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1902 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1902 California Gubernatorial Election?

George Pardee won the 1902 California Gubernatorial Election. George Pardee received 146,332 popular votes (48.06%). The main challenger was Franklin Knight Lane (47.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Pardee and Lane

Pardee +0.8 pts · won by 2,549 votes
George PardeeRepublicanWINNER48.06%
146,332 votes
Franklin Knight LaneDemocratic47.22%
143,783 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% 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.