1867 California gubernatorial election

1867 California gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Huntly Haight George Congdon Gorham
Party Democratic National Union
Popular vote 49,905 40,359
Percentage 54.04% 43.70%

County results

Governor before election

Frederick Low
National Union

Elected Governor

William Irwin
Democratic

The 1867 California gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1867, to elect the governor of California. The election pitted Democrat Henry Haight Against National Unionist George Gorham. Congressman John Bidwell had also sought the National Union nomination, but lost due to his anti-monopoly stance.[1] Haight Defeated Gorham by slightly over ten points. Republicans opposed to Gorham, who had support from pre-war Unionist Democrats, ran an alternate Republican ticket headed by Caleb T. Fay.[2]

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1867[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Huntly Haight 49,905 54.04% +13.06%
National Union George Congdon Gorham 40,359 43.70% −15.32%
Independent Republican Caleb T. Fay 2,088 2.26%
Majority 9,546 10.34%
Total votes 92,352 100.00%
Democratic gain from National Union Swing +28.39%

Results by county

County Henry H. Haight
Democratic
George C. Gorham
National Union
Caleb T. Fay
Independent Republican
Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # %
Alameda 1,092 45.82% 1,266 53.13% 25 1.05% -174 -7.30% 2,383
Alpine 106 38.27% 149 53.79% 22 7.94% -43 -15.52% 277
Amador 1,358 55.14% 1,076 43.69% 29 1.18% 282 11.45% 2,463
Butte 1,148 53.45% 882 41.06% 118 5.49% 266 12.38% 2,148
Calaveras 1,380 51.86% 1,250 46.97% 31 1.16% 130 4.89% 2,661
Colusa 544 70.47% 197 25.52% 31 4.02% 347 44.95% 772
Contra Costa 599 44.73% 719 53.70% 21 1.57% -120 -8.96% 1,339
Del Norte 178 53.94% 150 45.45% 2 0.61% 28 8.48% 330
El Dorado 1,835 51.88% 1,579 44.64% 123 3.48% 256 7.24% 3,537
Fresno 325 87.37% 47 12.63% 0 0.00% 278 74.73% 372
Humboldt 393 37.04% 657 61.92% 11 1.04% -264 -24.88% 1,061
Inyo 105 51.98% 95 47.03% 2 0.99% 10 4.95% 202
Kern 385 70.13% 164 29.87% 0 0.00% 221 40.26% 549
Klamath 215 60.39% 136 38.20% 5 1.40% 79 22.19% 356
Lake 508 69.12% 221 30.07% 6 0.82% 287 39.05% 735
Lassen 103 37.05% 162 58.27% 13 4.68% -59 -21.22% 278
Los Angeles 989 57.43% 727 42.22% 6 0.35% 262 15.21% 1,722
Marin 344 39.77% 515 59.54% 6 0.69% -171 -19.77% 865
Mariposa 835 57.75% 599 41.42% 12 0.83% 236 16.32% 1,446
Mendocino 898 63.42% 512 36.16% 6 0.42% 386 27.26% 1,416
Merced 255 82.79% 52 16.88% 1 0.32% 203 65.91% 308
Mono 101 44.49% 117 51.54% 9 3.96% -16 -7.05% 227
Monterey 544 56.55% 414 43.04% 4 0.42% 130 13.51% 962
Napa 750 52.45% 655 45.80% 25 1.75% 95 6.64% 1,430
Nevada 2,283 49.81% 2,176 47.48% 124 2.71% 107 2.33% 4,583
Placer 1,590 46.85% 1,672 49.26% 132 3.89% -82 -2.42% 3,394
Plumas 708 46.79% 781 51.62% 24 1.59% -73 -4.82% 1,513
Sacramento 2,141 49.93% 1,677 39.11% 470 10.96% 464 10.82% 4,288
San Bernardino 426 64.55% 234 34.45% 0 0.00% 192 29.09% 660
San Diego 179 68.58% 82 31.42% 0 0.00% 97 37.16% 261
San Francisco 10,571 61.13% 6,363 36.79% 360 2.08% 4,208 24.33% 17,294
San Joaquin 1,592 48.61% 1,668 50.93% 15 0.46% -76 -2.32% 3,275
San Luis Obispo 177 41.45% 242 56.67% 8 1.87% -65 -15.22% 427
San Mateo 355 45.22% 427 54.39% 3 0.38% -72 -9.17% 785
Santa Barbara 301 49.34% 309 50.66% 0 0.00% -8 -1.31% 610
Santa Clara 2,031 52.37% 1,839 47.42% 8 0.21% 192 4.95% 3,878
Santa Cruz 703 44.75% 868 55.25% 0 0.00% -165 -10.50% 1,571
Shasta 512 46.50% 541 49.14% 48 4.36% -29 -2.63% 1,101
Sierra 698 39.89% 955 54.57% 97 5.54% -257 -14.69% 1,750
Siskiyou 985 55.87% 744 42.20% 34 1.93% 241 13.67% 1,763
Solano 1,228 50.89% 1,155 47.87% 30 1.24% 73 3.03% 2,413
Sonoma 2,565 61.06% 1,625 38.68% 11 0.26% 940 22.38% 4,201
Stanislaus 451 67.01% 219 32.54% 3 0.45% 232 34.47% 673
Sutter 660 53.31% 555 44.83% 23 1.86% 105 8.48% 1,238
Tehama 373 53.13% 326 46.44% 3 0.43% 47 6.70% 702
Trinity 444 46.06% 509 52.80% 11 1.14% -65 -6.74% 964
Tulare 618 70.55% 255 29.11% 3 0.34% 363 41.44% 876
Tuolumne 1,350 55.46% 1,068 43.88% 16 0.66% 282 11.59% 2,434
Yolo 796 54.15% 573 38.98% 101 6.87% 223 15.17% 1,470
Yuba 1,178 49.31% 1,155 48.35% 56 2.34% 23 0.96% 2,389
Total 49,905 54.04% 40,359 43.70% 2,088 2.26% 9,546 10.34% 92,352

Counties that flipped from National Union to Democratic

References

  1. ^ "THE SACRAMENTO CONVENTION–NOMINATION OF GEORGE GORHAM". The Daily Alta California. San Francisco. June 13, 1867. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Revised State Union Ticket". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. September 4, 1867. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b California State Archives, Abstract of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Fourth Day of September, A.D. 1867