List of California gubernatorial elections

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The election of the Governor of California occurs when voters in the U.S. state of California select the Governor for the ensuing four years beginning at noon on the Monday after January 1 following the election. [1] Since the passage of Proposition 140 on November 6, 1990, the constitution rules that each governor should not serve more than two terms. [2]

Contents

List of elections

Parties [3]

   Independent    Federalist    Democratic-Republican    Democratic    National Republican    Anti-Masonic    Independent Democrat    Whig    Know Nothing/American    Republican    Greenback    Independent Republican    Prohibition    Constitution    Lecompton Democrat    Anti-Lecompton Democrat    Chivalry Democratic    National Union

ElectionIncumbent governorElected governorVotesRunner(s)-upVotesMarginNotes
1849 [a]  Office established  Peter Hardeman Burnett 6,783 (47.72%)  Arthur St. Clair 2,864 (9.29%)3,563 (25.07%) [4]
1851   John McDougal   John Bigler 23,175 (50.48%)  Pierson B. Reading 22,735 (49.52%)440 (0.96%) [5]
1853  John Bigler38,940 (50.97%) William Waldo 37,454 (49.03%)1,486 (1.95%) [6]
1855   J. Neely Johnson 51,157 (52.52%) John Bigler46,220 (47.45%)4,937 (5.07%) [7]
1857  J. Neely Johnson  John B. Weller 53,122 (56.71%)  Edward Stanly 21,040 (22.46%)32,082 (34.25%) [8]
1859 [b]  John B. Weller  Milton Latham 61,352 (59.13%)  John Currey 31,298 (31.13%)29,054 (28.00%) [9]
1861 John G. Downey   Leland Stanford 56,036 (46.41%)  John McConnell 32,751 (27.35%)23,285 (19.45%) [10]
1863 [c]  Leland Stanford  Frederick Low 64,283 (59.03%) John G. Downey44,622 (40.97%)19,661 (18.05%) [11]
1867   Frederick Low   Henry Huntly Haight 49,905 (54.04%)  George Congdon Gorham 40,359 (43.70%)9,546 (10.34%) [12]
1871 [d]  Henry Huntly Haight  Newton Booth 61,819 (52.12%) Henry Huntly Haight56,800 (47.88%)5,019 (4.23%) [14]
1875   Romualdo Pacheco   William Irwin 61,509 (50.03%)  Timothy Guy Phelps 31,322 (25.48%)30,187 (24.55%) [15]
1879  William Irwin  George Clement Perkins 67,965 (42.42%)  Hugh J. Glenn 47,647 (29.75%)20,318 (12.68%) [16]
1882 [e]   George Clement Perkins   George Stoneman 90,694 (55.07%)  Morris M. Estee 67,175 (40.79%)25,319 (14.28%) [17]
1886  George Stoneman Washington Bartlett 84,970 (43.43%) John Franklin Swift 84,316 (43.10%)654 (0.33%) [18]
1890 Washington Bartlett  Henry Markham 125,129 (49.56%)  Edward B. Pond 117,184 (46.42%)7,945 (3.15%) [19]
1894  Henry Markham  James Budd 111,944 (39.34%)  Morris M. Estee 110,738 (38.92%)1,206 (0.42%) [20]
1898  James Budd  Henry T. Gage 148,354 (51.68%)  James G. Maguire 129,261 (45.03%)19,093 (6.65%) [21]
1902   Henry T. Gage George Pardee 146,332 (48.06%) Franklin Knight Lane 143,783 (47.22%)2,549 (0.84%) [22]
1906 George Pardee James Gillett 125,887 (40.35%) Theodore Arlington Bell 117,645 (37.71%)8,242 (2.64%) [23]
2026 (upcoming)  Gavin Newsom TBA

Notes

  1. ↑ McDougal resigned from office on January 9, 1851, after his first annual address was criticized by the legislature.
  2. ↑ Latham resigned from office on January 14, 1860, after being elected by the state legislature to a seat in the U.S. Senate.
  3. ↑ California made its first gubernatorial election in a four-year term in 1863 after previous governors had only served two-year terms.
  4. ↑ Booth resigned on February 27, 1875 after having been elected to the United States Senate. [13]
  5. ↑ California made its first gubernatorial election after a constitution change in 1879, which moved the election date for state officers to coincide with federal elections in non-presidential even-numbered years.

References

  1. ↑ Article V, Section II, Constitution of California, November 13, 1849, The Governor shall be elected every fourth year at the same time and places as members of the Assembly and hold office from the Monday after January 1 following the election until a successor qualifies.
  2. ↑ "Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor | California Secretary of State". www.sos.ca.gov.
  3. ↑ As listed on the ballot and in election returns.
  4. ↑ California State Archives, Aggregate of Votes for Governor, Lt. Governor and Members of Congress
  5. ↑ California State Archives, Abstract of Returns of an Election held for Governor and Lieut. Governor on the third day of September A.D. 1851 in the Several Counties of this State
  6. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th, 1853 - State of California
  7. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of the votes polled at the late Election held throughout this State on the 5th of September 1855
  8. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled in the State of California, on the Second Day of September, A.D. 1857
  9. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on the Seventh Day of September, A.D. 1859
  10. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on the Fourth Day of September, A.D. 1861
  11. ↑ California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Second Day of September, A.D. 1863
  12. ↑ California State Archives, Abstract of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Fourth Day of September, A.D. 1867
  13. ↑ "Newton Booth". National Governors Association . Archived from the original on August 9, 2026. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ California State Archives, Abstract of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Fifth Day of September, A.D. 1871
  15. ↑ California State Archives, Abstract of Votes Polled, throughout the State of California, at a General Election held September 1st, 1875
  16. ↑ California State Archives, Abstract of Statement of the vote of California, polled at the General Election held September 3rd, 1879
  17. ↑ Official Returns of the Vote for State Officers of the State of California November 7, 1882. Sacramento, California. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  18. ↑ Statement of the Vote of the State of California at the General Election Held November 2, A.D. 1886. Sacramento, California. p. 11. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  19. ↑ California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1891. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 88. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  20. ↑ California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1895. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 254. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  21. ↑ California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1899. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 227. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1903. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 332. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  23. ↑ California Secretary of State. Statement of the Vote of California at the General Election, Held November 6, 1906. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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