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1934 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1934 California Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Merriam won the 1934 California Gubernatorial Election. Frank Merriam received 1,138,620 popular votes (48.87%). The main challenger was Upton Sinclair (37.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Merriam and Sinclair

Merriam +11.1 pts · won by 259,083 votes
Frank MerriamRepublicanWINNER48.87%
1,138,620 votes
Upton SinclairDemocratic37.75%
879,537 votes
Raymond L. HaightCommonwealth12.99%
302,519 votes
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.