# Electoral history of Jerry Brown

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).

## Secretary of state

California Secretary of State election, 1970 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 6,416,423 | 100% |

## Governor
### 1974

California Governor election, 1974 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 1,349 | 0.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 4,595 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,248,070 | 100% |

### 1978

California Governor election, 1978 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 178 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 1,040 | 0.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,922,313 | 100% |

### 2010

California Governor election, 2010 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 106 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 363 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,095,185 | 100% |

### 2014

California Governor election, 2014 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 7,317,581 | 100% |

## Democratic presidential nominee
### 1976

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 6,235,609 | 39.19 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 2,449,374 | 15.39 |
| | Democratic | George Wallace | 1,955,388 | 12.29 |
| | Democratic | Morris K. Udall | 1,611,754 | 10.13 |
| | Democratic | Henry M. Jackson | 1,134,375 | 7.13 |
| | Democratic | Frank Church | 830,818 | 5.22 |
| | Democratic | Robert Byrd | 340,309 | 2.14 |
| | Democratic | Sargent Shriver | 304,399 | 1.91 |
| | Democratic | Unpledged delegates | 283,437 | 1.78 |
| | Democratic | Ellen McCormack | 238,027 | 1.50 |
| | Democratic | Fred R. Harris | 234,568 | 1.47 |
| | Democratic | Milton Shapp | 88,254 | 0.56 |
| | Democratic | Birch Bayh | 86,438 | 0.54 |
| | Democratic | Others | 118,627 | 0.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,911,377 | 100% |
1976 Democratic National Convention presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 2,239 | 74.48 |
| | Democratic | Morris K. Udall | 330 | 10.98 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 301 | 10.01 |
| | Democratic | George Wallace | 57 | 1.90 |
| | Democratic | Ellen McCormack | 22 | 0.73 |
| | Democratic | Frank Church | 19 | 0.63 |
| | Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 10 | 0.33 |
| | Democratic | Henry M. Jackson | 10 | 0.33 |
| | Democratic | Fred R. Harris | 9 | 0.30 |
| | Democratic | Milton Shapp | 2 | 0.07 |
| | Democratic | Robert Byrd | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Cesar Chavez | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Leon Jaworski | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Jordan | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Jennings Randolph | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Fred Stover | 1 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,006 | 100% |

### 1980

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 10,043,016 | 51.11 |
| | Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 7,381,693 | 37.57 |
| | Democratic | Unpledged delegates | 1,288,423 | 6.56 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 575,296 | 2.93 |
| | Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche | 177,784 | 0.91 |
| | Democratic | Richard B. Kay | 48,061 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Cliff Finch | 48,032 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Others | 87,153 | 0.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,649,458 | 100% |
1980 Democratic National Convention presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 2,123 | 64.04 |
| | Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 1,151 | 34.72 |
| | Democratic | William Proxmire | 10 | 0.30 |
| | Democratic | Koryne Kaneski Horbal | 5 | 0.15 |
| | Democratic | Scott M. Matheson, Sr. | 5 | 0.15 |
| | Democratic | Ron Dellums | 3 | 0.09 |
| | Democratic | Robert Byrd | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | John Culver | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Kent Hance | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Jennings Randolph | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Alice Tripp | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Warren Spannaus | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Dale Bumpers | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Hugh L. Carey | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Edmund S. Muskie | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Thomas J. Steed | 1 | 0.03 |
| | Democratic | Walter Mondale | 1 | 0.03 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,315 | 100% |

### 1992

1992 Democratic National Convention presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton | 10,482,411 | 51.98 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 4,071,232 | 20.19 |
| | Democratic | Paul Tsongas | 3,656,010 | 18.13 |
| | Democratic | Unpledged delegates | 750,873 | 3.72 |
| | Democratic | Bob Kerrey | 318,457 | 1.58 |
| | Democratic | Tom Harkin | 280,304 | 1.39 |
| | Democratic | Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. | 154,599 | 0.77 |
| | Democratic | Eugene McCarthy | 108,678 | 0.54 |
| | Democratic | Others | 342,605 | 1.70 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,165,169 | 100% |
1992 Democratic National Convention presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Clinton | 3,372 | 80.27 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 596 | 14.19 |
| | Democratic | Paul Tsongas | 209 | 4.98 |
| | Democratic | Robert P. Casey | 10 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Patricia Schroeder | 8 | 0.19 |
| | Democratic | Larry Agran | 3 | 0.07 |
| | Democratic | Ron Daniels | 1 | 0.02 |
| | Democratic | Al Gore | 1 | 0.02 |
| | Democratic | Joe Simonetta | 1 | 0.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,201 | 100% |

## Democratic vice presidential nominee

1980 Democratic National Convention vice presidential tally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Walter Mondale (incumbent) | 2,429 | 72.90 |
| | Democratic | Abstaining | 728 | 21.85 |
| | Democratic | Melvin Boozer | 48 | 1.44 |
| | Democratic | Ed Rendell | 28 | 0.84 |
| | Democratic | Roberto Mondragón | 19 | 0.57 |
| | Democratic | Patricia Stone Simon | 11 | 0.33 |
| | Democratic | Tom Daschle | 10 | 0.30 |
| | Democratic | Ted Kulongoski | 8 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Shirley Chisholm | 6 | 0.18 |
| | Democratic | Terry Chisholm | 6 | 0.18 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Jordan | 4 | 0.12 |
| | Democratic | Rick Nolan | 4 | 0.12 |
| | Democratic | Patrick Lucey | 3 | 0.09 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | George McGovern | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Eric Tovar | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Mo Udall | 2 | 0.06 |
| | Democratic | Others | 20 | 0.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,332 | 100% |

## US Senate

US Senate election in California, 1982 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Write-in | 10 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Write-in | 88 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,805,538 | 100% |

## Mayor
### 1998

Oakland mayoral election, 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Jerry Brown | 48,129 | 58.93 |
| | Nonpartisan | Edward J. Blakely | 12,226 | 14.97 |
| | Nonpartisan | Shannon F. Reeves | 5,679 | 6.95 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ignacio De La Fuente | 5,509 | 6.75 |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary V. King | 4,618 | 5.65 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ces Butner | 2,222 | 2.72 |
| | Nonpartisan | Audrey Rice Oliver | 1,245 | 1.52 |
| | Nonpartisan | Leo Bazile | 997 | 1.22 |
| | Nonpartisan | Hugh E. Bassette | 518 | 0.63 |
| | Nonpartisan | Maria G. Harper | 329 | 0.40 |
| | Nonpartisan | Hector Reyna | 207 | 0.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,679 | 100% |

### 2002

Oakland mayoral election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Jerry Brown (incumbent) | 42,892 | 63.54 |
| | Nonpartisan | Wilson Riles, Jr. | 24,611 | 36.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,503 | 100% |

## Attorney general

Attorney General of California election, 2006 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry Brown | 1,552,922 | 63.22 |
| | Democratic | Rocky Delgadillo | 903,508 | 36.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 8,450,009 | 100% |