Jerry Brown
★ Governor
- Born
- April 7, 1938
- Current age
- 88
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–2014
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown16.8M
Opponents12.9M
4
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2014, Jerry Brown ran in 4 governor elections, winning all 4. Brown's biggest single-election total was 5,428,149 votes, in the 2010 governor election in California. Brown's closest win came in the 1974 governor election in California, decided by 178,694 votes.
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How many votes has Jerry Brown received?
Jerry Brown has received 16,826,977 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 4,388,36859.97% | Neel Kashkari |
| 2010 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 5,428,14953.77% | Meg Whitman |
| 1978 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 3,878,81256.05% | Evelle Younger Ed Clark |
| 1974 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 3,131,64850.11% | Houston Flournoy |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q152451). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jerry Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jerry-brown. Accessed [date].