1898 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1898 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1894 November 8, 1898 1902  →

Nominee Jacob H. Neff Edward L. Hutchinson Party Republican Democratic Alliance Fusion Popular vote 146,323 118,921 Percentage 52.20% 42.42%

Lieutenant Governor before election William T. Jeter Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Jacob H. Neff Republican

The 1898 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican State Senator Jacob H. Neff defeated Democratic-Fusion ^[1] Los Angeles City Councilman Edward L. Hutchinson with 50.83% of the vote. ^[2]

General election

Candidates

• Alden Anderson, Republican
• Edward L. Hutchinson, Democratic
• Andrew James, Socialist Labor
• Robert Summers, Prohibition

Results

1906 California lieutenant gubernatorial election ^{[3] [ unreliable source? ]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jacob H. Neff	146,323	52.20%
	Democratic	Edward L. Hutchinson	118,921	42.42%
	Socialist Labor	Andrew James	8,784	3.13%
	Prohibition	Robert Summers	6,307	2.25%
Majority			280,335
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "Maguire by acclamation". San Francisco Call . San Francisco. August 19, 1898. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
2. "November 8, 1898". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
3. "CA Lt. Governor, November 08, 1898". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.