1986 California gubernatorial election

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 Earl Warren in 1950.

1986 California gubernatorial election

November 4, 1986

Nominee George Deukmejian Tom Bradley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,505,601 2,781,714 Percentage 60.5% 37.4%

Election results by county Deukmejian:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Bradley:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election George Deukmejian Republican Elected Governor George Deukmejian Republican

General Election Results

1986 gubernatorial election, California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Deukmejian	4,505,601	60.54
	Democratic	Tom Bradley	2,781,714	37.38
	Libertarian	Joseph Fuhrig	52,628	0.71
	Peace and Freedom	Maria Elizabeth Muñoz	51,995	0.70
	American Independent	Gary V. Miller	50,547	0.68
Total votes			7,442,485	100.00
Turnout				60.00
	Republican hold

Results by county

Deukmejian is the last Republican gubernatorial nominee to win Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz Counties.

County	Deukmejian	Votes	Bradley	Votes	Others	Votes
Glenn	80.45%	5,728	17.50%	1,246	2.05%	146
Colusa	79.49%	3,729	18.80%	882	1.71%	80
Sutter	78.67%	12,616	18.37%	2,946	2.96%	474
Calaveras	74.77%	8,221	23.02%	2,531	2.21%	243
Modoc	74.69%	2,641	22.91%	810	2.40%	85
Amador	74.43%	7,357	23.46%	2,319	2.11%	209
El Dorado	73.57%	26,068	24.29%	8,605	2.14%	760
Placer	73.31%	37,288	24.66%	12,542	2.03%	1,034
Nevada	73.12%	20,599	24.59%	6,928	2.29%	644
Yuba	72.37%	8,594	25.11%	2,982	2.52%	299
Orange	71.89%	468,092	26.54%	172,782	1.57%	10,222
Inyo	71.79%	4,862	25.88%	1,753	2.33%	158
Tulare	71.72%	44,335	26.35%	16,287	1.94%	1,197
San Joaquin	71.32%	76,297	26.94%	28,817	1.75%	1,868
Tuolumne	71.29%	11,121	27.16%	4,237	1.54%	241
Tehama	71.10%	10,463	26.72%	3,932	2.18%	321
Stanislaus	71.05%	53,505	27.20%	20,481	1.75%	1,315
Shasta	71.01%	29,447	26.89%	11,149	2.11%	873
Butte	70.81%	40,546	27.10%	15,518	2.09%	1,194
Mono	70.66%	1,847	27.62%	722	1.72%	45
Madera	70.55%	12,939	27.00%	4,951	2.45%	449
Mariposa	70.06%	3,844	27.57%	1,513	2.37%	130
Kings	69.07%	12,256	29.33%	5,205	1.59%	283
Lassen	68.96%	5,154	27.66%	2,067	3.39%	253
Merced	68.86%	21,426	29.26%	9,105	1.88%	584
Kern	68.23%	86,547	29.93%	37,973	1.84%	2,333
Plumas	68.19%	4,827	29.61%	2,096	2.20%	156
Napa	68.14%	26,445	29.52%	11,456	2.34%	908
Sacramento	68.05%	207,086	30.12%	91,660	1.83%	5,580
Siskiyou	67.95%	10,515	29.62%	4,584	2.42%	375
Lake	67.42%	10,994	30.07%	4,904	2.50%	408
Ventura	67.20%	118,640	31.09%	54,893	1.71%	3,024
San Luis Obispo	67.12%	41,893	30.89%	19,281	1.99%	1,245
Sierra	66.98%	1,053	30.15%	474	2.86%	45
Trinity	66.48%	3,720	29.68%	1,661	3.84%	215
San Benito	66.42%	5,284	31.68%	2,520	1.90%	151
Fresno	66.28%	96,959	32.17%	47,071	1.55%	2,268
Del Norte	65.80%	4,213	31.64%	2,026	2.56%	164
San Diego	65.17%	381,094	31.53%	184,395	3.30%	19,285
Riverside	65.10%	155,318	33.06%	78,891	1.84%	4,389
Alpine	64.22%	280	29.36%	128	6.42%	28
San Bernardino	63.76%	166,483	34.31%	89,584	1.93%	5,032
Solano	63.51%	47,396	34.01%	25,382	2.47%	1,846
Contra Costa	63.31%	159,105	34.67%	87,117	2.02%	5,086
Monterey	63.30%	46,195	34.81%	25,408	1.89%	1,379
Santa Barbara	62.84%	67,852	35.23%	38,046	1.93%	2,083
San Mateo	61.84%	121,910	36.18%	71,329	1.98%	3,906
Imperial	61.19%	11,479	36.86%	6,915	1.95%	365
Yolo	60.79%	26,154	36.97%	15,906	2.24%	963
Santa Clara	59.87%	227,285	37.64%	142,907	2.49%	9,464
Sonoma	59.43%	75,003	37.92%	47,859	2.65%	3,348
Marin	56.47%	51,693	41.17%	37,686	2.36%	2,161
Mendocino	55.96%	13,710	41.04%	10,054	3.00%	735
Humboldt	54.58%	22,534	42.65%	17,608	2.78%	1,147
Los Angeles	52.96%	1,090,138	45.21%	930,576	1.82%	37,534
Santa Cruz	50.54%	37,525	46.91%	34,831	2.54%	1,888
Alameda	47.79%	174,555	49.68%	181,445	2.53%	9,227
San Francisco	37.42%	83,741	60.20%	134,738	2.38%	5,325

See also

• Bradley effect

References

• http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1986-11-04