1954 California gubernatorial election
The 1954 California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican governor Goodwin Knight, who had ascended to the office after Earl Warren resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States the previous year, won the election to serve his sole term as Governor of California.
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Knight remains the last Republican gubernatorial candidate as of 2020 to carry San Francisco.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Goodwin Knight (incumbent) | 2,290,519 | 56.83 | |
| Democratic | Richard P. Graves | 1,739,368 | 43.16 | |
| No party | Scattering | 481 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 4,030,368 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
Results by county
Knight is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to have won San Francisco County.
| County | Knight | Votes | Graves | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings | 88.20% | 50,760 | 11.80% | 6,789 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Alpine | 80.88% | 110 | 19.12% | 26 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Mono | 76.20% | 602 | 23.80% | 188 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Orange | 69.65% | 63,148 | 30.34% | 27,511 | 0.01% | 7 |
| Inyo | 66.45% | 2,662 | 33.55% | 1,344 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Lake | 64.98% | 3,409 | 35.02% | 1,837 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Del Norte | 64.86% | 2,584 | 35.14% | 1,400 | 0.00% | 0 |
| San Benito | 64.86% | 2,911 | 35.14% | 1,577 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Sonoma | 64.55% | 26,766 | 35.45% | 14,699 | 0.01% | 3 |
| San Diego | 64.23% | 139,769 | 35.76% | 77,817 | 0.00% | 6 |
| Santa Cruz | 64.17% | 19,008 | 35.83% | 10,613 | 0.00% | 1 |
| Marin | 64.01% | 23,830 | 35.97% | 13,392 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Santa Clara | 63.41% | 72,965 | 36.58% | 42,088 | 0.01% | 9 |
| Humboldt | 63.39% | 16,324 | 36.61% | 9,426 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Riverside | 63.22% | 39,047 | 36.77% | 22,706 | 0.01% | 6 |
| San Mateo | 63.02% | 71,440 | 36.97% | 41,910 | 0.01% | 13 |
| Santa Barbara | 62.63% | 23,368 | 37.36% | 13,941 | 0.01% | 2 |
| Mariposa | 60.80% | 1,405 | 39.20% | 906 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Napa | 60.59% | 10,992 | 39.41% | 7,149 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Mendocino | 59.94% | 9,146 | 40.05% | 6,111 | 0.01% | 1 |
| Monterey | 59.45% | 22,593 | 40.55% | 15,411 | 0.01% | 2 |
| Tehama | 59.20% | 4,566 | 40.80% | 3,147 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Butte | 58.92% | 14,390 | 41.08% | 10,035 | 0.00% | 0 |
| San Bernardino | 58.39% | 60,417 | 41.61% | 43,058 | 0.00% | 5 |
| San Luis Obispo | 58.34% | 12,808 | 41.65% | 9,145 | 0.01% | 2 |
| Imperial | 58.25% | 7,664 | 41.75% | 5,494 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Sutter | 58.15% | 4,704 | 41.85% | 3,386 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Colusa | 57.76% | 2,337 | 42.24% | 1,709 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Glenn | 57.45% | 3,197 | 42.55% | 2,368 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 57.31% | 950,611 | 42.67% | 707,734 | 0.02% | 303 |
| Nevada | 57.13% | 4,376 | 42.87% | 3,284 | 0.00% | 0 |
| San Joaquin | 55.99% | 36,111 | 44.01% | 28,384 | 0.01% | 6 |
| San Francisco | 55.97% | 151,458 | 44.03% | 119,138 | 0.00% | 13 |
| El Dorado | 54.87% | 3,968 | 45.13% | 3,264 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Modoc | 54.70% | 1,763 | 45.30% | 1,460 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Tulare | 54.64% | 21,491 | 45.36% | 17,842 | 0.00% | 1 |
| Calaveras | 53.64% | 2,574 | 46.36% | 2,225 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ventura | 53.33% | 19,926 | 46.66% | 17,434 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Siskiyou | 52.72% | 6,019 | 47.28% | 5,397 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Kern | 51.69% | 35,301 | 48.31% | 32,997 | 0.00% | 1 |
| Contra Costa | 51.61% | 58,340 | 48.37% | 54,681 | 0.01% | 15 |
| Stanislaus | 50.77% | 21,487 | 49.22% | 20,828 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Alameda | 49.93% | 143,007 | 50.05% | 143,350 | 0.02% | 52 |
| Yolo | 49.77% | 7,053 | 50.20% | 7,114 | 0.04% | 5 |
| Sacramento | 49.61% | 55,277 | 50.38% | 56,137 | 0.01% | 12 |
| Yuba | 49.30% | 3,462 | 50.70% | 3,561 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Trinity | 49.16% | 1,137 | 50.84% | 1,176 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Sierra | 49.15% | 579 | 50.85% | 599 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Fresno | 49.12% | 44,581 | 50.87% | 46,168 | 0.00% | 2 |
| Solano | 48.87% | 16,537 | 51.13% | 17,303 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Merced | 48.46% | 9,924 | 51.53% | 10,553 | 0.00% | 1 |
| Tuolumne | 47.60% | 2,773 | 52.40% | 3,053 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Placer | 46.97% | 7,459 | 53.03% | 8,420 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Madera | 46.94% | 5,147 | 53.06% | 5,817 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Amador | 45.86% | 1,964 | 54.14% | 2,319 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Lassen | 45.30% | 2,597 | 54.70% | 3,136 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Shasta | 44.69% | 6,582 | 55.30% | 8,144 | 0.01% | 1 |
| Plumas | 43.50% | 2,053 | 56.50% | 2,667 | 0.00% | 0 |
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