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1926 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 California Gubernatorial Election?

C. C. Young won the 1926 California Gubernatorial Election. C. C. Young received 814,815 popular votes (71.22%). The main challenger was Justus S. Wardell (24.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Wardell

Young +46.5 pts · won by 532,364 votes
C. C. YoungRepublicanWINNER71.22%
814,815 votes
Justus S. WardellDemocratic24.69%
282,451 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.1% 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.