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The California gubernatorial election, 1970 was held on November 3, 1970. Governor Ronald Reagan decisively won re-election over Democrat Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh. After leaving office in 1975, Reagan would be elected President of the United States in 1980.
[edit] Primary Results
[edit] Democratic Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[1] |
% of votes |
| Jesse M. Unruh |
1,602,690 |
64.0 |
| Samuel Yorty |
659,494 |
26.4 |
| George Wagner |
44,118 |
1.8 |
| Florence Douglas |
43,456 |
1.7 |
| Walter Buchanan |
40,192 |
1.6 |
| Eddie Ramirez |
31,092 |
1.2 |
| Joseph Ramos |
25,874 |
1.0 |
| Raymond Haight |
20,328 |
0.8 |
| Harry May |
19,471 |
0.8 |
| Jack Clapper |
16,142 |
0.7 |
| Samuel Reeve (write-in) |
3 |
0.0 |
[edit] American Independent Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[2] |
% of votes |
| William Kennedy Shearer |
14,069 |
61.5 |
| Keith H. Greene |
8,827 |
38.6 |
[edit] Peace and Freedom Party
| Candidate |
# of votes[3] |
% of votes |
| Ricardo Romo |
6,214 |
63.5 |
| Warren A. Nielsen |
3,569 |
36.5 |
[edit] General Election Results
| 1970 gubernatorial election, California[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Ronald Reagan (incumbent) |
3,439,174 |
52.8 |
-4.9 |
|
Democratic |
Jesse M. Unruh |
2,938,607 |
45.1 |
+2.8 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Ricardo Romo |
65,954 |
1.0 |
|
|
American Independent |
William K. Shearer |
65,847 |
1.0 |
|
| Total votes |
6,509,549 |
100.0% |
|
| Majority |
500,567 |
7.7 |
-7.7 |
| Turnout |
6,633,400 |
54.5 |
-2.7 |
|
Republican hold |
Swing |
|
|
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