1906 California gubernatorial election

1906 California gubernatorial election

November 6, 1906
 
Nominee James Gillett Theodore Arlington Bell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 125,887 117,645
Percentage 40.35% 37.71%

 
Nominee William Langdon Austin Lewis
Party Independence Socialist
Popular vote 45,008 16,036
Percentage 14.43% 5.14%

County results
Gillett:      30-40%      40–50%      50–60%      70-80%
Bell:      30-40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%
Langdon:      40–50%

Governor before election

George Pardee
Republican

Elected Governor

James Gillett
Republican

The 1906 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906. James Gillett won the 1906 election and became the governor of California. This was the first election in which more votes were cast in Los Angeles County than in San Francisco, possibly as a result of the earthquake seven months earlier in San Francisco.