Since 1968, the Peace & Freedom Party has enjoyed ballot access in local and national elections in California and other states. Below runs a list of our gubernatorial candidates for California.
As a result of the “Top Two” system of voting introduced in California in 2010, all vote totals listed after that year represent those earned in the state primary election.
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| 1970 | Ricardo Romo | 65,954 | 1.0% |
| 1974 | Elizabeth Keathley1 | 75,004 | 1.2% |
| 1978 | Marilyn Seals | 70,864 | 1.0% |
| 1982 | Elizabeth Martinez | 70,327 | 0.9% |
| 1986 | Maria Elizabeth Munoz | 51,995 | 0.7% |
| 1990 | Maria Elizabeth Munoz | 96,842 | 1.3% |
| 1994 | Gloria La Riva | 80,440 | 0.9% |
| 1998 | Gloria La Riva | 59,218 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | (None)2 | ||
| 2003 | C.T. Weber3 | 1,626 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | Janice Jordan | 69,984 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | Carlos Alvarez | 92,856 | 0.9% |
| 2014 | Cindy Sheehan | 52,707 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | Gloria LaRiva | 19,075 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | Luis Javier Rodriguez | 124,672 | 1.8% |
Notes
1In 1974, the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee voted to support Susan Kerr of Alameda County for Governor. Kerr ran as a write-in candidate.
2In 2002, Peace and Freedom Party was not on the ballot.
3In 2003, there were 160 candidates running in a recall election for Governor. This special election was essentially a giant primary election with no general election.
4In 2022, the Peace & Freedom Party and the Green Party formed the Left Unity Slate, a joint slate of candidates for the California general election. PFP endorsed four PFP candidates, four Green Party candidate, and one independent candidate. Rodriguez, a Green Party member, was endorsed by PFP.
Compiled January 15, 2007 by C.T. Weber; last updated February 7, 2023.
