1871 California gubernatorial election

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1871 California gubernatorial election
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  1867 September 6, 1871 1875  
  Newton Booth - Brady-Handy Crop.jpg Henry Haight (3x4a).jpg
Nominee Newton Booth Henry Huntly Haight
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote61,81956,800
Percentage52.12%47.88%

1871 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

H. H. Haight
Democratic

Elected Governor

Newton Booth
Republican

The 1871 California gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1871, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent Henry Haight lost his bid for reelection.

Contents

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1871 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Newton Booth 61,819 52.12% +8.41%
Democratic Henry Huntly Haight (incumbent)56,80047.88%−6.15%
Scattering10.00%
Majority5,0194.23%
Total votes118,620 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Results by county

CountyNewton Booth
Republican
Henry H. Haight
Democratic
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast [1]
# %# %# %# %
Alameda 2,48961.311,57138.6900.00%91822.614,060
Alpine 13659.91%9140.09%00.00%4519.82%227
Amador 1,13251.57%1,06348.43%00.00%693.14%2,195
Butte 1,45849.22%1,50450.78%00.00%-46-1.55%2,962
Calaveras 1,06247.73%1,16352.27%00.00%-101-4.54%2,225
Colusa 49735.20%91564.80%00.00%-418-29.60%1,412
Contra Costa 1,06660.29%70239.71%00.00%36420.59%1,768
Del Norte 18847.00%21253.00%00.00%-24-6.00%400
El Dorado 1,53249.66%1,55350.34%00.00%-21-0.68%3,085
Fresno 13017.83%59982.17%00.00%-469-64.33%729
Humboldt 1,09462.73%65037.27%00.00%44425.46%1,744
Inyo 26445.91%31154.09%00.00%-47-8.17%575
Kern 17132.02%36367.98%00.00%-192-35.96%534
Klamath 15137.66%25062.34%00.00%-99-24.69%401
Lake 26933.88%52566.12%00.00%-256-32.24%794
Lassen 24856.62%19043.38%00.00%5813.24%438
Los Angeles 1,42140.62%2,07759.38%00.00%-656-18.75%3,498
Marin 68755.54%55044.46%00.00%13711.08%1,237
Mariposa 54144.49%67555.51%00.00%-134-11.02%1,216
Mendocino 69438.38%1,11461.62%00.00%-420-23.23%1,808
Merced 15225.76%43874.24%00.00%-286-48.47%590
Mono 11758.21%8441.79%00.00%3316.42%201
Monterey 1,12948.43%1,20251.57%00.00%-73-3.13%2,331
Napa 97954.09%83145.91%00.00%1488.18%1,810
Nevada 2,46252.51%2,22747.49%00.00%2355.01%4,689
Placer 1,69856.08%1,33043.92%00.00%36812.15%3,028
Plumas 64551.77%60148.23%00.00%443.53%1,246
Sacramento 3,73458.52%2,64741.48%00.00%1,08717.03%6,381
San Bernardino 41344.03%52555.97%00.00%-112-11.94%938
San Diego 63149.11%65450.89%00.00%-23-1.79%1,285
San Francisco 13,97755.92%11,01844.08%00.00%2,95911.84%24,995
San Joaquin 2,00652.66%1,80347.34%00.00%2035.33%3,809
San Luis Obispo 56349.00%58651.00%00.00%-23-2.00%1,149
San Mateo 92558.73%65041.27%00.00%27517.46%1,575
Santa Barbara [lower-alpha 1] [2] 76251.42%72048.58%00.00%422.83%1,482
Santa Clara 2,77253.13%2,44446.85%10.02%3286.29%5,217
Santa Cruz 1,21360.95%77739.05%00.00%43621.91%1,990
Shasta 63849.73%64550.27%00.00%-7-0.55%1,283
Sierra 1,17364.95%63335.05%00.00%54029.90%1,806
Siskiyou 87244.20%1,10155.80%00.00%-229-11.61%1,973
Solano 2,70166.49%1,36133.51%00.00%1,34032.99%4,062
Sonoma 1,88142.82%2,51257.18%00.00%-631-14.36%4,393
Stanislaus 52739.21%81760.79%00.00%-290-21.58%1,344
Sutter 63048.69%66451.31%00.00%-34-2.63%1,294
Tehama 54247.25%60552.75%00.00%-63-5.49%1,147
Trinity 42950.41%42249.59%00.00%70.82%851
Tulare 43738.57%69661.43%00.00%-259-22.86%1,133
Tuolumne 89945.29%1,08654.71%00.00%-187-9.42%1,985
Yolo 1,06448.58%1,12651.42%00.00%-62-2.83%2,190
Yuba 1,38052.73%1,23747.27%00.00%1435.46%2,617
Total [lower-alpha 2] 61,81952.12%56,80047.88%10.00%5,0194.23%118,620

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. Not included in the official canvass
  2. Does not include the votes from Santa Barbara County

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References

  1. 1 2 California State Archives, Abstract of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Fifth Day of September, A.D. 1871
  2. "Election Returns of Santa Barbara County". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Santa Barbara Press. September 23, 1871. Retrieved July 16, 2024.