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1898 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 California Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Gage won the 1898 California Gubernatorial Election. Henry Gage received 148,354 popular votes (51.68%). The main challenger was James G Maguire (45.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Gage and Maguire

Gage +6.6 pts · won by 19,093 votes
Henry GageRepublicanWINNER51.68%
148,354 votes
James G MaguireDemocratic45.03%
129,261 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% 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.