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List of political elections featuring Jerry Brown as a candidate
The 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).
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%
|
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%
|
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%
|
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%
|
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%
|
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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%
|
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%
|
- ^ "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