1986 California gubernatorial election

1986 California gubernatorial election
November 4, 1986
 
Nominee George Deukmejian Tom Bradley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,505,601 2,781,714
Percentage 60.54% 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

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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. To date, this was the most recent California gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates are now deceased.

Primary election

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

Republican Party

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Deukmejian (incumbent) 1,927,290 93.58%
Republican William H. R. Clark 132,126 6.42%
Total votes 2,059,416 100.00%

Democratic Party

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Bradley 1,768,044 81.53%
Democratic Hugh G. Bagley 141,218 6.51%
Democratic Charles Pineda Jr. 109,001 5.03%
Democratic Eileen Anderson 102,358 4.72%
Democratic Frank L. Thomas 48,007 2.21%
Total votes 2,168,628 100.00%

American Independent Party

American Independent primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
American Independent Gary V. Miller 13,168 100.00%
Total votes 13,168 100.00%

Libertarian Party

Libertarian primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Joseph Fuhrig 9,123 100.00%
Total votes 9,123 100.00%

Peace and Freedom Party

Peace and Freedom primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 3,508 69.78%
Peace and Freedom Cheryl Zuur 1,519 30.22%
Total votes 5,027 100.00%

General election results

1986 California gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George Deukmejian (incumbent) 4,506,601 60.54% +11.27%
Democratic Tom Bradley 2,781,714 37.37% −10.72%
Libertarian Joseph Fuhrig 52,628 0.71% −0.32%
Peace and Freedom Maria Elizabeth Muñoz 51,995 0.70% −0.19%
American Independent Gary V. Miller 50,547 0.68% −0.04%
Scattering 66 0.00%
Majority 1,724,887 23.17%
Total votes 7,443,551 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +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.

County George Deukmejian
Republican 		Tom Bradley
Democratic 		Joseph Fuhrig
Libertarian 		Maria Elizabeth Muñoz
Peace & Freedom 		Gary V. Miller
American Independent 		Margin Total votes cast[a][2]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 174,555 47.79% 181,445 49.68% 3,164 0.87% 3,783 1.04% 2,280 0.62% -6,890 -1.89% 365,227
Alpine 280 64.22% 128 29.36% 0 0.00% 16 3.67% 12 2.75% 152 34.86% 436
Amador 7,357 74.43% 2,319 23.46% 60 0.61% 56 0.57% 93 0.94% 5,038 50.97% 9,885
Butte 40,546 70.81% 15,518 27.10% 398 0.70% 348 0.61% 448 0.78% 25,028 43.71% 57,258
Calaveras 8,221 74.77% 2,531 23.02% 73 0.66% 75 0.68% 95 0.86% 5,690 51.75% 10,995
Colusa 3,729 79.49% 882 18.80% 16 0.34% 24 0.51% 40 0.85% 2,847 60.69% 4,691
Contra Costa 159,105 63.31% 87,117 34.67% 1,491 0.59% 1,644 0.65% 1,951 0.78% 71,998 28.65% 251,308
Del Norte 4,213 65.80% 2,026 31.64% 42 0.66% 51 0.80% 71 1.11% 2,187 34.16% 6,403
El Dorado 26,068 73.57% 8,605 24.29% 206 0.58% 193 0.54% 361 1.02% 17,463 49.28% 35,433
Fresno 96,959 66.28% 47,071 32.17% 546 0.37% 927 0.63% 795 0.54% 49,888 34.10% 146,298
Glenn 5,728 80.45% 1,246 17.50% 38 0.53% 26 0.37% 82 1.15% 4,482 62.95% 7,120
Humboldt 22,534 54.58% 17,608 42.65% 293 0.71% 491 1.19% 363 0.88% 4,926 11.93% 41,289
Imperial 11,479 61.19% 6,915 36.86% 38 0.20% 214 1.14% 113 0.60% 4,564 24.33% 18.759
Inyo 4,862 71.79% 1,753 25.88% 63 0.93% 45 0.66% 50 0.74% 3,109 45.90% 6,773
Kern 86,547 68.23% 37,973 29.93% 716 0.56% 610 0.48% 1,007 0.79% 48,574 38.29% 126,853
Kings 12,256 69.07% 5,205 29.33% 45 0.25% 125 0.70% 113 0.64% 7,051 39.74% 17,744
Lake 10,994 67.42% 4,904 30.07% 99 0.61% 110 0.67% 199 1.22% 6,090 37.35% 16,306
Lassen 5,154 68.96% 2,067 27.66% 45 0.60% 61 0.82% 147 1.97% 3,087 41.30% 7,474
Los Angeles 1,090,138 52.96% 930,576 45.21% 12,862 0.62% 13,158 0.64% 11,514 0.56% 159,562 7.75% 2,058,248
Madera 12,939 70.55% 4,951 27.00% 54 0.29% 165 0.90% 230 1.25% 7,988 43.56% 18,339
Marin 51,693 56.47% 37,686 41.17% 1,001 1.09% 781 0.85% 379 0.41% 14,007 15.30% 91,450
Mariposa 3,844 70.06% 1,513 27.57% 26 0.47% 45 0.82% 59 1.08% 2,331 42.48% 5,487
Mendocino 13,710 55.96% 10,054 41.04% 209 0.85% 349 1.42% 177 0.72% 3,656 14.92% 24,499
Merced 21,426 68.86% 9,105 29.26% 99 0.32% 199 0.64% 286 0.92% 12,321 39.60% 31,115
Modoc 2,641 74.69% 810 22.91% 25 0.71% 20 0.57% 40 1.13% 1,831 51.78% 3,536
Mono 1,847 70.66% 722 27.62% 15 0.57% 15 0.57% 15 0.57% 1,125 43.04% 2,614
Monterey 46,195 63.30% 25,408 34.81% 414 0.57% 544 0.75% 421 0.58% 20,787 28.48% 72,982
Napa 26,445 68.14% 11,456 29.52% 251 0.65% 282 0.73% 375 0.97% 14,989 38.62% 38,809
Nevada 20,599 73.12% 6,928 24.59% 228 0.81% 182 0.65% 234 0.83% 13,671 48.53% 28,171
Orange 468,092 71.89% 172,782 26.54% 3,445 0.53% 2,821 0.43% 3,956 0.61% 295,310 45.36% 651,096
Placer 37,288 73.31% 12,542 24.66% 372 0.73% 280 0.55% 382 0.75% 24,746 48.65% 50,864
Plumas 4,827 68.19% 2,096 29.61% 36 0.51% 78 1.10% 42 0.59% 2,731 38.58% 7,079
Riverside 155,318 65.10% 78,891 33.06% 947 0.40% 1,092 0.46% 2,350 0.98% 76,427 32.03% 238,598
Sacramento 207,086 68.05% 91,660 30.12% 1,592 0.52% 1,974 0.65% 2,014 0.66% 115,426 37.93% 304,326
San Benito 5,284 66.42% 2,520 31.68% 46 0.58% 60 0.75% 45 0.57% 2,764 34.75% 7,955
San Bernardino 166,483 63.76% 89,584 34.31% 1,206 0.46% 1,336 0.51% 2,490 0.95% 76,899 29.45% 261,099
San Diego 381,094 65.17% 184,395 31.53% 8,769 1.50% 5,390 0.92% 5,126 0.88% 196,699 33.64% 584,774
San Francisco 83,741 37.42% 134,738 60.20% 1,682 0.75% 2,743 1.23% 900 0.40% -50,997 -22.79% 223,804
San Joaquin 76,297 71.32% 28,817 26.94% 452 0.42% 623 0.58% 793 0.74% 47,480 44.38% 106,982
San Luis Obispo 41,893 67.12% 19,281 30.89% 391 0.63% 382 0.61% 472 0.76% 22,612 36.23% 62,419
San Mateo 121,910 61.84% 71,329 36.18% 1,498 0.76% 1,421 0.72% 987 0.50% 50,581 25.66% 197,145
Santa Barbara 67,852 62.84% 38,046 35.23% 617 0.57% 1,015 0.94% 451 0.42% 29,806 27.60% 107,981
Santa Clara 227,285 59.87% 142,907 37.64% 3,894 1.03% 2,920 0.77% 2,650 0.70% 84,378 22.22% 379,656
Santa Cruz 37,525 50.54% 34,831 46.91% 615 0.83% 839 1.13% 434 0.58% 2,694 3.63% 74,244
Shasta 29,447 71.01% 11,149 26.89% 289 0.70% 206 0.50% 378 0.91% 18,298 44.12% 41,469
Sierra 1,053 66.98% 474 30.15% 7 0.45% 13 0.83% 25 1.59% 579 36.83% 1,572
Siskiyou 10,515 67.95% 4,584 29.62% 103 0.67% 96 0.62% 176 1.14% 5,931 38.33% 15,474
Solano 47,396 63.51% 25,382 34.01% 746 1.00% 513 0.69% 587 0.79% 22,014 29.50% 74,624
Sonoma 75,003 59.43% 47,859 37.92% 1,015 0.80% 1,242 0.98% 1,091 0.86% 27,144 21.51% 126,210
Stanislaus 53,505 71.05% 20,481 27.20% 342 0.45% 417 0.55% 556 0.74% 33,024 43.86% 75,301
Sutter 12,616 78.67% 2,946 18.37% 136 0.85% 75 0.47% 263 1.64% 9,670 60.30% 16,036
Tehama 10,463 71.10% 3,932 26.72% 83 0.56% 75 0.51% 163 1.11% 6,531 44.38% 14,716
Trinity 3,720 66.48% 1,661 29.68% 72 1.29% 59 1.05% 84 1.50% 2,059 36.79% 5,596
Tulare 44,335 71.72% 16,287 26.35% 344 0.56% 334 0.54% 519 0.84% 28,048 45.37% 61,819
Tuolumne 11,121 71.29% 4,237 27.16% 67 0.43% 82 0.53% 92 0.59% 6,884 44.13% 15,599
Ventura 118,640 67.20% 54,893 31.09% 966 0.55% 960 0.54% 1,098 0.62% 63,747 36.11% 176,557
Yolo 26,154 60.79% 15,906 36.97% 308 0.72% 370 0.86% 285 0.66% 10,248 23.82% 43,023
Yuba 8,594 72.37% 2,982 25.11% 71 0.60% 40 0.34% 188 1.58% 5,612 47.26% 11,875
Total 4,506,601 60.54% 2,781,714 37.37% 52,628 0.71% 51,995 0.70% 50,547 0.68% 1,724,887 23.17% 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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