The 1930 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. James Rolph had defeated incumbent governor C. C. Young and former lieutenant governor Buron Fitts for the Republican nomination.
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County results Rolph: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Buron Fitts, Los Angeles County District Attorney
- James Rolph Jr., Mayor of San Francisco
- C. C. Young, incumbent Governor
- Milton K. Young, Democratic candidate (cross-filing)
- Clara Shortridge Foltz, Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Rolph Jr. | 377,390 | 39.56% | |
Republican | Clement C. Young | 356,765 | 37.40% | |
Republican | Buron Fitts | 202,743 | 21.25% | |
Democratic | Milton K. Young (cross-filing) | 13,583 | 1.42% | |
Republican | Clara Shortridge Foltz | 3,570 | 0.37% | |
Total votes | 954,051 | 100% |
General election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Rolph Jr. | 999,393 | 72.22 | +1.00% | |
Democratic | Milton K. Young | 333,973 | 24.13 | -0.56% | |
Socialist | Upton Sinclair | 50,480 | 3.65 | -0.37% | |
Total votes | 1,383,846 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
References edit