The 1918 California gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. William Stephens had defeated James Rolph for the Republican nomination.

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1918 California gubernatorial election

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1922 →

Nominee William Stephens Theodore Arlington Bell Party Republican Independent Alliance Prohibition Progressive Popular vote 387,547 251,189 Percentage 56.2% 36.4%

County results Stephens:      40–50%      50–60      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election William Stephens Republican Elected Governor William Stephens Republican

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San Francisco mayor James Rolph, a Republican, cross-filed in both the Republican and Democratic primaries, won the Democratic primary, and received the most overall votes of any candidate in the primary election across all parties. However, because he failed to win his own party's nomination, he was barred from receiving the Democratic nomination thanks to the 1917 Hawson amendment to California electoral law, leaving the Democratic Party without a candidate. Incumbent Republican governor William Stephens won the Republican, Prohibition, and Progressive nominations. The only other primary candidate to advance to the general election was Socialist Henry H. Roser, running unopposed.

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