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Election 1918 Results

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1918 California governor election

William Stephens (Republican) beat Theodore Arlington Bell (independent) in California in 1918, 56.3% to 36.5%, a margin of 19.8 points and 136,358 votes.

California changed party: in 1914 it went third-party, for Hiram W. Johnson.

Republicans led in 45 of the 58 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 13. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 166,507 votes and went to the Republican by 63.8 points. The closest was Sutter, where 16 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
William Stephens won Republican 387,547 56.3%
Theodore Arlington Bell Independent 251,189 36.5%
All other candidates 49,750 7.2%
Total688,486

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Los Angeles 0 0.0% 106,198 63.8% 60,309 166,507 R+63.8
San Francisco 0 0.0% 36,099 36.0% 64,283 100,382 Others
Alameda 0 0.0% 42,276 56.7% 32,257 74,533 R+56.7
San Diego 0 0.0% 16,333 65.1% 8,767 25,100 R+65.1
Fresno 0 0.0% 15,607 67.0% 7,690 23,297 R+67.0
Santa Clara 0 0.0% 13,167 59.5% 8,950 22,117 R+59.5
Sacramento 0 0.0% 9,004 43.6% 11,630 20,634 Others
San Joaquin 0 0.0% 9,475 57.1% 7,119 16,594 R+57.1
San Bernardino 0 0.0% 9,899 69.6% 4,331 14,230 R+69.6
Sonoma 0 0.0% 5,258 41.8% 7,329 12,587 Others
Orange 0 0.0% 9,192 73.2% 3,371 12,563 R+73.2
Tulare 0 0.0% 8,927 71.5% 3,566 12,493 R+71.5
Kern 0 0.0% 5,894 52.6% 5,316 11,210 R+52.6
Stanislaus 0 0.0% 6,459 66.9% 3,193 9,652 R+66.9
Riverside 0 0.0% 7,181 74.7% 2,431 9,612 R+74.7
Humboldt 0 0.0% 5,794 64.5% 3,182 8,976 R+64.5
Contra Costa 0 0.0% 4,539 50.7% 4,415 8,954 R+50.7
San Mateo 0 0.0% 3,909 47.2% 4,380 8,289 Others
Solano 0 0.0% 3,254 43.9% 4,162 7,416 Others
Santa Barbara 0 0.0% 4,699 67.3% 2,281 6,980 R+67.3
Butte 0 0.0% 3,637 55.0% 2,974 6,611 R+55.0
Santa Cruz 0 0.0% 4,014 61.8% 2,478 6,492 R+61.8
Marin 0 0.0% 2,811 46.6% 3,222 6,033 Others
Monterey 0 0.0% 3,739 63.0% 2,199 5,938 R+63.0
Napa 0 0.0% 1,805 32.3% 3,782 5,587 Others
Mendocino 0 0.0% 2,780 52.2% 2,549 5,329 R+52.2
San Luis Obispo 0 0.0% 3,128 59.2% 2,155 5,283 R+59.2
Ventura 0 0.0% 3,243 66.6% 1,627 4,870 R+66.6
Kings 0 0.0% 3,286 67.9% 1,551 4,837 R+67.9
Siskiyou 0 0.0% 2,196 48.5% 2,333 4,529 Others
Placer 0 0.0% 1,978 44.2% 2,494 4,472 Others
Merced 0 0.0% 2,751 63.6% 1,573 4,324 R+63.6
Imperial 0 0.0% 2,748 68.6% 1,257 4,005 R+68.6
Yolo 0 0.0% 1,765 47.1% 1,985 3,750 Others
Nevada 0 0.0% 1,899 52.2% 1,737 3,636 R+52.2
Shasta 0 0.0% 1,949 55.4% 1,572 3,521 R+55.4
Tehama 0 0.0% 1,963 61.7% 1,217 3,180 R+61.7
Madera 0 0.0% 1,763 60.5% 1,151 2,914 R+60.5
Glenn 0 0.0% 1,685 59.1% 1,168 2,853 R+59.1
El Dorado 0 0.0% 950 41.4% 1,347 2,297 Others
Tuolumne 0 0.0% 1,263 56.2% 985 2,248 R+56.2
Colusa 0 0.0% 1,200 54.1% 1,020 2,220 R+54.1
Yuba 0 0.0% 964 44.1% 1,224 2,188 Others
Sutter 0 0.0% 1,093 50.4% 1,077 2,170 R+50.4
San Benito 0 0.0% 1,227 56.9% 928 2,155 R+56.9
Amador 0 0.0% 933 46.4% 1,078 2,011 Others
Lassen 0 0.0% 1,068 56.2% 833 1,901 R+56.2
Lake 0 0.0% 1,032 58.8% 723 1,755 R+58.8
Calaveras 0 0.0% 905 55.5% 725 1,630 R+55.5
Modoc 0 0.0% 930 60.7% 601 1,531 R+60.7
Inyo 0 0.0% 744 64.6% 407 1,151 R+64.6
Mariposa 0 0.0% 605 54.7% 502 1,107 R+54.7
Plumas 0 0.0% 540 51.3% 513 1,053 R+51.3
Trinity 0 0.0% 475 52.4% 432 907 R+52.4
Del Norte 0 0.0% 585 64.6% 320 905 R+64.6
Sierra 0 0.0% 379 54.4% 318 697 R+54.4
Mono 0 0.0% 114 56.4% 88 202 R+56.4
Alpine 0 0.0% 56 82.4% 12 68 R+82.4

Counties as they stood in 1918; 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