1851 California gubernatorial election

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1851 California gubernatorial election
  1849 September 3, 1851 1853  
  John Bigler, 1850.jpg Major P. B. Reading Crop.jpg
Nominee John Bigler Pierson B. Reading
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote23,17522,735
Percentage50.48%49.52%

Governor before election

John McDougal
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Bigler
Democratic

The 1851 California gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1851, to elect the governor of California.

Contents

During the 1851 convention, the Democratic Party refused to renominate incumbent John McDougal as the party's choice for governor. Instead, state Democrats nominated Assembly Speaker John Bigler.

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1851 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Bigler 23,175 50.48%
Whig Pierson B. Reading 22,73549.52%
Majority4400.96%
Total votes45,910 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

CountyJohn Bigler
Democratic
Pierson B. Reading
Whig
MarginTotal votes cast [1]
# %# %# %
Butte 1,41053.84%1,20946.16%2017.67%2,619
Calaveras 1,78062.28%1,07837.72%70224.56%2,858
Colusa 7748.73%8151.27%-4-2.53%158
Contra Costa 17449.01%18150.99%-7-1.97%355
El Dorado 3,07253.88%2,63046.12%4427.75%5,702
Klamath 17033.53%33766.47%-167-32.94%507
Los Angeles 7214.52%42485.48%-352-70.97%496
Marin 127.59%14692.41%-134-84.81%158
Mariposa 77955.92%61444.08%16511.84%1,393
Monterey 19560.56%12739.44%6821.12%322
Napa 8236.77%14163.23%-59-26.46%223
Nevada 1,46650.81%1,41949.19%471.63%2,885
Placer 1,19659.03%83040.97%36618.07%2,026
Sacramento 2,26955.14%1,84644.86%42310.28%5,774
San Diego 10463.41%6036.59%4426.83%164
San Francisco 2,43142.10%3,34357.90%-912-15.79%5,774
San Joaquin 80150.00%80150.00%00.00%1,602
San Luis Obispo 812.12%5887.88%-50-75.76%66
Santa Barbara 00.00%205100.00%-205-100.00%205
Santa Clara 37731.00%86969.00%-462-37.99%1,216
Santa Cruz 3514.11%21385.89%-178-71.77%248
Shasta 1,16954.52%97545.48%1949.05%2,144
Solano 23337.22%39362.78%-160-25.56%626
Sonoma 19347.89%21052.11%-17-4.22%403
Sutter 13952.85%12447.15%155.70%263
Trinity 55250.32%54549.68%70.64%1,097
Tuolumne 1,58052.51%1,42947.49%1515.02%3,009
Yolo 29261.60%18238.40%11023.21%474
Yuba 2,50752.21%2,29547.79%2124.41%4,802
Total23,17550.48%22,73549.52%4400.96%45,910

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References

  1. 1 2 California State Archives, Abstract of Returns of an Election held for Governor and Lieut. Governor on the third day of September A.D. 1851 in the Several Counties of this State