1970 Californian General Election

1970 Californian General Election

November 3, 1970

Nominee Ronald Reagan Sherry Binay Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,439,174 2,938,607 Percentage 52.8% 45.1%

County results Reagan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80% Binay:      40-50%      50–60%

Prime Minister before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected Prime Minister Ronald Reagan Republican

General Elections were held on November 3, 1970 . The incumbent Prime Minister , Republican Ronald Reagan, won re-election over Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Sherry Binay.

General election results

Results by county

County	Reagan	Votes	Binay	Votes	Others	Votes
Mono	73.09%	1,350	24.91%	460	2.00%	37
Orange	66.89%	308,982	31.48%	145,420	1.63%	7,538
Alpine	66.34%	203	29.08%	89	4.58%	14
Sutter	64.48%	9,084	34.15%	4,811	1.38%	194
Inyo	63.50%	4,006	34.90%	2,202	1.60%	101
Calaveras	63.10%	3,499	35.11%	1,947	1.79%	99
Butte	62.82%	22,656	34.82%	12,558	2.35%	849
San Diego	60.11%	253,378	37.51%	158,098	2.38%	10,047
Santa Barbara	60.10%	51,523	37.56%	32,202	2.33%	2,000
San Benito	59.54%	3,134	37.86%	1,993	2.60%	137
Nevada	59.45%	6,756	39.09%	4,442	1.46%	166
Modoc	59.40%	1,760	38.41%	1,138	2.19%	65
Glenn	59.37%	3,805	38.73%	2,482	1.90%	122
Ventura	58.64%	63,790	38.93%	42,350	2.44%	2,651
Sonoma	58.60%	44,823	39.16%	29,953	2.24%	1,711
Imperial	58.47%	10,636	38.51%	7,006	3.02%	550
Lake	58.18%	5,317	40.30%	3,683	1.52%	139
Santa Cruz	58.07%	26,679	39.58%	18,186	2.35%	1,079
Colusa	57.69%	2,302	40.78%	1,627	1.53%	61
Tulare	57.69%	27,564	40.45%	19,327	1.86%	888
Mariposa	57.46%	1,568	40.71%	1,111	1.83%	50
Del Norte	57.13%	2,755	41.00%	1,977	1.87%	90
Monterey	56.63%	33,691	41.19%	24,508	2.18%	1,297
Riverside	56.60%	81,768	41.13%	59,425	2.27%	3,273
El Dorado	56.59%	7,932	41.51%	5,818	1.90%	267
San Bernardino	56.57%	107,219	40.66%	77,069	2.76%	5,240
Marin	56.56%	43,092	41.38%	31,525	2.06%	1,571
San Luis Obispo	55.84%	18,301	41.98%	13,758	2.19%	717
Napa	55.29%	16,844	42.73%	13,018	1.98%	603
San Joaquin	55.25%	50,631	43.10%	39,495	1.65%	1,515
Kern	55.19%	54,216	42.52%	41,768	2.28%	2,244
Yuba	54.74%	5,305	43.93%	4,258	1.33%	129
San Mateo	54.31%	109,356	43.74%	88,069	1.96%	3,941
Tuolumne	53.74%	4,567	44.46%	3,779	1.80%	153
Mendocino	53.33%	9,134	44.46%	7,614	2.21%	378
Contra Costa	53.15%	106,965	45.30%	91,156	1.55%	3,123
Amador	53.12%	2,866	45.32%	2,445	1.56%	84
Tehama	52.46%	5,500	45.97%	4,819	1.57%	165
Santa Clara	51.47%	172,562	46.10%	154,570	2.43%	8,158
Humboldt	51.12%	16,778	46.41%	15,232	2.47%	810
Los Angeles	50.74%	1,173,161	47.40%	1,095,899	1.87%	43,203
Trinity	50.21%	1,643	47.34%	1,549	2.44%	80
Merced	49.64%	12,117	48.50%	11,840	1.86%	454
Siskiyou	49.58%	6,092	48.18%	5,920	2.25%	276
Placer	49.37%	13,886	48.89%	13,751	1.75%	491
Kings	49.11%	8,068	49.52%	8,134	1.37%	225
Madera	48.94%	6,205	49.72%	6,304	1.33%	169
Fresno	48.74%	60,644	49.67%	61,801	1.59%	1,979
Solano	48.43%	21,939	47.64%	21,583	3.93%	1,780
Sierra	46.92%	617	51.25%	674	1.83%	24
Sacramento	46.04%	105,523	52.52%	120,365	1.44%	3,303
Stanislaus	45.07%	29,157	53.34%	34,510	1.59%	1,031
Plumas	44.97%	2,280	52.82%	2,678	2.21%	112
Lassen	44.93%	2,494	52.44%	2,911	2.63%	146
Shasta	43.93%	11,864	54.22%	14,643	1.85%	499
Alameda	43.05%	162,727	54.68%	206,693	2.27%	8,566
San Francisco	41.97%	106,606	55.44%	140,829	2.59%	6,583
Yolo	41.01%	12,344	56.92%	17,135	2.07%	624