| Election Name: | 1914 California gubernatorial election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Image: | Flag of California (1911–1924).pngborder |
| Previous Election: | 1910 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1910 |
| Next Election: | 1918 California gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1918 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1914 |
| Nominee1: | Hiram Johnson |
| Party1: | Progressive |
| Popular Vote1: | 460,495 |
| Percentage1: | 49.69% |
| Nominee2: | John D. Fredericks |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 271,990 |
| Percentage2: | 29.35% |
| Nominee4: | John B. Curtin |
| Party4: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote4: | 116,121 |
| Percentage4: | 12.53% |
| Image5: | Noble Asa Richardson portrait.jpg |
| Nominee5: | Noble A. Richardson |
| Party5: | Socialist Party of America |
| Popular Vote5: | 50,716 |
| Percentage5: | 5.47% |
| Map Size: | x250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Hiram Johnson |
| Before Party: | Progressive Party (United States, 1912) |
| After Election: | Hiram Johnson |
| After Party: | Progressive Party (United States, 1912) |
The 1914 California gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Hiram Johnson was elected in 1910 as a member of the Republican Party. Dissatisfaction with the conservatism of the William Howard Taft administration led many Republicans to join former President Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party, with Johnson running as the vice-presidential nominee in the 1912 presidential election. Despite losing the election, and winning California by fewer than 200 votes, Johnson was supremely popular in California. He was re-elected in 1914 as governor on the Progressive Party ticket, nearly tripling his vote from 1910 as a Republican, and was elected and reelected as U.S. senator many times until his death in 1945.
Hiram Johnson became the first governor of California to be reelected since John Bigler in 1853, although he would not serve out his second term, resigning in 1917 to assume the United States Senate seat he had won in 1916. This was the first gubernatorial election in which Kern County, Glenn County, Lake County, and Madera County did not back the Democratic candidate. It was also the first gubernatorial election since 1855 in which Colusa County, Mariposa County, and Merced County were not carried by a Democrat. This election ushered in a four decade period of Republican dominance in the state's gubernatorial races that was only interrupted once in 1938.
| County | Hiram W. Johnson Progressive | John D. Fredericks Republican | John B. Curtin Democratic | Noble A. Richardson Socialist | Clinton P. Moore Prohibition | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 47,320 | 53.73% | 25,612 | 29.08% | 7,968 | 9.05% | 5,800 | 6.59% | 1,378 | 1.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 21,708 | 24.65% | 88,078 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 31 | 32.63% | 42 | 44.21% | 17 | 17.89% | 4 | 4.21% | 1 | 1.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -11 | -11.58% | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,311 | 37.88% | 1,041 | 30.08% | 929 | 26.84% | 105 | 3.03% | 75 | 2.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 270 | 7.80% | 3,461 | ||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 6,209 | 48.82% | 3,357 | 26.39% | 1,898 | 14.92% | 729 | 5.73% | 525 | 4.13% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,852 | 22.42% | 12,719 | ||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,291 | 36.85% | 990 | 28.26% | 935 | 26.69% | 208 | 5.94% | 79 | 2.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 301 | 8.59% | 3,503 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 1,229 | 34.34% | 866 | 24.20% | 1,208 | 33.75% | 140 | 3.91% | 136 | 3.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 0.59% | 3,579 | ||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 6,966 | 54.86% | 3,050 | 24.02% | 1,657 | 13.05% | 865 | 6.81% | 160 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,916 | 30.84% | 12,698 | ||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 493 | 43.44% | 355 | 31.28% | 168 | 14.80% | 81 | 7.14% | 38 | 3.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 138 | 12.16% | 1,135 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1.155 | 36.74% | 992 | 31.55% | 743 | 23.63% | 187 | 5.95% | 66 | 2.10% | 1 | 0.03% | 163 | 5.18% | 3,144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 14,095 | 50.81% | 4,964 | 17.90% | 5,566 | 20.07% | 2,085 | 7.52% | 1,029 | 3.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,529 | 30.75% | 27,739 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 1,529 | 43.31% | 1,080 | 30.59% | 633 | 17.93% | 137 | 3.88% | 147 | 4.16% | 4 | 0.11% | 449 | 12.72% | 3,530 | ||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 6,202 | 52.87% | 3,696 | 31.51% | 830 | 7.08% | 869 | 7.41% | 133 | 1.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,506 | 21.36% | 11,730 | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial | 3,461 | 55.13% | 1,255 | 19.99% | 873 | 13.91% | 437 | 6.96% | 252 | 4.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,206 | 35.14% | 6,278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 876 | 40.07% | 601 | 27.49% | 258 | 11.80% | 378 | 17.29% | 73 | 3.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 275 | 12.58% | 2,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 7,590 | 48.84% | 3,807 | 24.49% | 3,178 | 20.45% | 771 | 4.96% | 196 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,783 | 24.34% | 15,542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kings | 1,862 | 32.38% | 2,092 | 36.38% | 1,133 | 19.70% | 353 | 6.14% | 311 | 5.41% | 0 | 0.00% | -230 | -4.00% | 5,751 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 612 | 24.33% | 900 | 35.79% | 587 | 23.34% | 283 | 11.25% | 133 | 5.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -288 | -11.45% | 2,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 1,133 | 45.93% | 602 | 24.40% | 400 | 16.21% | 217 | 8.80% | 115 | 4.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 531 | 21.52% | 2,467 | ||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 119,824 | 53.58% | 65,484 | 29.28% | 18,331 | 8.20% | 11,129 | 4.98% | 8,879 | 3.97% | 5 | 0.00% | 54,340 | 24.30% | 223,652 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madera | 1,358 | 38.83% | 712 | 20.36% | 1,093 | 31.26% | 203 | 5.80% | 131 | 3.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 265 | 7.58% | 3,497 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 4,065 | 48.04% | 3,071 | 36.29% | 871 | 10.29% | 412 | 4.87% | 43 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 994 | 11.75% | 8,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 638 | 41.70% | 229 | 14.97% | 557 | 36.41% | 59 | 3.86% | 47 | 3.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 5.29% | 1,530 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 3,087 | 38.45% | 2,681 | 33.39% | 1,585 | 19.74% | 504 | 6.28% | 172 | 2.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 406 | 5.06% | 8,029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 2,297 | 39.45% | 1,402 | 24.08% | 1,470 | 25.25% | 406 | 6.97% | 247 | 4.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 827 | 14.20% | 5,822 | ||||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 930 | 40.75% | 532 | 23.31% | 609 | 26.69% | 137 | 6.00% | 74 | 3.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 321 | 14.07% | 2,282 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 187 | 41.74% | 123 | 27.46% | 71 | 15.85% | 54 | 12.05% | 13 | 2.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 14.29% | 448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 3,531 | 43.67% | 2,697 | 33.36% | 1,313 | 16.24% | 273 | 3.38% | 271 | 3.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 834 | 10.32% | 8,085 | ||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 3,234 | 41.13% | 3,077 | 39.13% | 1,098 | 13.96% | 316 | 4.02% | 138 | 1.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 157 | 2.00% | 7,863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,830 | 53.70% | 949 | 18.01% | 1,101 | 20.89% | 295 | 5.60% | 95 | 1.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,729 | 32.81% | 5,270 | ||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 7,304 | 41.72% | 6,096 | 34.82% | 2.184 | 12.47% | 815 | 4.66% | 1,109 | 6.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,208 | 6.90% | 17,508 | ||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 3,846 | 59.03% | 1,416 | 21.73% | 705 | 10.82% | 375 | 5.76% | 173 | 2.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,430 | 37.30% | 6,515 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 1,042 | 52.36% | 527 | 26.48% | 232 | 11.66% | 156 | 7.84% | 33 | 1.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 515 | 25.88% | 1,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 6,337 | 48.87% | 4,026 | 31.05% | 1,146 | 8.84% | 754 | 5.81% | 705 | 5.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,311 | 17.82% | 12,968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 16,954 | 58.00% | 8,661 | 29.63% | 2,284 | 7.81% | 965 | 3.30% | 367 | 1.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,293 | 28.37% | 29,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 1,234 | 40.77% | 1,184 | 39.11% | 454 | 15.00% | 101 | 3.34% | 54 | 1.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 50 | 1.65% | 3,027 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 8,787 | 41.07% | 7,634 | 35.68% | 2,096 | 9.80% | 1,367 | 6.39% | 1,510 | 7.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,153 | 5.39% | 21,394 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 14,152 | 40.49% | 14,365 | 41.10% | 2,864 | 8.19% | 1,879 | 5.38% | 1,694 | 4.85% | 1 | 0.00% | -213 | -0.61% | 34,955 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 72,257 | 54.70% | 36,606 | 27.71% | 16,167 | 12.24% | 6,346 | 4.80% | 723 | 0.55% | 4 | 0.00% | 35,651 | 26.99% | 132,103 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 8,898 | 44.48% | 5,759 | 28.79% | 3,848 | 19.24% | 805 | 4.02% | 694 | 3.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,139 | 15.69% | 20,004 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 3,303 | 48.48% | 1,890 | 27.74% | 982 | 14.41% | 457 | 6.71% | 181 | 2.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,413 | 20.74% | 6,813 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 5,208 | 54.76% | 2,839 | 29.85% | 1,002 | 10.54% | 392 | 4.12% | 69 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,369 | 24.91% | 9,510 | ||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 3,952 | 42.42% | 2,760 | 29.63% | 1,675 | 17.98% | 547 | 5.87% | 382 | 4.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,192 | 12.80% | 9,316 | ||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 14,267 | 47.05% | 10,792 | 35.59% | 3,337 | 11.01% | 1,108 | 3.65% | 813 | 2.68% | 4 | 0.01% | 3,475 | 11.46% | 30,321 | ||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 4,232 | 45.23% | 2,814 | 30.07% | 1,417 | 15.14% | 540 | 5.77% | 354 | 3.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,418 | 15.15% | 9,357 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 2,711 | 45.68% | 1,567 | 26.40% | 811 | 13.66% | 640 | 10.78% | 206 | 3.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,144 | 19.28% | 5,935 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 568 | 46.33% | 410 | 33.44% | 149 | 12.15% | 72 | 5.87% | 27 | 2.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 158 | 12.89% | 1,226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 2,663 | 41.66% | 1,747 | 27.33% | 1,342 | 20.99% | 483 | 7.56% | 157 | 2.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 916 | 14.33% | 6,392 | ||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 5,467 | 51.05% | 2,837 | 26.49% | 1,679 | 15.68% | 544 | 5.08% | 183 | 1.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,630 | 24.56% | 10,710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 7,693 | 40.36% | 6,945 | 36.44% | 2,967 | 15.57% | 1,030 | 5.40% | 426 | 2.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 748 | 3.92% | 19,061 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 5,245 | 43.74% | 2,201 | 18.36% | 2,530 | 21.10% | 876 | 7.31% | 1,138 | 9.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,715 | 22.64% | 11,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 1,083 | 34.33% | 1,463 | 46.37% | 397 | 12.58% | 97 | 3.07% | 114 | 3.61% | 1 | 0.03% | -380 | -12.04% | 3,155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 2,108 | 41.29% | 1,229 | 24.07% | 1,084 | 21.23% | 394 | 7.72% | 290 | 5.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 879 | 17.22% | 5,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 650 | 41.94% | 399 | 25.74% | 267 | 17.23% | 211 | 13.61% | 23 | 1.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 251 | 16.19% | 1,550 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 6,480 | 42.56% | 3,479 | 22.85% | 3,349 | 22.00% | 1,369 | 8.99% | 547 | 3.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,001 | 19.71% | 15,224 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,385 | 39.25% | 490 | 13.88% | 1,309 | 37.09% | 301 | 8.53% | 44 | 1.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 76 | 2.15% | 3,529 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 2,787 | 41.58% | 2,649 | 39.53% | 824 | 12.29% | 295 | 4.40% | 146 | 2.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 138 | 2.06% | 6,702 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 2,383 | 39.51% | 1,913 | 31.71% | 1,353 | 22.43% | 231 | 3.83% | 152 | 2.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 | 7.79% | 6,032 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 2,153 | 54.15% | 1,033 | 25.98% | 587 | 14.76% | 129 | 3.24% | 74 | 1.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,120 | 28.17% | 3,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 460,495 | 49.69% | 271,990 | 29.35% | 116,121 | 12.53% | 50,716 | 5.47% | 27,345 | 2.95% | 22 | 0.00% | 188,505 | 20.34% | 926,689 | ||||||||||||||||