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Election 1894 Results

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1894 California governor election

James H. Budd (Democrat) beat Morris M. Estee (Republican) in California in 1894, 39.3% to 38.9%, a margin of 0.4 points and 1,206 votes.

California changed party: in 1890 it went Republican, for Henry H. Markham.

Republicans led in 34 of the 57 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19 and other candidates in 3. The largest, San Francisco, cast 59,643 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.2 points. The closest was Yuba, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James H. Budd won Democratic 111,944 39.3%
Morris M. Estee Republican 110,738 38.9%
J. V. Webster Populist 51,304 18.0%
All other candidates 10,562 3.7%
Total284,548

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
San Francisco 32,069 53.8% 20,615 34.6% 6,959 59,643 D+19.2
Los Angeles 7,619 30.5% 11,255 45.1% 6,101 24,975 R+14.6
Alameda 6,786 33.8% 8,150 40.6% 5,147 20,083 R+6.8
Santa Clara 4,449 38.2% 4,318 37.0% 2,891 11,658 D+1.1
Sacramento 3,183 33.3% 3,712 38.8% 2,669 9,564 R+5.5
Sonoma 2,832 37.9% 3,316 44.4% 1,321 7,469 R+6.5
San Joaquin 3,518 48.0% 2,557 34.9% 1,259 7,334 D+13.1
San Diego 1,897 26.6% 2,848 40.0% 2,379 7,124 R+13.3
Fresno 2,405 34.3% 2,302 32.8% 2,309 7,016 D+1.5
San Bernardino 1,360 24.7% 2,323 42.2% 1,817 5,500 R+17.5
Humboldt 1,436 26.3% 1,961 36.0% 2,054 5,451 Others
Solano 2,251 43.1% 2,256 43.2% 719 5,226 R+0.1
Tulare 1,802 37.3% 1,346 27.9% 1,682 4,830 D+9.4
Butte 1,685 37.0% 1,904 41.8% 965 4,554 R+4.8
Santa Cruz 1,274 28.9% 1,669 37.8% 1,468 4,411 R+9.0
Nevada 1,496 34.1% 1,510 34.5% 1,375 4,381 R+0.3
Mendocino 1,542 36.5% 1,538 36.5% 1,139 4,219 D+0.1
Monterey 1,414 34.3% 1,583 38.4% 1,123 4,120 R+4.1
San Luis Obispo 1,096 27.2% 1,476 36.6% 1,456 4,028 R+9.4
Placer 1,357 35.7% 1,609 42.4% 831 3,797 R+6.6
Riverside 817 22.2% 1,683 45.7% 1,180 3,680 R+23.5
Santa Barbara 1,191 32.5% 1,534 41.9% 937 3,662 R+9.4
Napa 1,364 37.4% 1,903 52.2% 377 3,644 R+14.8
Yolo 1,612 46.4% 1,289 37.1% 574 3,475 D+9.3
Kern 1,396 40.3% 1,308 37.7% 762 3,466 D+2.5
Contra Costa 1,278 37.2% 1,602 46.6% 560 3,440 R+9.4
Orange 949 28.7% 1,469 44.4% 890 3,308 R+15.7
Siskiyou 1,279 39.5% 1,413 43.6% 546 3,238 R+4.1
Shasta 896 27.7% 1,069 33.1% 1,264 3,229 Others
Ventura 962 33.4% 1,270 44.1% 650 2,882 R+10.7
Calaveras 1,154 40.7% 1,344 47.4% 337 2,835 R+6.7
Amador 1,172 44.2% 1,172 44.2% 306 2,650 level
El Dorado 1,048 40.2% 1,020 39.1% 540 2,608 D+1.1
Stanislaus 1,329 52.1% 851 33.4% 369 2,549 D+18.8
San Mateo 1,096 44.0% 1,193 47.9% 201 2,490 R+3.9
Tehama 860 36.8% 866 37.1% 609 2,335 R+0.3
Yuba 975 41.9% 977 42.0% 375 2,327 R+0.1
Marin 865 38.1% 1,070 47.1% 337 2,272 R+9.0
Colusa 1,136 54.0% 575 27.4% 391 2,102 D+26.7
Tuolumne 1,138 55.6% 619 30.2% 290 2,047 D+25.4
Merced 692 35.3% 594 30.3% 677 1,963 D+5.0
San Benito 765 42.1% 685 37.7% 368 1,818 D+4.4
Kings 598 33.5% 696 38.9% 493 1,787 R+5.5
Sutter 720 42.0% 772 45.1% 221 1,713 R+3.0
Madera 704 44.1% 503 31.5% 388 1,595 D+12.6
Lake 574 37.8% 494 32.5% 452 1,520 D+5.3
Glenn 637 42.8% 492 33.0% 360 1,489 D+9.7
Sierra 466 35.6% 739 56.5% 103 1,308 R+20.9
Plumas 427 35.8% 588 49.2% 179 1,194 R+13.5
Mariposa 489 42.7% 404 35.3% 251 1,144 D+7.4
Modoc 448 40.3% 337 30.3% 328 1,113 D+10.0
Lassen 377 35.4% 421 39.5% 268 1,066 R+4.1
Trinity 407 40.8% 450 45.1% 141 998 R+4.3
Inyo 228 26.1% 476 54.6% 168 872 R+28.4
Del Norte 215 31.0% 238 34.3% 240 693 Others
Mono 190 34.2% 306 55.1% 59 555 R+20.9
Alpine 19 19.4% 68 69.4% 11 98 R+50.0

Counties as they stood in 1894; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

California governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gavin Newsom (D) D+18.4
2018 Gavin Newsom (D) D+23.9
2014 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+19.9
2010 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+12.9
2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) R+17.0
2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) R+17.1
2002 Gray Davis (D) D+4.9
1998 Gray Davis (D) D+19.6
1994 Pete Wilson (R) R+14.6
1990 Pete Wilson (R) R+3.5
1986 George Deukmejian (R) R+23.2
1982 George Deukmejian (R) R+1.2
1978 Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D) D+19.5
1974 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+2.9
1970 Ronald Reagan (R) R+7.7
1966 Ronald Reagan (R) R+15.3
1962 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+5.1
1958 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+19.6
1954 Goodwin J. Knight (R) R+13.7
1950 Earl Warren (R) R+29.7
1946 Earl Warren (R) R+91.6
1942 Earl Warren (R) R+15.3
1938 Culbert L. Olson (D) D+8.3
1934 Frank F. Merriam (R) R+11.1
1930 James Rolph Jr. (R) R+48.0
1926 Clement C. Young (R) R+46.5
1922 Friend William Richardson (R) R+23.7
1918 William Stephens (R) R+56.3
1914 Hiram W. Johnson (other)
1910 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+5.8
1906 James Gillett (R) R+2.6
1902 George C. Pardee (R) R+0.8
1898 Henry Gage (R) R+6.7
1894 James H. Budd (D) D+0.4
1890 Henry H. Markham (R) R+3.1
1886 Washington Bartlett (D) D+0.3
1882 George Stoneman (D) D+14.3
1879 George C. Perkins (R) R+12.7
1875 William Irwin (D) D+24.6
1871 Newton Booth (R) R+4.2
1867 Henry H. Haight (D) D+10.3