1942 California gubernatorial election

The 1942 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. The election pitted incumbent Democratic Governor Culbert Olson against state Attorney General Earl Warren. Warren won in a landslide to become the 30th governor of California, receiving 57% of the vote to Olson's 42%.

Candidates

 * Culbert L. Olson (D), incumbent governor
 * Ray G. Owens (D)
 * Alonzo J. Riggs (D)
 * William E. Riker (R), white supremacist preacher
 * Earl Warren (R), Attorney General of California
 * Nathan T. Porter (Townsend)
 * Fred Dyster (Prohibition)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Alameda
 * Amador
 * Butte
 * Contra Costa
 * El Dorado
 * Fresno
 * Kern
 * Kings
 * Lassen
 * Los Angeles
 * Madera
 * Mariposa
 * Merced
 * Modoc
 * Placer
 * Sacramento
 * San Bernardino
 * San Diego
 * San Francisco
 * San Joaquin
 * Shasta
 * Sierra
 * Siskiyou
 * Solano
 * Stanislaus
 * Trinity
 * Tulare
 * Tuolumne
 * Ventura
 * Yuba