1918 California gubernatorial election

1918 California gubernatorial election

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1922 →
 
Nominee William Stephens Theodore Arlington Bell
Party Republican Independent
Alliance Prohibition
Progressive
Popular vote 387,547 251,189
Percentage 56.27% 36.47%

County results
Stephens:      40–50%      50–60      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

William Stephens
Republican

Elected Governor

William Stephens
Republican

The 1918 California gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. William Stephens had defeated James Rolph for the Republican nomination and won the general election in a landslide after Rolph was denied the Democratic Party's nomination. Stephens was the first governor elected with an absolute majority of the vote since Henry Gage in 1898 and won the highest share of the vote since Frederick Low in 1863.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search