1875 California gubernatorial election

1875 California gubernatorial election
← 1871 September 1, 1875 1879 →
 
Nominee William Irwin Timothy Guy Phelps John Bidwell
Party Democratic Republican Independent[a]
Popular vote 61,509 31,322 29,752
Percentage 50.03% 25.48% 24.20%
County results
Governor before election

Romualdo Pacheco
Republican

Elected Governor

William Irwin
Democratic

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The 1875 California gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1875, to elect the governor of California.

Campaign

William Irwin, who became acting lieutenant governor in 1875 when Romualdo Pacheco succeeded to the governorship, secured the Democratic nomination later that year and became the next elected governor of California.[1]

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1875[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Irwin 61,509 50.03% +2.14%
Republican Timothy Guy Phelps 31,322 25.48% −26.64%
Independent John Bidwell 29,752 24.20% +24.40%
Prohibition William E. Lovett 356 0.29% +0.29%
Scattering 9 0.01%
Majority 30,187 24.55%
Total votes 122,948 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +28.78%

Results by county

County William Irwin
Democratic 		Timothy Guy Phelps
Republican 		John Bidwell
Independent 		William E. Lovett
Prohibition 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast[2]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 2,483 46.16% 1,956 36.36% 895 16.64% 45 0.84% 0 0.00% 527 9.80% 5,379
Alpine 80 36.70% 51 23.39% 87 39.91% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -7 -3.21% 218
Amador 1,150 52.51% 638 29.19% 393 17.98% 5 0.23% 0 0.00% 512 23.42% 2,186
Butte 1,375 48.43% 318 11.20% 1,146 40.37% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 229[b] 8.07% 2,839
Calaveras 903 49.43% 522 28.57% 402 22.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 381 20.85% 1,827
Colusa 1,275 67.42% 68 3.60% 548 28.98% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 727[b] 38.45% 1,891
Contra Costa 699 37.40% 765 40.93% 396 21.19% 9 0.48% 0 0.00% -66 -3.53% 1,869
Del Norte 236 56.19% 48 11.43% 136 32.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 100[b] 23.81% 420
El Dorado 1,238 48.84% 740 29.19% 556 21.93% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 498 19.64% 2,535
Fresno 651 72.58% 49 5.46% 197 21.96% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 454[b] 50.61% 897
Humboldt 714 36.82% 951 49.05% 272 14.03% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% -237 -12.22% 1,939
Inyo 359 45.39% 179 22.63% 248 31.35% 5 0.63% 0 0.00% 111[b] 14.03% 791
Kern 694 57.40% 138 11.41% 376 31.10% 1 0.08% 0 0.00% 318[b] 26.30% 1,209
Lake 663 68.92% 82 8.52% 211 21.93% 6 0.62% 0 0.00% 452[b] 46.99% 962
Lassen 199 37.34% 134 25.14% 200 37.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1 -0.19% 533
Los Angeles 2,898 56.73% 667 13.06% 1,543 30.21% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1,355[b] 26.53% 5,108
Marin 471 43.65% 310 28.73% 298 27.62% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 161 14.92% 1,079
Mariposa 484 50.73% 58 6.08% 412 43.19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 72[b] 7.55% 954
Mendocino 1,071 60.99% 204 11.62% 481 27.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 590[b] 33.60% 1,756
Merced 585 50.69% 172 14.90% 397 34.40% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 188[b] 16.29% 1,154
Modoc 336 53.59% 7 1.12% 284 45.30% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 52[b] 8.29% 627
Mono 80 31.87% 37 14.74% 133 52.99% 1 0.40% 0 0.00% -53 -21.12% 251
Monterey 886 42.95% 736 35.68% 441 21.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 150 7.27% 2,063
Napa 989 53.00% 629 33.71% 248 13.29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 360 19.29% 1,866
Nevada 1,664 44.70% 1,067 28.66% 990 26.59% 2 0.05% 0 0.00% 597 16.04% 3,723
Placer 881 34.43% 1,065 41.62% 606 23.68% 7 0.27% 0 0.00% -184 -7.19% 2,559
Plumas 550 45.64% 230 19.09% 425 35.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 125[b] 10.37% 1,205
Sacramento 2,361 42.98% 1,483 27.00% 1,649 30.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 712[b] 12.96% 5,493
San Benito 643 54.68% 285 24.23% 199 16.92% 49 4.17% 0 0.00% 358 30.44% 1,176
San Bernardino 729 53.56% 204 14.99% 427 31.37% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 302[b] 22.19% 1,361
San Diego 755 47.16% 593 37.04% 252 15.74% 1 0.26% 0 0.00% 162 10.12% 1,601
San Francisco 14,199 55.61% 5,179 20.28% 6,080 23.81% 71 0.28% 5 0.02% 8,119[b] 31.80% 25,534
San Joaquin 1,440 38.97% 1,805 48.85% 449 12.15% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -365 -9.88% 3,695
San Luis Obispo 756 48.21% 199 12.69% 596 38.01% 17 1.08% 0 0.00% 160[b] 10.20% 1,568
San Mateo 623 38.86% 828 51.65% 141 8.80% 11 0.69% 0 0.00% -205 -12.79% 1,603
Santa Barbara 798 45.57% 409 23.36% 541 30.90% 3 0.17% 0 0.00% 257[b] 14.68% 1,751
Santa Clara 2,634 51.81% 1,695 33.34% 733 14.42% 22 0.43% 0 0.00% 939 18.47% 5,084
Santa Cruz 834 40.35% 645 31.20% 578 27.96% 8 0.39% 2 0.10% 189 9.14% 2,067
Shasta 614 51.08% 288 23.96% 296 24.63% 4 0.33% 0 0.00% 318[b] 26.46% 1,202
Sierra 470 34.89% 348 25.84% 519 38.53% 10 0.74% 0 0.00% -49 -3.64% 1,347
Siskiyou 886 57.91% 490 32.03% 154 10.07% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 396 25.88% 1,530
Solano 1,480 43.44% 1,391 40.83% 532 15.61% 4 0.12% 0 0.00% 89 2.61% 3,407
Sonoma 2,106 58.23% 736 20.35% 737 20.38% 38 1.05% 0 0.00% 1,369[b] 37.85% 3,617
Stanislaus 788 60.29% 382 29.23% 137 10.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 406 31.06% 1,307
Sutter 555 45.16% 184 14.97% 490 39.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 65 5.29% 1,229
Tehama 599 52.54% 404 35.44% 136 11.93% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 195 17.11% 1,140
Trinity 400 48.84% 334 40.78% 75 9.16% 10 1.22% 0 0.00% 66 8.06% 819
Tulare 846 54.06% 285 18.21% 434 27.73% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 412 26.33% 1,565
Tuolumne 931 53.08% 501 28.56% 322 18.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 430 24.52% 1,754
Ventura 414 42.86% 120 12.42% 413 42.75% 17 1.76% 2 0.21% 1[b] 0.10% 966
Yolo 1,169 53.28% 136 6.20% 889 40.52% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 280[b] 12.76% 2,194
Yuba 865 41.23% 577 27.50% 652 31.08% 4 0.19% 0 0.00% 213[b] 10.15% 2,098
Total 61,509 50.03% 31,322 25.48% 29,752 24.20% 356 0.29% 9 0.01% 30,187 24.55% 122,948

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Indpendent

Notes

  1. ^ Newspapers from 1875 refer to the ticket headed by Bidwell as "People's Independent"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Margin over Bidwell

References

  1. ^ "The Governor-Senator". Vol. 3, no. 129. Los Angeles Herald. February 27, 1875. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b California State Archives, Abstract of Votes Polled, throughout the State of California, at a General Election held September 1st, 1875