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The 1886 California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886, to elect the governor of California.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Washington Bartlett | 84,965 | 43.43 | |
| Republican | John Franklin Swift | 84,316 | 43.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | C. C. O'Donnell | 12,227 | 6.25 | |
| Know Nothing | Peter D. Wigginton | 7,377 | 3.77 | |
| Prohibition | Joel Russell | 6,432 | 3.29 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 336 | 0.17 | |
| Total votes | 195,653 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Hiram Warren Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century. He was elected in 1916 as the United States Senator from California, where he was re-elected to five terms and served until his death in 1945.
Events from the year 1886 in Canada.
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Joseph Manuel María Joaquin Micheltorena y Llano was a brigadier general and adjutant-general of the Mexican Army, Governor of California, commandant-general and inspector of the department of Las Californias, then within Mexico. Micheltorena was the last non-Californian born Mexican governor, preceding the San Gabriel-born Pío Pico, the last provincial governor.
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