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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Pat Brown | Democratic |
3,037,109 |
51.89% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican |
2,740,351 |
46.82% |
| Robert L. Wyckoff | Prohibition |
75,810 |
1.30% |
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| Demographic Data
1970 Population: | 19,971,069 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 49.4 | persons/km2 | 1960 Population: | 15,717,204 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 38.9 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 403,933 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.4 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: CQ Press, "CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 1962," America Votes 5: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics (Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 1962)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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