1910 California gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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For the entire month of January in 1910, it was not clear that Governor [[James Gillett]] would seek renomination, but his intentions were made clear on January 30, when he announced through a published letter to the [[California Republican Party]], that he would not seek the nomination because, "It is for the best interest of myself and family that I should again resume the practice of my profession, and I can not well afford to continue in the office of governor for another, period of four years."<ref>{{cite news |title=GILLETT NOT A CANDIDATE FOR A SECOND TERM |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19100130.2.3 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Call |date=30 January 1910}}</ref>

After Gillett's announcement there were multiple candidates willing to contend for the Republican nomination. The most prominent of these men were [[Charles F. Curry]] the secretary of state for California, and an early favorite in the race. Curry was so confident in himself, that he even called the primary election and governorship for himself on the day that Gillett's announcement was made.<ref>{{cite news |title=CURRY THINKS HIS NOMINATION AND ELECTION ARE NOW CERTAIN |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19100130.2.20 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Call |date=30 January 1910}}</ref> In addition to Curry, [[Frank K. Mott]], the mayor of Oakland, and [[Francis J. Heney]] a prosecutor and former attorney general in Arizona. [[Hiram Johnson]], [[Chester Rowell]], and William R. Davis all announced that they were not seeking the nomination.<ref>{{cite news |title=GOVERNOR'S LETTER STARTS HOT RACE FOR NOMINATION |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MFP19100131.2.5 |access-date=30 May 2024 |publisher=Ventura Free Press |date=31 January 1910}}</ref>

==Third Party Campaigns==