1894 California gubernatorial election

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1894 California gubernatorial election
  1890 November 6, 1894 1898  
  James H. Budd.jpg Morris M. Estee (cropped).jpg J. V. Webster.jpg
Nominee James Budd Morris M. Estee J. V. Webster
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote111,944110,74851,304
Percentage39.34%38.92%18.03%

1894 California Governor election results by county.svg
County results
Budd:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%
Estee:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Webster:     30-40%
     Tie

Governor before election

Henry Markham
Republican

Elected Governor

James Budd
Democratic

The 1894 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, to elect the governor of California. [1] This was the last election until 1938 in which a Democrat was elected Governor of California.

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1894 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Budd 111,944 39.34
Republican Morris M. Estee 110,73838.92
Populist J. V. Webster51,30418.03
Prohibition Henry French10,5613.71
OtherWrite-ins1>0.01
Total votes284,548 100
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. "November 6, 1894 General Election Results". JoinCalifornia.org. November 6, 1894. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  2. "Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Nov 06, 1894" . Retrieved April 23, 2016.