1898 California gubernatorial election

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1898 California gubernatorial election
  1894 November 8, 1898 1902  
  Henry Gage (cropped).jpg James-george-maguire (cropped).jpg
Nominee Henry Gage James G. Maguire
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote148,354129,261
Percentage51.68%45.03%

1898 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Gage:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Maguire:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

James Budd
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry Gage
Republican

The 1898 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to elect the governor of California. Republican lawyer Henry Gage defeated Democratic congressman James G. Maguire. For the eighth time in nine elections, the incumbent party failed to retain the governorship. However, that string of flips ended with this election as Republicans won the next nine consecutive gubernatorial elections in California. [lower-alpha 1]

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Results

California gubernatorial election, 1898 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Henry Gage 148,354 51.68% +12.76%
Democratic James G. Maguire 129,26145.03%+5.69%
Socialist Labor Job Harriman 5,1431.79+1.79%
Prohibition Joseph E. McComas4,2971.50−2.21%
Scattering90.00%
Majority19,0936.65%
Total votes287,064 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +7.07%

Results by county

CountyHenry Gage
Republican
James G. Maguire
Democratic
Job Harriman
Socialist Labor
Joseph E. McComas
Prohibition
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [1]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alameda 12,08057.24%8,30839.37%4962.35%2201.04%10.00%3,77217.87%21,105
Alpine 6469.57%2830.43%00.00%00.00%00.00%3639.13%92
Amador 1,35149.93%1,30448.19%240.89%271.00%00.00%471.74%2,706
Butte 2,24551.38%2,01246.05%430.98%691.58%00.00%2335.33%4,369
Calaveras 1,60952.24%1,43246.49%230.75%160.52%00.00%1775.75%3,080
Colusa 66437.14%1,07660.18%301.68%181.01%00.00%-412-23.04%1,788
Contra Costa 1,89355.42%1,47243.09%220.64%290.85%00.00%42112.32%3,416
Del Norte 35451.98%30544.79%131.91%91.32%00.00%497.20%681
El Dorado 1,33247.45%1,41550.41%341.21%260.93%00.00%-83-2.96%2,807
Fresno 2,78343.20%3,39052.62%1171.82%1522.36%00.00%-607-9.42%6,442
Glenn 56139.79%82858.72%70.50%140.99%00.00%-267-18.94%1,410
Humboldt 3,17156.78%2,20739.52%1232.20%841.50%00.00%96417.26%5,585
Inyo 47847.05%50850.00%131.28%171.67%00.00%-30-2.95%1,016
Kern 1,72346.61%1,88651.01%671.81%210.57%00.00%-163-4.41%3,697
Kings 91849.51%89848.44%110.59%271.46%00.00%201.08%1,854
Lake 62742.83%75751.71%302.05%503.42%00.00%-130-8.88%1,464
Lassen 55854.39%43842.69%161.56%141.36%00.00%12011.70%1,026
Los Angeles 14,98352.29%12,05242.06%4791.67%1,1383.97%00.00%2,93110.23%28,652
Madera 55841.15%76556.42%171.25%161.18%00.00%-207-15.27%1,356
Marin 1,34557.36%94540.30%472.00%80.34%00.00%40017.06%2,345
Mariposa 52140.08%74757.46%131.00%191.46%00.00%-226-17.38%1,300
Mendocino 2,00446.90%2,18851.21%250.59%561.31%00.00%-184-4.31%4,273
Merced 80141.61%1,07455.79%180.94%321.66%00.00%-273-14.18%1,925
Modoc 37539.72%54958.16%121.27%80.85%00.00%-174-18.43%944
Mono 33557.66%24141.48%20.34%30.52%00.00%9416.18%581
Monterey 1,99547.77%2,05049.09%541.29%771.84%00.00%-55-1.32%4,176
Napa 1,94753.89%1,57843.68%411.13%471.30%00.00%36910.21%3,613
Nevada 2,57755.80%1,97142.68%190.41%501.08%10.02%60613.12%4,618
Orange 1,99250.03%1,78144.73%320.80%1774.45%00.00%2115.30%3,982
Placer 2,21654.25%1,80844.26%260.64%340.83%10.02%4089.99%4,085
Plumas 66054.10%54444.59%80.66%80.66%00.00%1169.51%1,220
Riverside 2,11854.53%1,51839.08%691.78%1794.61%00.00%60015.45%3,884
Sacramento 5,68961.42%3,41436.86%1021.10%570.62%00.00%2,27524.56%9,262
San Benito 73842.05%98456.07%140.80%191.08%00.00%-246-14.02%1,755
San Bernardino 2,68848.74%2,50645.44%981.78%2234.04%00.00%1823.30%5,515
San Diego 3,50649.26%3,25945.79%2082.92%1442.02%00.00%2473.47%7,117
San Francisco 28,21851.90%24,63245.30%1,3882.55%1340.25%00.00%3,5866.60%54,372
San Joaquin 3,89454.73%3,01842.42%1211.70%801.12%20.03%87612.31%7,115
San Luis Obispo 1,65746.27%1,82851.05%310.87%651.82%00.00%-171-4.78%3,581
San Mateo 1,58758.03%1,09840.15%361.32%140.51%00.00%48917.88%2,735
Santa Barbara 2,07251.83%1,73643.42%952.38%952.38%00.00%3368.40%3,998
Santa Clara 6,82156.02%4,88340.11%2922.40%1791.47%00.00%1,93815.92%12,175
Santa Cruz 2,14948.83%2,08147.28%932.11%781.77%00.00%681.55%4,401
Shasta 1,59842.62%2,02854.09%711.89%521.39%00.00%-430-11.47%3,749
Sierra 75760.71%48038.49%50.40%40.32%10.08%27722.21%1,247
Siskiyou 1,73749.37%1,72248.95%381.08%210.60%00.00%150.43%3,518
Solano 3,00555.50%2,26241.78%951.75%520.96%00.00%74313.72%5,414
Sonoma 4,06351.87%3,58745.79%1001.28%831.06%00.00%4766.08%7,833
Stanislaus 1,12744.69%1,33652.97%210.83%381.51%00.00%-209-8.29%2,522
Sutter 88054.42%70443.54%130.80%201.24%00.00%17610.88%1,617
Tehama 1,08847.35%1,17050.91%251.09%150.65%00.00%-82-3.57%2,298
Trinity 68753.17%58445.20%141.08%70.54%00.00%1037.97%1,292
Tulare 1,72540.58%2,24552.81%2044.80%741.74%30.07%-520-12.23%4,251
Tuolumne 1,21941.92%1,59854.95%421.44%491.69%00.00%-379-13.03%2,908
Ventura 1,64352.16%1,36943.46%571.81%812.57%00.00%2748.70%3,150
Yolo 1,69549.46%1,65148.18%330.96%481.40%00.00%441.28%3,427
Yuba 1,27354.87%1,01143.58%160.69%200.86%00.00%26211.29%2,320
Total148,35451.68%129,26145.03%5,1431.79%4,2971.50%90.00%19,0936.65%287,064

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from People's to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from People's to Democratic

Notes

  1. Hiram Johnson was reelected in 1914 on the Progressive ticket, but had originally been elected as a Republican in 1910 and resumed that party affiliation for the US Senate election in 1916
  2. Was tied in 1894; flip from Democratic is relative to 1890

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References

  1. 1 2 California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1899. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 227. Retrieved July 18, 2024.