1914 California gubernatorial election

The 1914 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Hiram Johnson was elected in 1910 as a member of the Republican Party. Dissatisfaction with the conservatism of the Taft administration led many Republicans to join former President Roosevelt's Progressive Party, with Johnson having served as the Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1912 presidential election. Despite losing the general election, and winning California by fewer than 200 votes, Johnson was supremely popular in California. He was re-elected in 1914 as governor under the Progressive Party ticket, nearly tripling his vote from 1910 as a Republican, and was elected and reelected as Senator many times until his death in 1945.

1914 California gubernatorial election

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Nominee Hiram Johnson John D. Fredericks Party Progressive Republican Popular vote 460,495 271,990 Percentage 49.6% 29.3%   Nominee J.B. Curtin Noble A. Richardson Party Democratic Socialist Popular vote 116,121 50,716 Percentage 12.5% 5.5%

County results Johnson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Fredericks:      30–40%      40–50%

Governor before election Hiram Johnson Progressive Elected Governor Hiram Johnson Progressive

General election results

1914 gubernatorial election, California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent)	460,495	49.69%	New party
	Republican	John D. Fredericks	271,990	29.35%	-16.59%
	Democratic	J. B. Curtin	116,121	12.53%	-27.61%
	Socialist	Noble A. Richardson	50,716	5.47%	-6.93%
	Prohibition	Clinton P. Moore	27,345	2.95%	n/a
Total votes			926,667	100.0%
	Progressive gain from Republican		Swing

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