1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results - California
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican 3,439,664 52.84%
Jesse M. UnruhDemocratic 2,938,607 45.14%
Ricardo RomoPeace and Freedom 131,801 2.02%
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Election Notes:
  • The Peace and Freedom and American Independent votes are combined in the "others" vote since I don't have data for each party.
Demographic Data

1970 Population:19,971,069Enum.1970 Population Density:49.4persons/km2
1960 Population:15,717,204Enum.1960 Population Density:38.9persons/km2
Land Area (2000):403,933km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:2.4%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: CQ Press, "CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 1970," America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics (Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 1970)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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