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1926 California gubernatorial election
	County results; Young: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Governor before election; Friend Richardson; Republican	Elected Governor ; C. C. Young; Republican

The 1926 California gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. C. C. Young had defeated incumbent governor Friend Richardson for the Republican nomination.

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C. C. Young (Republican), Lieutenant Governor of California

Justus Wardell (Democratic), businessman, newspaper publisher, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904 and 1908

Upton Sinclair (Socialist), writer, and perennial candidate

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1926 gubernatorial election, California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Clement C. Young	814,815	71.22	+11.53%
	Democratic	Justus Wardell	282,451	24.69	-11.29%
	Socialist	Upton Sinclair	45,972	4.02	-0.27%
Total votes			1,143,238	100.0%
	Republican hold		Swing

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