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1879 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1879 California Gubernatorial Election?

George Clement Perkins won the 1879 California Gubernatorial Election. George Clement Perkins received 67,965 popular votes (42.42%). The main challenger was Hugh J. Glenn (29.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Perkins and Glenn

Perkins +12.7 pts · won by 20,298 votes
George Clement PerkinsRepublicanWINNER42.42%
67,965 votes
Hugh J. GlennDemocratic29.75%
47,667 votes
William F. WhiteWorkingmen's27.76%
44,482 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.