Brown-Whitman contest drew highest voter turnout in five gubernatorial elections

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Last month’s political contest between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman mobilized California voters like they haven’t been in years in a governor’s race, according to the final election results certified Friday by Secretary of State Debra Bowen.

The Nov. 2 election, in which Democrat Jerry Brown was elected governor, featured a voter turnout of 59.6%, the highest participation rate in a gubernatorial election since 1994, Bowen said.

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The final certified results show Brown won the contest for governor with 53.8% of the vote to Whitman’s 40.9%, even though the Republican businesswoman broke campaign spending records in the race.

Democratic U.S Sen. Barbara Boxer was reelected after receiving 52.2% of the vote, beating Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, who was favored by 42.2% of voters, the final results show.

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