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1930 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1930 California Gubernatorial Election?

James Rolph won the 1930 California Gubernatorial Election. James Rolph received 999,393 popular votes (72.22%). The main challenger was Milton K. Young (24.13%).

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

Rolph +48.1 pts · won by 665,420 votes
James RolphRepublicanWINNER72.22%
999,393 votes
Milton K. YoungDemocratic24.13%
333,973 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.