1942 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results

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Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Frederick F. Houser

Republican

1,077,408

50.30%

Ellis E. Patterson

Democratic

1,064,660

49.70%

Scattering

0.00%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

The Statement of Vote lists Houser as having received 19,729 votes in Stanislaus County, but this must be a misprint. Based on the county's vote in other races and Houser's given statewide total, the correct figure is 10,729.

Demographic Data

Election Data and Statistics:

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 3, 1942, California Secretary of State (https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n193/mode/2up?view=theater) (accessed 14 Dec 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: