List of political elections featuring Jerry Brown as a candidate
Governor Jerry BrownThe electoral history of Jerry Brown, California Governor (1975–1983, 2011–2019), Secretary of State (1971–1975), Attorney General (2007–2011); and Mayor of Oakland (1999–2007).
Secretary of state
California Secretary of State election, 1970[1][2]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
1,632,886
|
67.70
|
|
Democratic
|
Hugh M. Burns
|
591,320
|
24.52
|
|
Democratic
|
Jimmy Campbell
|
187,899
|
7.79
|
Total votes
|
2,412,105
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
3,234,788
|
50.41
|
|
Republican
|
James L. Flournoy
|
2,926,613
|
45.61
|
|
American Independent
|
Thomas M. Goodloe, Jr.
|
144,838
|
2.26
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Israel Feuer
|
110,184
|
1.72
|
Total votes
|
6,416,423
|
100%
|
Governor
1974
California Governor election, 1974[3][4]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
1,085,752
|
37.75
|
|
Democratic
|
Joseph L. Alioto
|
544,007
|
18.92
|
|
Democratic
|
Bob Moretti
|
478,469
|
16.64
|
|
Democratic
|
William M. Roth
|
293,686
|
10.21
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerome L. Waldie
|
277,489
|
7.91
|
|
Democratic
|
Baxter Ward
|
79,745
|
2.77
|
|
Democratic
|
Herbert Hafif
|
77,505
|
2.70
|
|
Democratic
|
Alex D. Aloia
|
18,400
|
0.64
|
|
Democratic
|
Conie R. Robertson
|
13,493
|
0.47
|
|
Democratic
|
Robert H. Wagner
|
8,955
|
0.31
|
|
Democratic
|
Jim Wedworth
|
7,973
|
0.28
|
|
Democratic
|
Joe Brouillette
|
7,906
|
0.28
|
|
Democratic
|
John Hancock Abbott
|
6,921
|
0.24
|
|
Democratic
|
Joseph S. Ramos
|
6,721
|
0.23
|
|
Democratic
|
Eileen Anderson
|
6,666
|
0.23
|
|
Democratic
|
Ray Chote
|
6,113
|
0.21
|
|
Democratic
|
Chris Musun
|
3,495
|
0.12
|
|
Democratic
|
Russ Priebe
|
1,427
|
0.05
|
|
Write-in
|
1,349
|
0.05
|
Total votes
|
2,926,072
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
3,131,648
|
50.12
|
|
Republican
|
Houston I. Flournoy
|
2,952,954
|
47.26
|
|
American Independent
|
Edmon V. Kaiser
|
83,869
|
1.34
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Elizabeth Keathley
|
75,004
|
1.20
|
|
Write-in
|
4,595
|
0.07
|
Total votes
|
6,248,070
|
100%
|
1978
California Governor election, 1978[5][6]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown (incumbent)
|
2,567,067
|
77.53
|
|
Democratic
|
David Rock
|
132,706
|
4.01
|
|
Democratic
|
John Hancock Abbott
|
127,506
|
3.85
|
|
Democratic
|
George B. Roden
|
125,790
|
3.80
|
|
Democratic
|
Jules Kimmett
|
83,339
|
2.52
|
|
Democratic
|
Gene Atherton
|
80,224
|
2.42
|
|
Democratic
|
Alex D. Aloia
|
67,892
|
2.05
|
|
Democratic
|
Raymond V. Liebenberg
|
65,219
|
1.97
|
|
Democratic
|
Lowell Barling
|
60,997
|
1.84
|
|
Write-in
|
178
|
0.01
|
Total votes
|
3,310,918
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown (incumbent)
|
3,878,812
|
56.03
|
|
Republican
|
Evelle J. Younger
|
2,526,534
|
36.50
|
|
Libertarian
|
Ed Clark
|
377,960
|
5.46
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Marilyn Seals
|
70,864
|
1.02
|
|
American Independent
|
Theresa F. Dietrich
|
67,103
|
0.97
|
|
Write-in
|
1,040
|
0.02
|
Total votes
|
6,922,313
|
100%
|
2010
California Governor election, 2010[7][8]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
2,021,189
|
84.38
|
|
Democratic
|
Richard Aguirre
|
95,596
|
3.99
|
|
Democratic
|
Chuck Pineda, Jr.
|
94,669
|
3.95
|
|
Democratic
|
Vibert Greene
|
54,225
|
2.26
|
|
Democratic
|
Joe Symmon
|
54,122
|
2.26
|
|
Democratic
|
Lowell Darling
|
39,930
|
1.67
|
|
Democratic
|
Peter Schurman
|
35,450
|
1.48
|
|
Write-in
|
106
|
0.00
|
Total votes
|
2,395,287
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
5,428,149
|
53.77
|
|
Republican
|
Meg Whitman
|
4,127,391
|
40.89
|
|
American Independent
|
Chelene Nightingale
|
166,312
|
1.65
|
|
Libertarian
|
Dale F. Ogden
|
150,895
|
1.50
|
|
Green
|
Laura Wells
|
129,224
|
1.28
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Carlos Alvarez
|
92,851
|
0.92
|
|
Write-in
|
363
|
0.00
|
Total votes
|
10,095,185
|
100%
|
2014
California Governor election, 2014[9][10]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown (incumbent)
|
2,354,769
|
54.35
|
|
Republican
|
Neel Kashkari
|
839,767
|
19.38
|
|
Republican
|
Tim Donnelly
|
643,236
|
14.85
|
|
Republican
|
Andrew Blount
|
89,749
|
2.07
|
|
Republican
|
Glenn Champ
|
76,066
|
1.76
|
|
Green
|
Luis J. Rodriguez
|
66,872
|
1.54
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Cindy Sheehan
|
52,707
|
1.22
|
|
Republican
|
Alma Marie Winston
|
46,042
|
1.06
|
|
No party preference
|
Robert C. Newman II
|
44,120
|
1.02
|
|
Democratic
|
Akinyemi Agbede
|
37,024
|
0.85
|
|
Republican
|
Richard Aguirre
|
35,125
|
0.81
|
|
No party preference
|
"Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz
|
14,929
|
0.35
|
|
No party preference
|
Janel Hyeshia Buycks
|
12,136
|
0.28
|
|
No party preference
|
Rakesh Kumar Christian
|
11,142
|
0.26
|
Total votes
|
4,247,618
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown (incumbent)
|
4,388,368
|
59.97
|
|
Republican
|
Neel Kashkari
|
2,929,213
|
40.03
|
Total votes
|
7,317,581
|
100%
|
Democratic presidential nominee
1976
1976 Democratic presidential primary by state results
1980
1980 Democratic presidential primaries by state results
1992
1992 Democratic presidential primaries by state results
Democratic vice presidential nominee
US Senate
US Senate election in California, 1982[17][18]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
1,392,660
|
50.67
|
|
Democratic
|
Gore Vidal
|
415,366
|
15.11
|
|
Democratic
|
Paul B. Carpenter
|
415,198
|
15.11
|
|
Democratic
|
Daniel K. Whitehurst
|
167,574
|
6.10
|
|
Democratic
|
Richard Morgan
|
94,908
|
3.45
|
|
Democratic
|
Tom Metzger
|
76,502
|
2.78
|
|
Democratic
|
Walter R. Buchanan
|
55,727
|
2.03
|
|
Democratic
|
Bob Hampton
|
37,427
|
1.36
|
|
Democratic
|
Raymond Caplette
|
31,865
|
1.16
|
|
Democratic
|
William F. Wertz
|
30,795
|
1.12
|
|
Democratic
|
May Chote
|
30,743
|
1.12
|
|
Write-in
|
10
|
0.00
|
Total votes
|
2,748,775
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Republican
|
Pete Wilson
|
4,022,565
|
51.54
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
3,494,968
|
44.78
|
|
Libertarian
|
Joseph Fuhrig
|
107,720
|
1.38
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
David Wald
|
96,388
|
1.24
|
|
American Independent
|
Theresa F. Dietrich
|
83,809
|
1.07
|
|
Write-in
|
88
|
0.00
|
Total votes
|
7,805,538
|
100%
|
Mayor
1998
2002
Attorney general
Attorney General of California election, 2006[21][22]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
1,552,922
|
63.22
|
|
Democratic
|
Rocky Delgadillo
|
903,508
|
36.78
|
Total votes
|
2,456,430
|
100%
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Jerry Brown
|
4,756,184
|
56.29
|
|
Republican
|
Charles Poochigian
|
3,220,429
|
38.11
|
|
Green
|
Michael Sutton Wyman
|
195,130
|
2.31
|
|
Libertarian
|
Kenneth A. Weissman
|
177,469
|
2.10
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Jack Harrison
|
100,797
|
1.19
|
Total votes
|
8,450,009
|
100%
|
References
- ^ "CA Secretary of State - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Secretary of State Race - Nov 03, 1970
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1974
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1978
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Nov 07, 1978
- ^ "CA Governor - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - November 02, 2010
- ^ "CA Governor - Open Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - November 04, 2014
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1976
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 26, 1980
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Aug 11, 1980
- ^ "US President - D Primaries". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Convention Race - Jul 13, 1992
- ^ Our Campaigns - US Vice President - D Convention Race - Aug 11, 1980
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1982
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1982
- ^ Our Campaigns - Oakland Mayor Race - Jun 02, 1998
- ^ Our Campaigns - Oakland Mayor Race - Mar 05, 2002
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Attorney General - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 2006
- ^ Our Campaigns - CA Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006
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