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1882 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 California Gubernatorial Election?

George Stoneman won the 1882 California Gubernatorial Election. George Stoneman received 90,694 popular votes (55.07%). The main challenger was Morris M. Estee (40.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Stoneman and Estee

Stoneman +14.3 pts · won by 23,519 votes
George StonemanDemocraticWINNER55.07%
90,694 votes
Morris M. EsteeRepublican40.79%
67,175 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.