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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 Taft administration led many Republicans to join former President Roosevelt's Progressive Party, with Johnson having served as the Vice-Presidential candidate in the 1912 presidential election. Despite losing the general election, and winning California by fewer than 200 votes, Johnson was supremely popular in California. He was re-elected in 1914 as governor under the Progressive Party ticket, nearly tripling his vote from 1910 as a Republican, and was elected and reelected as Senator many times until his death in 1945.
General election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent) | 460,495 | 49.69% | New party | |
| Republican | John D. Fredericks | 271,990 | 29.35% | -16.59% | |
| Democratic | J. B. Curtin | 116,121 | 12.53% | -27.61% | |
| Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 50,716 | 5.47% | -6.93% | |
| Prohibition | Clinton P. Moore | 27,345 | 2.95% | n/a | |
| Total votes | 926,667 | 100.0% | |||
| Progressive gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
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