1930 California gubernatorial election County results Rolph: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%
The 1930 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. For the third consecutive election, the incumbent governor was defeated in the Republican primary. After ousting incumbent C. C. Young in the primary, Mayor of San Francisco James Rolph proceeded to win a landslide over Democratic nominee Milton K. Young. Upton Sinclair was the Socialist nominee for the second consecutive election.
Primary election results [ edit ] General election results [ edit ] County James Rolph Republican Milton K. Young Democratic Upton Sinclair Socialist Scattering Write-in Margin Total votes cast[ 2] # % # % # % # % # % Alameda 108,258 81.08% 18,797 14.08% 6,139 4.60% 334 0.25% 89,461 67.00% 133,528 Alpine 56 96.55% 1 1.72% 1 1.72% 0 0.00% 55 94.83% 58 Amador 1,278 82.29% 245 15.78% 30 1.93% 0 0.00% 1,033 66.52% 1,553 Butte 6,991 72.78% 2,236 23.28% 379 3.95% 0 0.00% 4,755 49.50% 9,606 Calaveras 1,696 79.51% 359 16.83% 70 3.28% 8 0.38% 1,337 62.68% 2,133 Colusa 2,214 73.46% 745 24.72% 55 1.82% 0 0.00% 1,469 48.74% 3,014 Contra Costa 15,673 80.24% 3,134 16.04% 726 3.72% 0 0.00% 12,539 64.19% 19,533 Del Norte 1,600 86.02% 203 10.91% 57 3.06% 0 0.00% 1,397 75.11% 1,860 El Dorado 2,299 80.81% 463 16.27% 83 2.92% 0 0.00% 1,836 64.53% 2,845 Fresno 25,211 69.60% 9,925 27.40% 1,068 2.95% 18 0.05% 15,286 42.20% 36,222 Glenn 2,326 68.84% 961 28.44% 86 2.55% 6 0.18% 1,365 40.40% 3,379 Humboldt 11,594 86.24% 1,452 10.80% 398 2.96% 0 0.00% 10,142 75.44% 13,444 Imperial 6,509 70.44% 2,475 26.78% 257 2.78% 0 0.00% 4,034 43.65% 9,241 Inyo 1,800 76.01% 474 20.02% 94 3.97% 0 0.00% 1,326 56.00% 2,368 Kern 13,388 75.08% 3,890 21.81% 554 3.11% 0 0.00% 9,498 53.26% 17,832 Kings 4,563 69.20% 1,831 27.77% 198 3.00% 2 0.03% 2,732 41.43% 6,594 Lake 2,266 73.00% 736 23.71% 99 3.19% 3 0.10% 1,530 49.29% 3,104 Lassen 2,223 77.40% 542 18.87% 107 3.73% 0 0.00% 1,681 58.53% 2,872 Los Angeles 299,417 61.77% 164,656 33.97% 20,075 4.14% 565 0.12% 134,761 27.80% 484,713 Madera 3,060 66.74% 1,375 29.99% 146 3.18% 4 0.09% 1,685 36.75% 4,585 Marin 11,775 86.01% 1,447 10.57% 468 3.42% 0 0.00% 10,328 75.44% 13,690 Mariposa 747 79.64% 165 17.59% 26 2.77% 0 0.00% 582 62.05% 938 Mendocino 6,833 79.69% 1,496 17.45% 224 2.61% 21 0.24% 5,337 62.25% 8,574 Merced 4,987 65.84% 2,325 30.70% 262 3.46% 0 0.00% 2,662 35.15% 7,574 Modoc 1,181 76.14% 322 20.76% 48 3.09% 0 0.00% 859 55.38% 1,551 Mono 394 82.95% 58 12.21% 23 4.84% 0 0.00% 336 70.74% 475 Monterey 8,368 79.22% 1,870 17.70% 325 3.08% 0 0.00% 6,498 61.52% 10,563 Napa 5,658 77.53% 1,498 20.53% 135 1.85% 7 0.10% 4,160 57.00% 7,298 Nevada 3,482 82.20% 614 14.49% 140 3.31% 0 0.00% 2,868 67.71% 4,236 Orange 18,039 55.22% 14,019 42.91% 601 1.84% 8 0.02% 4,020 12.31% 32,667 Placer 4,847 76.81% 1,194 18.92% 269 4.26% 0 0.00% 3,653 57.89% 6,310 Plumas 1,659 84.56% 252 12.84% 51 2.60% 0 0.00% 1,407 71.71% 1,962 Riverside 10,789 72.42% 3,612 24.24% 497 3.34% 0 0.00% 7,177 48.17% 14,898 Sacramento 30,685 86.13% 4,082 11.46% 858 2.41% 0 0.00% 26,603 74.68% 35,625 San Benito 1,816 74.92% 556 22.94% 45 1.86% 7 0.29% 1,260 51.98% 2,424 San Bernardino 19,457 67.99% 8,242 28.80% 919 3.21% 0 0.00% 11,215 39.19% 28,618 San Diego 41,835 72.49% 13,985 24.23% 1,887 3.27% 2 0.00% 27,850 48.26% 57,709 San Francisco 130,547 86.11% 15,189 10.02% 5,845 3.86% 17 0.01% 115,358 76.09% 151,598 San Joaquin 24,704 81.30% 4,891 16.10% 760 2.50% 33 0.11% 19,813 65.20% 30,388 San Luis Obispo 7,192 74.88% 2,027 21.10% 386 4.02% 0 0.00% 5,165 53.77% 9,605 San Mateo 18,556 85.44% 2,361 10.87% 781 3.60% 21 0.10% 16,195 74.57% 21,719 Santa Barbara 10,611 80.80% 2,156 16.42% 350 2.67% 15 0.11% 8,455 64.38% 13,132 Santa Clara 35,991 79.21% 8,088 17.80% 1,277 2.81% 83 0.18% 27,903 61.41% 45,439 Santa Cruz 8,222 73.86% 2,598 23.34% 296 2.66% 16 0.14% 5,624 50.52% 11,132 Shasta 4,033 79.34% 854 16.80% 196 3.86% 0 0.00% 3,179 62.54% 5,083 Sierra 827 81.88% 157 15.54% 26 2.57% 0 0.00% 670 66.34% 1,010 Siskiyou 5.511 78.74% 1,223 17.47% 265 3.79% 0 0.00% 4,288 61.27% 6,999 Solano 9,658 82.22% 1,745 14.86% 343 2.92% 0 0.00% 7,913 67.37% 11,746 Sonoma 16,788 79.56% 3,855 18.27% 458 2.17% 0 0.00% 12,933 61.29% 21,101 Stanislaus 7,860 54.89% 5,866 40.97% 546 3.81% 47 0.33% 1,994 13.93% 14,319 Sutter 3,284 76.98% 848 19.88% 134 3.14% 0 0.00% 2,436 57.10% 4,266 Tehama 2,488 60.34% 1,444 35.02% 183 4.44% 8 0.19% 1,044 25.32% 4,123 Trinity 928 79.32% 182 15.56% 60 5.13% 0 0.00% 746 63.76% 1,170 Tulare 10,286 62.76% 5,517 33.66% 557 3.40% 30 0.18% 4,769 29.10% 16,390 Tuolumne 2,234 75.35% 618 20.84% 113 3.81% 0 0.00% 1,616 54.50% 2,965 Ventura 8,130 73.24% 2,610 23.51% 345 3.11% 16 0.14% 5,520 49.73% 11,101 Yolo 4,206 77.06% 1,147 21.02% 97 1.78% 8 0.15% 3,059 56.05% 5,458 Yuba 2,363 84.73% 360 12.91% 62 2.22% 4 0.14% 2,003 71.82% 2,789 Total 999,393 72.15% 333,973 24.11% 50,480 3.64% 1,283 0.09% 665,420 48.04% 1,385,129
^ Disqualified after losing the Republican primary