1930 California gubernatorial election

1930 California gubernatorial election

← 1926 November 4, 1930 (1930-11-04) 1934 →
 
Nominee James Rolph Jr. Milton K. Young
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 999,393 333,973
Percentage 72.22% 24.13%

County results
Rolph:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Governor before election

C. C. Young
Republican

Elected Governor

James Rolph Jr.
Republican

The 1930 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. For the third consecutive election, the incumbent governor was defeated in the Republican primary. After ousting incumbent C. C. Young in the primary, Mayor of San Francisco James Rolph proceeded to win a landslide over Democratic nominee Milton K. Young. Upton Sinclair was the Socialist nominee for the second consecutive election.


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