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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.
The Governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The California Governor is the chief executive of the state government and the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Military Reserve.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newton Booth | 62,561 | 52.11 | |
| Democratic | Henry Huntly Haight | 57,520 | 47.89 | |
| Total votes | 120,101 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
The abolition of the han system in the Empire of Japan and its replacement by a system of prefectures in 1871 was the culmination of the Meiji Restoration begun in 1868, starting year of Meiji period. Under the reform, all daimyōs were required to return their authority to the Emperor Meiji and his house. The process was accomplished in several stages, resulting in a new centralized government of Meiji Japan and the replacement of the old feudal system with a new oligarchy.
Ridgley Ceylon Powers was a Union officer in the American Civil War and a Mississippi politician who served as that state's Governor from 1871 to 1874.
John Neely Johnson was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected as the fourth governor of California from 1856 to 1858, and later appointed justice to the Nevada Supreme Court from 1867 to 1871. As a member of the American Party, Johnson remains one of only three members of a third party to be elected to the California governorship.
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José María de Echeandía (?–1871) was twice Mexican governor of Alta California from 1825 to 1831 and again from 1832 to 1833. He was the only governor of California that lived in San Diego.
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James Augustus Johnson was a U.S. Representative from California who went on to serve as the state's 14th Lieutenant Governor.
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The 6th Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly was a session of the Arizona Territorial Legislature which met in Tucson beginning on January 11, 1871, and ran until February 14, 1871.
Alexander Bell (1801–1871) was a Los Angeles, California, merchant both before and after that city became a part of the United States. He was elected to the first Los Angeles Common Council, the city's governing body, on July 1, 1850, but resigned on September 26 of that year.
The 1871 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1871 to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Horace Austin was reelected to a second term.
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