William Knowland

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William Knowland

U.S.A.

Party Republican
Latest Campaign State Governor
Date of Birth June 26, 1908
Date of Death Feb. 23, 1974 (Age: 65)
Overall Community Sentiment: Neutral

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1958: California State Governor

Election History

1958 gubernatorial election, California

2,110,911 votes (40.16%)

Loss

Winner: Pat Brown

Democratic primary results

313,385 votes (13.69%)

Loss

Winner: George Wallace, John Malcolm Patterson, William A. Egan, Robert Morrison, Orval Faubus, Pat Brown, Stephen McNichols, Alfred M. Derr, Herschel C. Loveless, J. Millard Tawes, Ralph G. Brooks, Grant Sawyer, Bernard L. Boutin, John F. Lord, Michael DiSalle, Dennis J. Roberts, Ralph Herseth, Buford Ellington, Price Daniel, Bernard J. Leddy

Republican primary results

1,290,106 votes (77.49%)

Win