| Election Name: | 1898 California gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1894 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1894 |
| Next Election: | 1902 California gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1902 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1898 |
| Nominee1: | Henry Gage |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 148,354 |
| Percentage1: | 51.68% |
| Nominee2: | James G. Maguire |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 129,261 |
| Percentage2: | 45.03% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Budd |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry Gage |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1898 California gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to elect the governor of California. Republican lawyer Henry Gage defeated Democratic congressman James G. Maguire. For the eighth time in nine elections, the incumbent party failed to retain the governorship. However, that string of flips ended with this election as Republicans won the next nine consecutive gubernatorial elections in California.
| County | Henry Gage Republican | James G. Maguire Democratic | Job Harriman Socialist Labor | Joseph E. McComas Prohibition | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 12,080 | 57.24% | 8,308 | 39.37% | 496 | 2.35% | 220 | 1.04% | 1 | 0.00% | 3,772 | 17.87% | 21,105 | ||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 64 | 69.57% | 28 | 30.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 39.13% | 92 | ||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,351 | 49.93% | 1,304 | 48.19% | 24 | 0.89% | 27 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 47 | 1.74% | 2,706 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 2,245 | 51.38% | 2,012 | 46.05% | 43 | 0.98% | 69 | 1.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 233 | 5.33% | 4,369 | ||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,609 | 52.24% | 1,432 | 46.49% | 23 | 0.75% | 16 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 177 | 5.75% | 3,080 | ||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 664 | 37.14% | 1,076 | 60.18% | 30 | 1.68% | 18 | 1.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -412 | -23.04% | 1,788 | ||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 1,893 | 55.42% | 1,472 | 43.09% | 22 | 0.64% | 29 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 421 | 12.32% | 3,416 | ||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 354 | 51.98% | 305 | 44.79% | 13 | 1.91% | 9 | 1.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 49 | 7.20% | 681 | ||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,332 | 47.45% | 1,415 | 50.41% | 34 | 1.21% | 26 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | -83 | -2.96% | 2,807 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 2,783 | 43.20% | 3,390 | 52.62% | 117 | 1.82% | 152 | 2.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -607 | -9.42% | 6,442 | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 561 | 39.79% | 828 | 58.72% | 7 | 0.50% | 14 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -267 | -18.94% | 1,410 | ||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 3,171 | 56.78% | 2,207 | 39.52% | 123 | 2.20% | 84 | 1.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 964 | 17.26% | 5,585 | ||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 478 | 47.05% | 508 | 50.00% | 13 | 1.28% | 17 | 1.67% | 0 | 0.00% | -30 | -2.95% | 1,016 | ||||||||||||||
| Kern | 1,723 | 46.61% | 1,886 | 51.01% | 67 | 1.81% | 21 | 0.57% | 0 | 0.00% | -163 | -4.41% | 3,697 | ||||||||||||||
| Kings | 918 | 49.51% | 898 | 48.44% | 11 | 0.59% | 27 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 1.08% | 1,854 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 627 | 42.83% | 757 | 51.71% | 30 | 2.05% | 50 | 3.42% | 0 | 0.00% | -130 | -8.88% | 1,464 | ||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 558 | 54.39% | 438 | 42.69% | 16 | 1.56% | 14 | 1.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 120 | 11.70% | 1,026 | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 14,983 | 52.29% | 12,052 | 42.06% | 479 | 1.67% | 1,138 | 3.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,931 | 10.23% | 28,652 | ||||||||||||||
| Madera | 558 | 41.15% | 765 | 56.42% | 17 | 1.25% | 16 | 1.18% | 0 | 0.00% | -207 | -15.27% | 1,356 | ||||||||||||||
| Marin | 1,345 | 57.36% | 945 | 40.30% | 47 | 2.00% | 8 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 400 | 17.06% | 2,345 | ||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 521 | 40.08% | 747 | 57.46% | 13 | 1.00% | 19 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | -226 | -17.38% | 1,300 | ||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 2,004 | 46.90% | 2,188 | 51.21% | 25 | 0.59% | 56 | 1.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -184 | -4.31% | 4,273 | ||||||||||||||
| Merced | 801 | 41.61% | 1,074 | 55.79% | 18 | 0.94% | 32 | 1.66% | 0 | 0.00% | -273 | -14.18% | 1,925 | ||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 375 | 39.72% | 549 | 58.16% | 12 | 1.27% | 8 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -174 | -18.43% | 944 | ||||||||||||||
| Mono | 335 | 57.66% | 241 | 41.48% | 2 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 94 | 16.18% | 581 | ||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 1,995 | 47.77% | 2,050 | 49.09% | 54 | 1.29% | 77 | 1.84% | 0 | 0.00% | -55 | -1.32% | 4,176 | ||||||||||||||
| Napa | 1,947 | 53.89% | 1,578 | 43.68% | 41 | 1.13% | 47 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 | 10.21% | 3,613 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,577 | 55.80% | 1,971 | 42.68% | 19 | 0.41% | 50 | 1.08% | 1 | 0.02% | 606 | 13.12% | 4,618 | ||||||||||||||
| Orange | 1,992 | 50.03% | 1,781 | 44.73% | 32 | 0.80% | 177 | 4.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 211 | 5.30% | 3,982 | ||||||||||||||
| Placer | 2,216 | 54.25% | 1,808 | 44.26% | 26 | 0.64% | 34 | 0.83% | 1 | 0.02% | 408 | 9.99% | 4,085 | ||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 660 | 54.10% | 544 | 44.59% | 8 | 0.66% | 8 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 116 | 9.51% | 1,220 | ||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 2,118 | 54.53% | 1,518 | 39.08% | 69 | 1.78% | 179 | 4.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 600 | 15.45% | 3,884 | ||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 5,689 | 61.42% | 3,414 | 36.86% | 102 | 1.10% | 57 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,275 | 24.56% | 9,262 | ||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 738 | 42.05% | 984 | 56.07% | 14 | 0.80% | 19 | 1.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -246 | -14.02% | 1,755 | ||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 2,688 | 48.74% | 2,506 | 45.44% | 98 | 1.78% | 223 | 4.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 182 | 3.30% | 5,515 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 3,506 | 49.26% | 3,259 | 45.79% | 208 | 2.92% | 144 | 2.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 247 | 3.47% | 7,117 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 28,218 | 51.90% | 24,632 | 45.30% | 1,388 | 2.55% | 134 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,586 | 6.60% | 54,372 | ||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 3,894 | 54.73% | 3,018 | 42.42% | 121 | 1.70% | 80 | 1.12% | 2 | 0.03% | 876 | 12.31% | 7,115 | ||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 1,657 | 46.27% | 1,828 | 51.05% | 31 | 0.87% | 65 | 1.82% | 0 | 0.00% | -171 | -4.78% | 3,581 | ||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 1,587 | 58.03% | 1,098 | 40.15% | 36 | 1.32% | 14 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 489 | 17.88% | 2,735 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2,072 | 51.83% | 1,736 | 43.42% | 95 | 2.38% | 95 | 2.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 336 | 8.40% | 3,998 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6,821 | 56.02% | 4,883 | 40.11% | 292 | 2.40% | 179 | 1.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,938 | 15.92% | 12,175 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 2,149 | 48.83% | 2,081 | 47.28% | 93 | 2.11% | 78 | 1.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 68 | 1.55% | 4,401 | ||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 1,598 | 42.62% | 2,028 | 54.09% | 71 | 1.89% | 52 | 1.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -430 | -11.47% | 3,749 | ||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 757 | 60.71% | 480 | 38.49% | 5 | 0.40% | 4 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.08% | 277 | 22.21% | 1,247 | ||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 1,737 | 49.37% | 1,722 | 48.95% | 38 | 1.08% | 21 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 | 0.43% | 3,518 | ||||||||||||||
| Solano | 3,005 | 55.50% | 2,262 | 41.78% | 95 | 1.75% | 52 | 0.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 743 | 13.72% | 5,414 | ||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 4,063 | 51.87% | 3,587 | 45.79% | 100 | 1.28% | 83 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 476 | 6.08% | 7,833 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 1,127 | 44.69% | 1,336 | 52.97% | 21 | 0.83% | 38 | 1.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -209 | -8.29% | 2,522 | ||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 880 | 54.42% | 704 | 43.54% | 13 | 0.80% | 20 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 176 | 10.88% | 1,617 | ||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 1,088 | 47.35% | 1,170 | 50.91% | 25 | 1.09% | 15 | 0.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -82 | -3.57% | 2,298 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 687 | 53.17% | 584 | 45.20% | 14 | 1.08% | 7 | 0.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 103 | 7.97% | 1,292 | ||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 1,725 | 40.58% | 2,245 | 52.81% | 204 | 4.80% | 74 | 1.74% | 3 | 0.07% | -520 | -12.23% | 4,251 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,219 | 41.92% | 1,598 | 54.95% | 42 | 1.44% | 49 | 1.69% | 0 | 0.00% | -379 | -13.03% | 2,908 | ||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 1,643 | 52.16% | 1,369 | 43.46% | 57 | 1.81% | 81 | 2.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 274 | 8.70% | 3,150 | ||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 1,695 | 49.46% | 1,651 | 48.18% | 33 | 0.96% | 48 | 1.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 44 | 1.28% | 3,427 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,273 | 54.87% | 1,011 | 43.58% | 16 | 0.69% | 20 | 0.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 262 | 11.29% | 2,320 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 148,354 | 51.68% | 129,261 | 45.03% | 5,143 | 1.79% | 4,297 | 1.50% | 9 | 0.00% | 19,093 | 6.65% | 287,064 | ||||||||||||||