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2018 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 California Gubernatorial Election?

Gavin Newsom won the 2018 California Gubernatorial Election. Gavin Newsom received 7,721,410 popular votes (61.95%). The main challenger was John H. Cox (38.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Newsom and Cox

Newsom +23.9 pts · won by 2,978,585 votes
Gavin NewsomDemocraticWINNER61.95%
7,721,410 votes
John H. CoxRepublican38.05%
4,742,825 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.