1986 California gubernatorial election
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County results Deukmejian: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bradley: 40–50% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 California gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent
Tom Bradley. This was the largest gubernatorial victory since that of Earl Warren in 1946
, who won 91.64% of the vote.
As of 2024[update], this was the most recent California gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased.
General Election Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George Deukmejian (incumbent) | 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 | {{{votes}}} | 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
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37.42% | 83,741 | 60.20% | 134,738 | 2.38% | 5,325 |