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1890 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 California Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Markham won the 1890 California Gubernatorial Election. Henry Markham received 125,129 popular votes (49.56%). The main challenger was Edward B. Pond (46.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Markham and Pond

Markham +3.1 pts · won by 7,945 votes
Henry MarkhamRepublicanWINNER49.56%
125,129 votes
Edward B. PondDemocratic46.42%
117,184 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.0% 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.