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Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority
The popular vote tallies are UNOFFICIAL and have been acquired from various sources. |
| Candidate (I) = incumbent * = winner | Party | Vote | FEC Total Receipts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Special Governor Margin between top two vote getters: 38.811%, 2,857,089 votes | ||||
| Larry A. Elder | Republican | 3,563,867 | 48.41% | |
| Kevin Paffrath | Democratic | 706,778 | 9.60% | |
| Kevin L. Faulconer | Republican | 590,346 | 8.02% | |
| Brandon M. Ross | Democratic | 392,029 | 5.33% | |
| John Cox | Republican | 305,095 | 4.14% | |
| Kevin Kiley | Republican | 255,490 | 3.47% | |
| Jacqueline "Jackie" McGowan | Democratic | 214,242 | 2.91% | |
| Joel Ventresca | Democratic | 186,345 | 2.53% | |
| Daniel Watts | Democratic | 167,355 | 2.27% | |
| Holly L. Baade | Democratic | 92,218 | 1.25% | |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | Democratic | 86,617 | 1.18% | |
| Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato | Democratic | 85,061 | 1.16% | |
| Caitlyn Jenner | Republican | 75,215 | 1.02% | |
| John R. Drake | Democratic | 68,545 | 0.93% | |
| Daniel I. "Dan" Kapelovitz | Green | 64,375 | 0.87% | |
| Jeff Hewitt | Libertarian | 50,378 | 0.68% | |
| Ted Gaines | Republican | 47,937 | 0.65% | |
| Angelyne | No Party Preference | 35,900 | 0.49% | |
| David Moore | No Party Preference | 31,224 | 0.42% | |
| Anthony Trimino | Republican | 28,101 | 0.38% | |
| Doug Ose | Republican | 26,204 | 0.36% | |
| Michael Loebs | No Party Preference | 25,468 | 0.35% | |
| Heather Collins | Green | 24,260 | 0.33% | |
| Major Singh | No Party Preference | 21,394 | 0.29% | |
| David Lozano | Republican | 19,945 | 0.27% | |
| Denver Stoner | Republican | 19,588 | 0.27% | |
| Samuel L. "Sam" Gallucci | Republican | 18,134 | 0.25% | |
| Steve Chavez Lodge | Republican | 17,435 | 0.24% | |
| Jenny Rae Le Roux | Republican | 16,032 | 0.22% | |
| David Alexander Bramante | Republican | 11,501 | 0.16% | |
| Diego Martinez | Republican | 10,860 | 0.15% | |
| Robert C. Newman, II | Republican | 10,602 | 0.14% | |
| Sarah Stephens | Republican | 10,583 | 0.14% | |
| Dennis Richter | No Party Preference | 10,468 | 0.14% | |
| Major Williams | Write-in | 8,965 | 0.12% | |
| Denis Lucey | No Party Preference | 8,182 | 0.11% | |
| James G. Hanink | No Party Preference | 7,193 | 0.10% | |
| Daniel Mercuri | Republican | 7,110 | 0.10% | |
| Chauncey "Slim" Killens | Republican | 6,879 | 0.09% | |
| Leo S. Zacky | Republican | 6,099 | 0.08% | |
| Kevin K. Kaul | No Party Preference | 5,600 | 0.08% | |
| David Hillberg | Republican | 4,435 | 0.06% | |
| Adam Papagan | No Party Preference | 4,021 | 0.05% | |
| Rhonda Furin | Republican | 3,964 | 0.05% | |
| Nickolas Wildstar | Republican | 3,811 | 0.05% | |
| Jeremiah "Jeremy" Marciniak | No Party Preference | 2,894 | 0.04% | |
| Joe M. Symmon | Republican | 2,397 | 0.03% | |
| Miki Habryn | Write-in | 137 | 0.00% | |
| Roxanne | Write-in | 116 | 0.00% | |
| Stacy Smith | Write-in | 81 | 0.00% | |
| Vivek B. Mohan | Write-in | 68 | 0.00% | |
| Thuy E. Hugens | Write-in | 19 | 0.00% | |
| Vince Lundgren | Write-in | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 7,361,568 | 100.00% | ||
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