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The1950 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect theLieutenant Governor of California. IncumbentRepublicanLieutenant GovernorGoodwin Knight easily won re-election againstWrite-in candidateMonroe Deutsch.[1][2]
On election day, 7 November 1950,Republican nomineeGoodwin Knight won re-election by a margin of over 3 million votes against write-in candidateMonroe Deutsch, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Lieutenant Governor. Knight was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1951.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Goodwin Knight (incumbent) | 3,089,278 | 99.90 | |
| Write-in | Monroe Deutsch | 557 | 0.02 | |
| Scattering | 2,593 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 3,092,428 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
