1918 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1918 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 1918

Nominee C. C. Young Jo V. Snyder Elvina S. Beals Party Republican Democratic Socialist Popular vote 355,247 259,415 42,161 Percentage 54.09% 39.50% 6.42%

County results Young:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Snyder:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Arthur H. Breed Sr. Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young Republican

The 1918 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918. Republican State Assemblyman C. C. Young defeated Democratic State Assemblyman Jo V. Snyder with 67.28% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• C. C. Young, Republican
• Jo V. Snyder, Democratic
• Elvina S. Beals, Socialist

Results

1918 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. C. Young	355,247	54.09%
	Democratic	Jo V. Snyder	259,415	39.50%
	Socialist	Elvina S. Beals	42,161	6.42%
Majority			887,803
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing