1894 California gubernatorial election

1894 California gubernatorial election

← 1890 November 6, 1894 1898 →
 
Nominee James Budd Morris M. Estee J. V. Webster
Party Democratic Republican Populist
Popular vote 111,944 110,748 51,304
Percentage 39.34% 38.92% 18.03%

County results
Budd:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%
Estee:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Webster:     30-40%
     Tie

Governor before election

Henry Markham
Republican

Elected Governor

James Budd
Democratic

The 1894 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, to elect the governor of California. Democratic former Congressman James Budd narrowly defeated Republican lawyer Morris M. Estee. Estee had previously run for governor in 1882, losing the prior election in a landslide. This was the seventh time in the previous eight gubernatorial elections that the incumbent party was ousted from the governorship.

This was the last election until 1938 in which a Democrat was elected Governor of California.