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Laura Smith (California)

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Laura Smith

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Laura Smith (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of California. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on June 7, 2022.

Smith was a 2018 Republican write-in candidate for governor of California. She initially filed to run as a regular candidate in the election, but she was not included in the certified list of candidates in the election.[1][2] She was also not included in the certified list of write-in candidates.[3]

Elections

2022

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of California

Incumbent Gavin Newsom defeated Brian Dahle in the general election for Governor of California on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gavin Newsom (D)
 
59.2
 
6,470,104
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
40.8
 
4,462,914

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,933,018
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of California on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom (D)
 
55.9
 
3,945,748
✔
Image of Brian Dahle
Brian Dahle (R)
 
17.7
 
1,252,800
Image of Michael Shellenberger
Michael Shellenberger (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
290,286
Image of Jenny Rae Le Roux
Jenny Rae Le Roux (R)
 
3.5
 
246,665
Image of Anthony Trimino
Anthony Trimino (R) Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
246,322
Image of Shawn Collins
Shawn Collins (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
173,083
Image of Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
124,672
Image of Leo Zacky
Leo Zacky (R)
 
1.3
 
94,521
Image of Major Williams
Major Williams (R) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
92,580
Image of Robert Newman
Robert Newman (R)
 
1.2
 
82,849
Image of Joel Ventresca
Joel Ventresca (D)
 
0.9
 
66,885
Image of David Lozano
David Lozano (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
66,542
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Ronald Anderson (R)
 
0.8
 
53,554
Image of Reinette Senum
Reinette Senum (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
53,015
Image of Armando Perez-Serrato
Armando Perez-Serrato (D)
 
0.6
 
45,474
Image of Ron Jones
Ron Jones (R)
 
0.5
 
38,337
Image of Daniel Mercuri
Daniel Mercuri (R)
 
0.5
 
36,396
Image of Heather Collins
Heather Collins (G)
 
0.4
 
29,690
Image of Anthony Fanara
Anthony Fanara (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
25,086
Image of Cristian Morales
Cristian Morales (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
22,304
Image of Lonnie Sortor
Lonnie Sortor (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
21,044
Image of Frederic Schultz
Frederic Schultz (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
17,502
Image of Woodrow Sanders III
Woodrow Sanders III (Independent)
 
0.2
 
16,204
Image of James Hanink
James Hanink (Independent)
 
0.1
 
10,110
Image of Serge Fiankan
Serge Fiankan (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
6,201
Image of Bradley Zink
Bradley Zink (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
5,997
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Jeff Scott (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
13
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Gurinder Bhangoo (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
8

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,063,888
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of California

Gavin Newsom defeated John Cox in the general election for Governor of California on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Gavin Newsom (D)
 
61.9
 
7,721,410
Image of John Cox
John Cox (R)
 
38.1
 
4,742,825

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 12,464,235
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of California on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom (D)
 
33.7
 
2,343,792
✔
Image of John Cox
John Cox (R)
 
25.4
 
1,766,488
Image of Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
 
13.3
 
926,394
Image of Travis Allen
Travis Allen (R)
 
9.5
 
658,798
Image of John Chiang
John Chiang (D)
 
9.4
 
655,920
Image of Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin (D) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
234,869
Image of Amanda Renteria
Amanda Renteria (D)
 
1.3
 
93,446
Image of Robert Newman
Robert Newman (R)
 
0.6
 
44,674
Image of Michael Shellenberger
Michael Shellenberger (D)
 
0.5
 
31,692
Image of Peter Liu
Peter Liu (R)
 
0.4
 
27,336
Image of Yvonne Girard
Yvonne Girard (R)
 
0.3
 
21,840
Image of Gloria La Riva
Gloria La Riva (Peace and Freedom Party)
 
0.3
 
19,075
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Juan Bribiesca (D)
 
0.3
 
17,586
Image of Josh Jones
Josh Jones (G)
 
0.2
 
16,131
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Zoltan Gyurko Istvan (L)
 
0.2
 
14,462
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Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D)
 
0.2
 
12,026
Image of Nickolas Wildstar
Nickolas Wildstar (L)
 
0.2
 
11,566
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Robert Davidson Griffis (D)
 
0.2
 
11,103
Image of Akinyemi Agbede
Akinyemi Agbede (D)
 
0.1
 
9,380
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Thomas Jefferson Cares (D)
 
0.1
 
8,937
Image of Christopher Carlson
Christopher Carlson (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
7,302
Image of Klement Tinaj
Klement Tinaj (D)
 
0.1
 
5,368
Image of Hakan Mikado
Hakan Mikado (Independent)
 
0.1
 
5,346
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Johnny Wattenburg (Independent)
 
0.1
 
4,973
Image of Desmond Silveira
Desmond Silveira (Independent)
 
0.1
 
4,633
Image of Shubham Goel
Shubham Goel (Independent)
 
0.1
 
4,020
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Jeffrey Edward Taylor (Independent)
 
0.1
 
3,973

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 6,961,130
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Candidates," accessed April 4, 2018
    2. ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with sales@510ego.com," April 27, 2018
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 5, 2018: Official Certified List of Write-In Candidates," accessed May 29, 2018
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