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Californians Vote in Final GOP Primary Clash
California voters faced a winner take all contest between Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller with 86 pledged delegates on the line. The race drew large crowds, with Goldwater arguing for conservatism and Rockefeller urging a moderate, forward looking alternative while Democrats weighed their own contest for Engle’s seat.
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San Francisco
California
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arizona
New York
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Oregon
Los Angeles
Alan Cranston
Clair Engle
Brown
Organized Labor
Democratic Club Movement
Cranston
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Atty
Stanley Mosk
Salinger
John F. Kennedy
George Murphy
Repubican
Leland Kaiser