1886 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 California Gubernatorial Election?

Washington Bartlett won the 1886 California Gubernatorial Election. Washington Bartlett received 84,970 popular votes (43.43%). The main challenger was John Franklin Swift (43.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Bartlett and Swift

Bartlett +0.3 pts · won by 654 votes
84,970 votes
Charles C. O'DonnellIndependent6.25%
12,227 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.2% 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.