The 1894 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, to elect the governor of California. Democratic former Congressman James Budd narrowly defeated Republican lawyer Morris M. Estee. Estee had previously run for governor in 1882, losing the prior election in a landslide. This was the seventh time in the previous eight gubernatorial elections that the incumbent party was ousted from the governorship.
This was the last election until 1938 in which a Democrat was elected Governor of California.
Results
Results by county County James BuddDemocratic Morris M. EsteeRepublican J. V. WebsterPeople's Henry FrenchProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda6,78633.79%8,15040.58%4,53122.56%6163.07%00.00%-1,364-6.79%20,083Alpine1919.39%6869.39%1010.20%11.02%00.00%-49-50.00%98Amador1,17244.23%1,17244.23%2358.87%712.68%00.00%00.00%2,650Butte1,68537.00%1,90441.81%83718.38%1282.81%00.00%-219-4.81%4,554Calaveras1,15440.71%1,34447.41%32611.50%110.39%00.00%-190-6.70%2,835Colusa1,13654.04%57527.35%33115.75%602.85%00.00%56126.69%2,102Contra Costa1,27837.15%1,60246.57%48814.19%722.09%00.00%-324-9.42%3,440Del Norte21531.02%23834.34%23033.19%101.44%00.00%-8-1.15%693El Dorado1,04840.18%1,02039.11%48818.71%521.99%00.00%281.07%2,608Fresno2,40534.28%2,30232.81%1,95227.82%3575.09%00.00%1031.47%7,016Glenn63742.78%49233.04%33122.23%291.95%00.00%1459.74%1,489Humboldt1,43626.34%1,96135.98%1,96235.99%921.69%00.00%-1-0.01%5,451Inyo22826.15%47654.59%12414.22%445.05%00.00%-248-28.44%872Kern1,39640.28%1,30837.74%69319.99%691.99%00.00%882.54%3,466Kings59833.46%69638.95%40022.38%935.20%00.00%-98-5.48%1,787Lake57437.76%49432.50%39425.92%583.82%00.00%805.26%1,520Lassen37735.37%42139.49%24923.36%191.78%00.00%-44-4.13%1,066Los Angeles7,61930.51%11,25545.07%4,11016.46%1,9917.97%00.00%-3,636-14.56%24,975Madera70444.14%50331.54%34121.38%472.95%00.00%20112.60%1,595Marin86538.07%1,07047.10%31013.64%271.19%00.00%-205-9.02%2,272Mariposa48942.74%40435.31%24020.98%110.96%00.00%857.43%1,144Mendocino1,54236.55%1,53836.45%94522.40%1944.60%00.00%40.09%4,219Merced69235.25%59430.26%61531.33%623.16%00.00%773.92%1,963Modoc44840.25%33730.28%28925.97%393.50%00.00%1119.97%1,113Mono19034.23%30655.14%5710.27%20.36%00.00%-116-20.90%555Monterey1,41434.32%1,58334.82%98323.86%1403.40%00.00%-169-4.10%4,120Napa1,36437.43%1,90352.22%2827.74%952.61%00.00%-539-14.79%3,644Nevada1,49634.15%1,51034.47%1,24228.35%1333.04%00.00%-14-0.32%4,381Orange94928.69%1,46944.41%52615.90%36411.00%00.00%-520-15.72%3,308Placer1,35735.74%1,60942.38%62516.46%2065.43%00.00%-252-6.64%3,797Plumas42735.76%58849.25%16413.74%151.26%00.00%-161-13.48%1,194Riverside81722.20%1,68345.73%67518.34%50513.72%00.00%-866-23.53%3,680Sacramento3,18333.28%3,71238.81%2,44025.51%2292.39%00.00%-529-5.53%9,564San Benito76542.08%68537.68%33618.48%321.76%00.00%804.40%1,818San Bernardino1,36024.73%2,32342.24%1,23622.47%58110.56%00.00%-963-17.51%5,500San Diego1,89726.63%2,84839.98%1,97827.77%4015.63%00.00%-870-12.21%7,124San Francisco32,06953.77%20,61534.56%6,45910.83%5000.84%00.00%11,45419.20%59,643San Joaquin3,51847.97%2,55734.87%1,03714.14%2223.03%00.00%96113.10%7,334San Luis Obispo1,09627.21%1,47636.64%1,32932.99%1273.15%00.00%-147-3.65%4,028San Mateo1,09644.02%1,19347.91%1526.10%491.97%00.00%-97-3.90%2,490Santa Barbara1,19132.52%1,53441.89%67318.38%2647.21%00.00%-343-9.37%3,662Santa Clara4,44938.16%4,31837.04%1,85815.94%1,0328.85%10.01%1311.12%11,658Santa Cruz1,27428.88%1,66937.84%1,21927.64%2495.64%00.00%-395-8.95%4,411Shasta89627.75%1,06933.11%1,14935.58%1153.56%00.00%-80-2.47%3,229Sierra46635.63%73956.50%906.88%130.99%00.00%-273-20.87%1,308Siskiyou1,27939.50%1,41343.64%50215.50%441.36%00.00%-134-4.14%3,238Solano2,25143.07%2,25643.17%62511.96%941.80%00.00%-5-0.10%5,226Sonoma2,83237.92%3,31644.40%1,09114.61%2303.08%00.00%-484-6.48%7,469Stanislaus1,32952.14%85133.39%28411.14%853.33%00.00%47818.75%2,549Sutter72042.03%77245.07%1639.52%583.39%00.00%-52-3.04%1,713Tehama86036.83%86637.09%55723.85%522.23%00.00%-6-0.26%2,335Trinity40740.78%45045.09%12012.02%212.10%00.00%-43-4.31%998Tulare1,80237.31%1,34627.87%1,53631.80%1463.02%00.00%2665.51%4,830Tuolumne1,13855.59%61930.24%21710.60%733.57%00.00%51925.35%2,047Ventura96233.38%1,27044.07%48616.86%1645.69%00.00%-308-10.69%2,882Yolo1,61246.39%1,28937.09%44412.78%1303.74%00.00%3239.29%3,475Yuba97541.90%97741.99%33814.53%371.59%00.00%-2-0.09%2,327Total111,94439.34%110,73838.92%51,30418.03%10,5613.71%10.00%1,2060.42%284,548
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic San Joaquin Santa Clara
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Butte Del Norte Lassen Siskiyou Sonoma Tehama
Counties that flipped from Republican to People's Humboldt Shasta
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