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1906 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1906 California Gubernatorial Election?

James Gillett won the 1906 California Gubernatorial Election. James Gillett received 125,887 popular votes (40.35%). The main challenger was Theodore Arlington Bell (37.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Gillett and Bell

Gillett +2.6 pts · won by 8,242 votes
James GillettRepublicanWINNER40.35%
125,887 votes
Theodore Arlington BellDemocratic37.71%
117,645 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 21.9% 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.