Elections / 2018 · Governor · CA
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.
By county — 58 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | D | Gavin Newsom | +43.8 | 2,941,101 |
| San Diego | D | Gavin Newsom | +13.7 | 1,157,878 |
| Orange | D | Gavin Newsom | +0.3 | 1,082,998 |
| Riverside | R | John H Cox | +0.4 | 642,088 |
| Santa Clara | D | Gavin Newsom | +42.8 | 614,549 |
| Alameda | D | Gavin Newsom | +61.1 | 574,235 |
| San Bernardino | D | Gavin Newsom | +3.1 | 537,253 |
| Sacramento | D | Gavin Newsom | +17.6 | 514,706 |
| Contra Costa | D | Gavin Newsom | +36.4 | 416,150 |
| San Francisco | D | Gavin Newsom | +72.8 | 361,362 |
| Ventura | D | Gavin Newsom | +11.1 | 309,122 |
| San Mateo | D | Gavin Newsom | +50.4 | 283,524 |
| Fresno | R | John H Cox | +1.8 | 253,306 |
| Sonoma | D | Gavin Newsom | +44.5 | 210,378 |
| Kern | R | John H Cox | +17.9 | 203,377 |
| San Joaquin | D | Gavin Newsom | +4.4 | 194,440 |
| Placer | R | John H Cox | +17.6 | 175,427 |
| Stanislaus | R | John H Cox | +1.6 | 156,971 |
| Santa Barbara | D | Gavin Newsom | +21.0 | 155,141 |
| Solano | D | Gavin Newsom | +22.6 | 146,321 |
| Marin | D | Gavin Newsom | +59.0 | 130,421 |
| San Luis Obispo | D | Gavin Newsom | +3.1 | 126,254 |
| Santa Cruz | D | Gavin Newsom | +53.6 | 119,188 |
| Monterey | D | Gavin Newsom | +32.0 | 116,164 |
| Tulare | R | John H Cox | +14.3 | 99,714 |
| El Dorado | R | John H Cox | +18.8 | 89,437 |
| Butte | R | John H Cox | +6.5 | 88,726 |
| Yolo | D | Gavin Newsom | +35.6 | 73,370 |
| Shasta | R | John H Cox | +42.2 | 70,081 |
| Merced | D | Gavin Newsom | +4.0 | 59,207 |
| Napa | D | Gavin Newsom | +29.6 | 56,347 |
| Nevada | D | Gavin Newsom | +5.9 | 52,867 |
| Humboldt | D | Gavin Newsom | +29.0 | 51,873 |
| Madera | R | John H Cox | +21.9 | 38,525 |
| Mendocino | D | Gavin Newsom | +32.6 | 33,407 |
| Imperial | D | Gavin Newsom | +23.4 | 33,358 |
| Kings | R | John H Cox | +18.9 | 30,251 |
| Sutter | R | John H Cox | +26.0 | 30,075 |
| Tuolumne | R | John H Cox | +22.1 | 23,874 |
| Calaveras | R | John H Cox | +28.1 | 21,610 |
| Lake | D | Gavin Newsom | +2.8 | 21,149 |
| Tehama | R | John H Cox | +44.9 | 20,893 |
| San Benito | D | Gavin Newsom | +12.2 | 20,089 |
| Yuba | R | John H Cox | +28.1 | 19,196 |
| Siskiyou | R | John H Cox | +20.5 | 18,164 |
| Amador | R | John H Cox | +29.1 | 17,593 |
| Plumas | R | John H Cox | +25.7 | 9,240 |
| Lassen | R | John H Cox | +54.7 | 9,016 |
| Glenn | R | John H Cox | +41.8 | 8,332 |
| Del Norte | R | John H Cox | +17.4 | 8,328 |
| Mariposa | R | John H Cox | +22.6 | 8,226 |
| Inyo | R | John H Cox | +10.7 | 7,262 |
| Colusa | R | John H Cox | +30.6 | 5,763 |
| Trinity | R | John H Cox | +15.5 | 5,325 |
| Mono | D | Gavin Newsom | +11.5 | 4,853 |
| Modoc | R | John H Cox | +52.4 | 3,448 |
| Sierra | R | John H Cox | +28.1 | 1,667 |
| Alpine | D | Gavin Newsom | +25.5 | 615 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.