%1,4980.76%1,4210.72%9870.50%50,58125.66%197,145
    Santa Barbara67,85262.84%38,04635.23%6170.57%1,0150.94%4510.42%29,80627.60%107,981
    Santa Clara227,28559.87%142,90737.64%3,8941.03%2,9200.77%2,6500.70%84,37822.22%379,656
    Santa Cruz37,52550.54%34,83146.91%6150.83%8391.13%4340.58%2,6943.63%74,244
    Shasta29,44771.01%11,14926.89%2890.70%2060.50%3780.91%18,29844.12%41,469
    Sierra1,05366.98%47430.15%70.45%130.83%251.59%57936.83%1,572
    Siskiyou10,51567.95%4,58429.62%1030.67%960.62%1761.14%5,93138.33%15,474
    Solano47,39663.51%25,38234.01%7461.00%5130.69%5870.79%22,01429.50%74,624
    Sonoma75,00359.43%47,85937.92%1,0150.80%1,2420.98%1,0910.86%27,14421.51%126,210
    Stanislaus53,50571.05%20,48127.20%3420.45%4170.55%5560.74%33,02443.86%75,301
    Sutter12,61678.67%2,94618.37%1360.85%750.47%2631.64%9,67060.30%16,036
    Tehama10,46371.10%3,93226.72%830.56%750.51%1631.11%6,53144.38%14,716
    Trinity3,72066.48%1,66129.68%721.29%591.05%841.50%2,05936.79%5,596
    Tulare44,33571.72%16,28726.35%3440.56%3340.54%5190.84%28,04845.37%61,819
    Tuolumne11,12171.29%4,23727.16%670.43%820.53%920.59%6,88444.13%15,599
    Ventura118,64067.20%54,89331.09%9660.55%9600.54%1,0980.62%63,74736.11%176,557
    Yolo26,15460.79%15,90636.97%3080.72%3700.86%2850.66%10,24823.82%43,023
    Yuba8,59472.37%2,98225.11%710.60%400.34%1881.58%5,61247.26%11,875
    Total4,506,60160.54%2,781,71437.37%52,6280.71%51,9950.70%50,5470.68%1,724,88723.17%7,443,551

    Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ County totals do not include the write-in votes, which are only given as statewide totals in the Statement Of Vote

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote June 3, 1986 Primary Election. Sacramento, California. pp. 8–9. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
    2. ^ a b California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote General Election, November 4, 1986. Sacramento, California. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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