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From March 10 to June 2, 1964, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1964 United States presidential election.Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1964 Democratic National Convention held from August 24 to August 27, 1964, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
California voted for the Republican nominee, the state's former governor Ronald Reagan, in a landslide over the Democratic incumbent, Jimmy Carter. Reagan won his home state by a wide 16.78% point margin and carried all but three counties. Carter carried only three of the state's 58 counties: Alameda, San Francisco and Yolo.
Presidential primaries were held in California on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024. All six of the state's registered political parties held primary elections. California is a semi-closed primary state, in which independent voters may choose which party primary to vote in. [4]
California was won by the Democratic ticket of Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut by 11.8% points over the Republican ticket of Texas Governor George W. Bush and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney of Wyoming.
Candidates started being placed on primary ballots the previous October, and by the end of December 2023, most of these had been finalized. Seven candidates, Donald Trump , Nikki Haley , Ron DeSantis , Ryan Binkley , Chris Christie , Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson , appear on the ballot in most states.
The 1946 California gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. It is notable for the incumbent Governor, Earl Warren , being nominated by both the Republican and Democratic parties. [ 1 ] Subsequently, Warren won re-election effectively unopposed, receiving more than 90% of the vote.
California Republicans were impressed with Reagan's political views and charisma after his "Time for choosing" speech, [10] he announced in late 1965, his campaign for Governor of California in 1966. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] He won the Republican primary with nearly 65% of the vote, not including write-in votes, defeating four other candidates, including ...
As of the 2022 gubernatorial election, this is the last time an incumbent governor of California lost re-election, though one subsequent incumbent governor was recalled. Background [ edit ]