| Election Name: | 1894 California gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1890 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1890 |
| Next Election: | 1898 California gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1898 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1894 |
| Nominee1: | James Budd |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 111,944 |
| Percentage1: | 39.34% |
| Nominee2: | Morris M. Estee |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 110,748 |
| Percentage2: | 38.92% |
| Nominee3: | J. V. Webster |
| Party3: | Populist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 51,304 |
| Percentage3: | 18.03% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry Markham |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James Budd |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
| County | James Budd Democratic | Morris M. Estee Republican | J. V. Webster People's | Henry French Prohibition | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 6,786 | 33.79% | 8,150 | 40.58% | 4,531 | 22.56% | 616 | 3.07% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,364 | -6.79% | 20,083 | ||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 19 | 19.39% | 68 | 69.39% | 10 | 10.20% | 1 | 1.02% | 0 | 0.00% | -49 | -50.00% | 98 | ||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,172 | 44.23% | 1,172 | 44.23% | 235 | 8.87% | 71 | 2.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,650 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 1,685 | 37.00% | 1,904 | 41.81% | 837 | 18.38% | 128 | 2.81% | 0 | 0.00% | -219 | -4.81% | 4,554 | ||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,154 | 40.71% | 1,344 | 47.41% | 326 | 11.50% | 11 | 0.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -190 | -6.70% | 2,835 | ||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 1,136 | 54.04% | 575 | 27.35% | 331 | 15.75% | 60 | 2.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 561 | 26.69% | 2,102 | ||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 1,278 | 37.15% | 1,602 | 46.57% | 488 | 14.19% | 72 | 2.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -324 | -9.42% | 3,440 | ||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 215 | 31.02% | 238 | 34.34% | 230 | 33.19% | 10 | 1.44% | 0 | 0.00% | -8 | -1.15% | 693 | ||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,048 | 40.18% | 1,020 | 39.11% | 488 | 18.71% | 52 | 1.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 1.07% | 2,608 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 2,405 | 34.28% | 2,302 | 32.81% | 1,952 | 27.82% | 357 | 5.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 103 | 1.47% | 7,016 | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 637 | 42.78% | 492 | 33.04% | 331 | 22.23% | 29 | 1.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 145 | 9.74% | 1,489 | ||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,436 | 26.34% | 1,961 | 35.98% | 1,962 | 35.99% | 92 | 1.69% | 0 | 0.00% | -1 | -0.01% | 5,451 | ||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 228 | 26.15% | 476 | 54.59% | 124 | 14.22% | 44 | 5.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -248 | -28.44% | 872 | ||||||||||||||
| Kern | 1,396 | 40.28% | 1,308 | 37.74% | 693 | 19.99% | 69 | 1.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 88 | 2.54% | 3,466 | ||||||||||||||
| Kings | 598 | 33.46% | 696 | 38.95% | 400 | 22.38% | 93 | 5.20% | 0 | 0.00% | -98 | -5.48% | 1,787 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 574 | 37.76% | 494 | 32.50% | 394 | 25.92% | 58 | 3.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 80 | 5.26% | 1,520 | ||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 377 | 35.37% | 421 | 39.49% | 249 | 23.36% | 19 | 1.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -44 | -4.13% | 1,066 | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 7,619 | 30.51% | 11,255 | 45.07% | 4,110 | 16.46% | 1,991 | 7.97% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,636 | -14.56% | 24,975 | ||||||||||||||
| Madera | 704 | 44.14% | 503 | 31.54% | 341 | 21.38% | 47 | 2.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 201 | 12.60% | 1,595 | ||||||||||||||
| Marin | 865 | 38.07% | 1,070 | 47.10% | 310 | 13.64% | 27 | 1.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -205 | -9.02% | 2,272 | ||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 489 | 42.74% | 404 | 35.31% | 240 | 20.98% | 11 | 0.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 85 | 7.43% | 1,144 | ||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 1,542 | 36.55% | 1,538 | 36.45% | 945 | 22.40% | 194 | 4.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.09% | 4,219 | ||||||||||||||
| Merced | 692 | 35.25% | 594 | 30.26% | 615 | 31.33% | 62 | 3.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 77 | 3.92% | 1,963 | ||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 448 | 40.25% | 337 | 30.28% | 289 | 25.97% | 39 | 3.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 111 | 9.97% | 1,113 | ||||||||||||||
| Mono | 190 | 34.23% | 306 | 55.14% | 57 | 10.27% | 2 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -116 | -20.90% | 555 | ||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 1,414 | 34.32% | 1,583 | 34.82% | 983 | 23.86% | 140 | 3.40% | 0 | 0.00% | -169 | -4.10% | 4,120 | ||||||||||||||
| Napa | 1,364 | 37.43% | 1,903 | 52.22% | 282 | 7.74% | 95 | 2.61% | 0 | 0.00% | -539 | -14.79% | 3,644 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1,496 | 34.15% | 1,510 | 34.47% | 1,242 | 28.35% | 133 | 3.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -14 | -0.32% | 4,381 | ||||||||||||||
| Orange | 949 | 28.69% | 1,469 | 44.41% | 526 | 15.90% | 364 | 11.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -520 | -15.72% | 3,308 | ||||||||||||||
| Placer | 1,357 | 35.74% | 1,609 | 42.38% | 625 | 16.46% | 206 | 5.43% | 0 | 0.00% | -252 | -6.64% | 3,797 | ||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 427 | 35.76% | 588 | 49.25% | 164 | 13.74% | 15 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -161 | -13.48% | 1,194 | ||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 817 | 22.20% | 1,683 | 45.73% | 675 | 18.34% | 505 | 13.72% | 0 | 0.00% | -866 | -23.53% | 3,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 3,183 | 33.28% | 3,712 | 38.81% | 2,440 | 25.51% | 229 | 2.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -529 | -5.53% | 9,564 | ||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 765 | 42.08% | 685 | 37.68% | 336 | 18.48% | 32 | 1.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 80 | 4.40% | 1,818 | ||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 1,360 | 24.73% | 2,323 | 42.24% | 1,236 | 22.47% | 581 | 10.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -963 | -17.51% | 5,500 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 1,897 | 26.63% | 2,848 | 39.98% | 1,978 | 27.77% | 401 | 5.63% | 0 | 0.00% | -870 | -12.21% | 7,124 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 32,069 | 53.77% | 20,615 | 34.56% | 6,459 | 10.83% | 500 | 0.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,454 | 19.20% | 59,643 | ||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 3,518 | 47.97% | 2,557 | 34.87% | 1,037 | 14.14% | 222 | 3.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 961 | 13.10% | 7,334 | ||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 1,096 | 27.21% | 1,476 | 36.64% | 1,329 | 32.99% | 127 | 3.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -147 | -3.65% | 4,028 | ||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 1,096 | 44.02% | 1,193 | 47.91% | 152 | 6.10% | 49 | 1.97% | 0 | 0.00% | -97 | -3.90% | 2,490 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1,191 | 32.52% | 1,534 | 41.89% | 673 | 18.38% | 264 | 7.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -343 | -9.37% | 3,662 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 4,449 | 38.16% | 4,318 | 37.04% | 1,858 | 15.94% | 1,032 | 8.85% | 1 | 0.01% | 131 | 1.12% | 11,658 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,274 | 28.88% | 1,669 | 37.84% | 1,219 | 27.64% | 249 | 5.64% | 0 | 0.00% | -395 | -8.95% | 4,411 | ||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 896 | 27.75% | 1,069 | 33.11% | 1,149 | 35.58% | 115 | 3.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -80 | -2.47% | 3,229 | ||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 466 | 35.63% | 739 | 56.50% | 90 | 6.88% | 13 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -273 | -20.87% | 1,308 | ||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 1,279 | 39.50% | 1,413 | 43.64% | 502 | 15.50% | 44 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -134 | -4.14% | 3,238 | ||||||||||||||
| Solano | 2,251 | 43.07% | 2,256 | 43.17% | 625 | 11.96% | 94 | 1.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -5 | -0.10% | 5,226 | ||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 2,832 | 37.92% | 3,316 | 44.40% | 1,091 | 14.61% | 230 | 3.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -484 | -6.48% | 7,469 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 1,329 | 52.14% | 851 | 33.39% | 284 | 11.14% | 85 | 3.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 478 | 18.75% | 2,549 | ||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 720 | 42.03% | 772 | 45.07% | 163 | 9.52% | 58 | 3.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -52 | -3.04% | 1,713 | ||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 860 | 36.83% | 866 | 37.09% | 557 | 23.85% | 52 | 2.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -6 | -0.26% | 2,335 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 407 | 40.78% | 450 | 45.09% | 120 | 12.02% | 21 | 2.10% | 0 | 0.00% | -43 | -4.31% | 998 | ||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 1,802 | 37.31% | 1,346 | 27.87% | 1,536 | 31.80% | 146 | 3.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 266 | 5.51% | 4,830 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,138 | 55.59% | 619 | 30.24% | 217 | 10.60% | 73 | 3.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 519 | 25.35% | 2,047 | ||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 962 | 33.38% | 1,270 | 44.07% | 486 | 16.86% | 164 | 5.69% | 0 | 0.00% | -308 | -10.69% | 2,882 | ||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 1,612 | 46.39% | 1,289 | 37.09% | 444 | 12.78% | 130 | 3.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 323 | 9.29% | 3,475 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 975 | 41.90% | 977 | 41.99% | 338 | 14.53% | 37 | 1.59% | 0 | 0.00% | -2 | -0.09% | 2,327 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 111,944 | 39.34% | 110,738 | 38.92% | 51,304 | 18.03% | 10,561 | 3.71% | 1 | 0.00% | 1,206 | 0.42% | 284,548 | ||||||||||||||