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The California gubernatorial election, 1906 was held on November 6, 1906.
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The California gubernatorial election, 1906 was held on November 6, 1906.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | James Gillett | 125,887 | 40.4 | ||
| Democratic | Theodore Arlington Bell | 117,645 | 37.7 | ||
| Independence League | William Langdon | 45,008 | 14.4 | ||
| Socialist | Austin Lewis | 16,036 | 5.1 | ||
| Prohibition | James H. Blanchard | 7,355 | 2.4 | ||
| Total votes | 311,931 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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