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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 06, 1978 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH April 20, 2012 04:13pm
Data SourcesPolitics in America
May 1979
Congressional Quarterly
P. 301
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameEdmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Votes3,131,648 (50.12%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1979 Margin178,694 (+2.86%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 1978 CA Governor - D Primary Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
Jun 06, 1978 CA Governor - R Primary Evelle J. Younger
Jun 06, 1978 CA Governor - AIP Primary Theresa F. Dietrich
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

10/30/1978 11/01/1978

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. Attorney General Evelle J. Younger Edward E. "Ed" Clark Marilyn Seals Theresa F. Dietrich (W) Frederick W. Halstead (W) Stephen Emery
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Peace & Freedom American Independent Socialist Workers Socialist Labor
Votes3,878,812 (56.03%) 2,526,534 (36.50%) 377,960 (5.46%) 70,864 (1.02%) 67,103 (0.97%) 384 (0.01%) 169 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,352,278 (-19.53%) -3,500,852 (-50.57%) -3,807,948 (-55.01%) -3,811,709 (-55.06%) -3,878,428 (-56.03%) -3,878,643 (-56.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$3,435,034.00 $2,274,772.00 $361,317.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Field Poll 
10/30-11/01		 61.70% (+0.0) 33.80% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.60% (+0.0) 0.80% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Howard Jarvis [L]
D Ashley
D Jason
D Some say...
F Blue Republican
LBT The Minarchist
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) James Conway (W) Donald A. Lynch (W) Jules Kimmett (W) True R. Slocum (W) Joel Lubin (W) Paul D. Council (W) John Hancock Abbott
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
Votes132 (0.00%) 121 (0.00%) 65 (0.00%) 58 (0.00%) 39 (0.00%) 37 (0.00%) 35 (0.00%)
Margin-3,878,680 (-56.03%) -3,878,691 (-56.03%) -3,878,747 (-56.03%) -3,878,754 (-56.03%) -3,878,773 (-56.03%) -3,878,775 (-56.03%) -3,878,777 (-56.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Field Poll 
10/30-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Laszlo Kecskemethy (W) Lowell Thomas Hunter, Sr. (W) Hector E. Lozoya
PartyIndependent Independent Independent
Votes30 (0.00%) 29 (0.00%) 6 (0.00%)
Margin-3,878,782 (-56.03%) -3,878,783 (-56.03%) -3,878,806 (-56.03%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Field Poll 
10/30-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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