1914 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1914 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1914

Nominee John Morton Eshleman Jo V. Snyder Party Progressive Democratic Popular vote 533,255 223,011 Percentage 62.31% 26.06%   Nominee Norman W. Pendleton Wallace M. Pence Party Socialist Prohibition Popular vote 50,716 48,783 Percentage 5.93% 5.70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Albert Joseph Wallace Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor John Morton Eshleman Progressive

The 1914 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Progressive State Assemblyman John Morton Eshleman defeated Democratic State Assemblyman Jo V. Snyder with 62.31% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• John Morton Eshleman, Progressive
• Jo V. Snyder, Democratic
• Norman W. Pendleton, Socialist
• Wallace M. Pence, Prohibition

Results

1914 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive	John Morton Eshleman	533,255	62.31%
	Democratic	Jo V. Snyder	223,011	26.06%
	Socialist	Norman W. Pendleton	50,716	5.93%
	Prohibition	Wallace M. Pence	48,783	5.70%
Majority			855,765
Turnout
	Progressive gain from Republican		Swing