The 1926 California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. C. C. Young had defeated incumbent governor Friend Richardson for the Republican nomination.
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County results Young: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates edit
C. C. Young (Republican), Lieutenant Governor of California
Justus Wardell (Democratic), businessman, newspaper publisher, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908
Upton Sinclair (Socialist), writer, and perennial candidate
General election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Clement C. Young | 814,815 | 71.22 | +11.53% | |
Democratic | Justus Wardell | 282,451 | 24.69 | -11.29% | |
Socialist | Upton Sinclair | 45,972 | 4.02 | -0.27% | |
Total votes | 1,143,238 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
References edit