Pat Brown
★ Governor
- Born
- April 21, 1905
- Died
- February 16, 1996
- Age at death
- 90
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1966
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brown8.9M
Opponents8.6M
3
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1966, Pat Brown ran in 3 governor elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Brown's biggest single-election total was 3,140,076 votes, in the 1958 governor election in California. Brown's closest win came in the 1962 governor election in California, decided by 296,758 votes.
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How many votes has Pat Brown received?
Pat Brown has received 8,926,359 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | GovernorCalifornia | Lost | 2,749,17442.27% | Ronald Reagan |
| 1962 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 3,037,10951.94% | Richard Nixon |
| 1958 | GovernorCalifornia | Won | 3,140,07659.75% | William Knowland |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q724121). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Pat Brown: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/pat-brown. Accessed [date].