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The 1882 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882 to elect the governor of California.
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Stoneman | 90,694 | 55.08 | |
| Republican | Morris M. Estee | 67,175 | 40.79 | |
| Prohibition | R. H. McDonald | 5,766 | 3.50 | |
| Greenback | Thomas J. McQuiddy | 1,020 | 0.62 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 18 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 164,673 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
The Regents of the University of California is the governing board of the University of California. The board has 26 voting members.
Milton Slocum Latham was an American politician, who served as the sixth governor of California and as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days between January 9 and January 14, 1860. A Lecompton Democrat, Latham resigned from office after being elected by the legislature to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of David C. Broderick in a duel.
Henry Harrison Markham was a Republican United States Representative from California from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. Declining to run for re-election to Congress in 1886, he ran four years later to become the 18th governor of California, serving from January 8, 1891 until January 11, 1895.
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The 1882 New York state election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Chief Judge and a U.S. Representative-at-large, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly. Besides, two constitutional amendments were proposed - the abolition of tolls on the State canals, and to increase the number of justices on the New York Supreme Court - and were accepted by the electorate.
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