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1946 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 California Gubernatorial Election?

Earl Warren won the 1946 California Gubernatorial Election. Earl Warren received 2,344,542 popular votes (91.64%). The main challenger was Henry R. Schmidt (7.06%).

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Warren +84.6 pts · won by 2,163,963 votes
Earl WarrenRepublicanWINNER91.64%
2,344,542 votes
Henry R. SchmidtProhibition Party7.06%
180,579 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.