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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Ronald Reagan | Republican |
3,439,664 |
52.84% |
| Jesse M. Unruh | Democratic |
2,938,607 |
45.14% |
| Ricardo Romo | Peace and Freedom |
131,801 |
2.02% |
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| Election Notes:
- The Peace and Freedom and American Independent votes are combined in the "others" vote since I don't have data for each party.
| 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 1970," America Votes 9: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics (Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 1970)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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