1930 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1930 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 4, 1930

Nominee Frank Merriam Martin I. Welsh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 879,597 403,832 Percentage 66.38% 30.48%

County results Merriam:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Welsh:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Herschel L. Carnahan Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Frank Merriam Republican

The 1930 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. Republican State Senator Frank Merriam defeated Democratic Sacramento Mayor Martin I. Welsh with 66.38% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Frank Merriam, Republican
• Martin I. Welsh, Democratic
• Chaim Shapiro, Socialist

Results

1930 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank Merriam	879,597	66.38%
	Democratic	Martin I. Welsh	403,832	30.48%
	Socialist	Chaim Shapiro	41,638	3.14%
Majority			1,325,067
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing