1942 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1942 California Gubernatorial Election?

Earl Warren won the 1942 California Gubernatorial Election. Earl Warren received 1,275,287 popular votes (57.07%). The main challenger was Culbert Olson (41.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Warren and Olson

Warren +15.3 pts · won by 342,292 votes

Earl Warren RepublicanWINNER57.07%

1,275,287 votes

Culbert Olson Democratic41.75%

932,995 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.