California — 2018 governor election
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Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionCalifornia · GovernorNewsomD+23.9
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Gavin Newsom ✓Democrat | 61.9% | 7,721,410 |
|---|---|---|
| John H CoxRepublican | 38.1% | 4,742,825 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda, CA | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Alpine, CA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Amador, CA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Butte, CA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Calaveras, CA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Colusa, CA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Contra Costa, CA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Del Norte, CA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| El Dorado, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Fresno, CA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Glenn, CA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Humboldt, CA | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Imperial, CA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Inyo, CA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Kern, CA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Kings, CA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Lake, CA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Lassen, CA | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Madera, CA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Marin, CA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Mariposa, CA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Mendocino, CA | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Merced, CA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Modoc, CA | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Mono, CA | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Monterey, CA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Napa, CA | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Nevada, CA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Orange, CA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Placer, CA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Plumas, CA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Riverside, CA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Sacramento, CA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| San Benito, CA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| San Bernardino, CA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| San Diego, CA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| San Francisco, CA | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| San Joaquin, CA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| San Mateo, CA | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Santa Barbara, CA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Santa Clara, CA | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Shasta, CA | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Sierra, CA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Siskiyou, CA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Solano, CA | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Sonoma, CA | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Stanislaus, CA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Sutter, CA | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Tehama, CA | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Trinity, CA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Tulare, CA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Tuolumne, CA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Ventura, CA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Yolo, CA | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Yuba, CA | Republican | R+28.1 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016D+30.0Governor 2018D+23.9vs. baselineR+6.1
California's 2018 governor race ran 6.1 points more Republican than its 2016 presidential margin.
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Gavin Newsom+350,881 | 462,55880.6% | 111,67719.4% | 574,235 |
| Alpine | Gavin Newsom+157 | 38662.8% | 22937.2% | 615 |
| Amador | John H Cox+5,119 | 6,23735.5% | 11,35664.5% | 17,593 |
| Butte | John H Cox+5,726 | 41,50046.8% | 47,22653.2% | 88,726 |
| Calaveras | John H Cox+6,080 | 7,76535.9% | 13,84564.1% | 21,610 |
| Colusa | John H Cox+1,765 | 1,99934.7% | 3,76465.3% | 5,763 |
| Contra Costa | Gavin Newsom+151,460 | 283,80568.2% | 132,34531.8% | 416,150 |
| Del Norte | John H Cox+1,446 | 3,44141.3% | 4,88758.7% | 8,328 |
| El Dorado | John H Cox+16,843 | 36,29740.6% | 53,14059.4% | 89,437 |
| Fresno | John H Cox+4,642 | 124,33249.1% | 128,97450.9% | 253,306 |
| Glenn | John H Cox+3,484 | 2,42429.1% | 5,90870.9% | 8,332 |
| Humboldt | Gavin Newsom+15,037 | 33,45564.5% | 18,41835.5% | 51,873 |
| Imperial | Gavin Newsom+7,788 | 20,57361.7% | 12,78538.3% | 33,358 |
| Inyo | John H Cox+774 | 3,24444.7% | 4,01855.3% | 7,262 |
| Kern | John H Cox+36,363 | 83,50741.1% | 119,87058.9% | 203,377 |
| Kings | John H Cox+5,701 | 12,27540.6% | 17,97659.4% | 30,251 |
| Lake | Gavin Newsom+589 | 10,86951.4% | 10,28048.6% | 21,149 |
| Lassen | John H Cox+4,930 | 2,04322.7% | 6,97377.3% | 9,016 |
| Los Angeles | Gavin Newsom+1,288,297 | 2,114,69971.9% | 826,40228.1% | 2,941,101 |
| Madera | John H Cox+8,451 | 15,03739.0% | 23,48861.0% | 38,525 |
| Marin | Gavin Newsom+76,921 | 103,67179.5% | 26,75020.5% | 130,421 |
| Mariposa | John H Cox+1,860 | 3,18338.7% | 5,04361.3% | 8,226 |
| Mendocino | Gavin Newsom+10,897 | 22,15266.3% | 11,25533.7% | 33,407 |
| Merced | Gavin Newsom+2,359 | 30,78352.0% | 28,42448.0% | 59,207 |
| Modoc | John H Cox+1,808 | 82023.8% | 2,62876.2% | 3,448 |
| Mono | Gavin Newsom+559 | 2,70655.8% | 2,14744.2% | 4,853 |
| Monterey | Gavin Newsom+37,132 | 76,64866.0% | 39,51634.0% | 116,164 |
| Napa | Gavin Newsom+16,679 | 36,51364.8% | 19,83435.2% | 56,347 |
| Nevada | Gavin Newsom+3,103 | 27,98552.9% | 24,88247.1% | 52,867 |
| Orange | Gavin Newsom+3,096 | 543,04750.1% | 539,95149.9% | 1,082,998 |
| Placer | John H Cox+30,887 | 72,27041.2% | 103,15758.8% | 175,427 |
| Plumas | John H Cox+2,374 | 3,43337.2% | 5,80762.8% | 9,240 |
| Riverside | John H Cox+2,398 | 319,84549.8% | 322,24350.2% | 642,088 |
| Sacramento | Gavin Newsom+90,686 | 302,69658.8% | 212,01041.2% | 514,706 |
| San Benito | Gavin Newsom+2,459 | 11,27456.1% | 8,81543.9% | 20,089 |
| San Bernardino | Gavin Newsom+16,495 | 276,87451.5% | 260,37948.5% | 537,253 |
| San Diego | Gavin Newsom+158,814 | 658,34656.9% | 499,53243.1% | 1,157,878 |
| San Francisco | Gavin Newsom+263,000 | 312,18186.4% | 49,18113.6% | 361,362 |
| San Joaquin | Gavin Newsom+8,508 | 101,47452.2% | 92,96647.8% | 194,440 |
| San Luis Obispo | Gavin Newsom+3,980 | 65,11751.6% | 61,13748.4% | 126,254 |
| San Mateo | Gavin Newsom+143,040 | 213,28275.2% | 70,24224.8% | 283,524 |
| Santa Barbara | Gavin Newsom+32,541 | 93,84160.5% | 61,30039.5% | 155,141 |
| Santa Clara | Gavin Newsom+262,967 | 438,75871.4% | 175,79128.6% | 614,549 |
| Santa Cruz | Gavin Newsom+63,858 | 91,52376.8% | 27,66523.2% | 119,188 |
| Shasta | John H Cox+29,569 | 20,25628.9% | 49,82571.1% | 70,081 |
| Sierra | John H Cox+469 | 59935.9% | 1,06864.1% | 1,667 |
| Siskiyou | John H Cox+3,728 | 7,21839.7% | 10,94660.3% | 18,164 |
| Solano | Gavin Newsom+33,067 | 89,69461.3% | 56,62738.7% | 146,321 |
| Sonoma | Gavin Newsom+93,702 | 152,04072.3% | 58,33827.7% | 210,378 |
| Stanislaus | John H Cox+2,531 | 77,22049.2% | 79,75150.8% | 156,971 |
| Sutter | John H Cox+7,831 | 11,12237.0% | 18,95363.0% | 30,075 |
| Tehama | John H Cox+9,381 | 5,75627.5% | 15,13772.5% | 20,893 |
| Trinity | John H Cox+825 | 2,25042.3% | 3,07557.7% | 5,325 |
| Tulare | John H Cox+14,310 | 42,70242.8% | 57,01257.2% | 99,714 |
| Tuolumne | John H Cox+5,286 | 9,29438.9% | 14,58061.1% | 23,874 |
| Ventura | Gavin Newsom+34,336 | 171,72955.6% | 137,39344.4% | 309,122 |
| Yolo | Gavin Newsom+26,148 | 49,75967.8% | 23,61132.2% | 73,370 |
| Yuba | John H Cox+5,390 | 6,90336.0% | 12,29364.0% | 19,196 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.