1894 California gubernatorial election

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1894 California gubernatorial election
← 1890 November 6, 1894 1898 →
 
Nominee James Budd Morris M. Estee J. V. Webster
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 111,944 110,748 51,304
Percentage 39.34% 38.92% 18.03%

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Budd 111,944 39.34
Republican Morris M. Estee 110,738 38.92
Populist J. V. Webster 51,304 18.03
Prohibition Henry French 10,561 3.71
Other Write-ins 1 >0.01
Total votes 284,548 100
Democratic gain from Republican

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.