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1853 California gubernatorial election

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1853 California gubernatorial election

← 1851 September 7, 1853 1855 →
 
Nominee John Bigler William Waldo
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 38,940 37,454
Percentage 50.97% 49.03%

County results
Bigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90-100%
Waldo:      50-60%      60-70%      90-100%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

John Bigler
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Bigler
Democratic

The 1853 California gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1853, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor John Bigler successfully ran for reelection, winning over Whig nominee William Waldo in a close race.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1853[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Bigler (incumbent) 38,940 50.97 +0.49%
Whig William Waldo 37,454 49.03 −0.49%
Majority 1,486 1.95%
Total votes 76,394 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +0.99%

Results by county

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County John Bigler
Democratic
William Waldo
Whig
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # %
Alameda 551 56.86% 418 43.14% 133 13.73% 969
Butte 1,544 48.45% 1,643 51.55% -99 -3.11% 3,187
Calaveras 2,545 53.50% 2,212 46.50% 333 7.00% 4,757
Colusa 165 38.73% 261 61.27% -96 -22.54% 426
Contra Costa 324 49.85% 326 50.15% -2 -0.31% 650
El Dorado 4,373 50.90% 4,219 49.10% 154 1.79% 8,592
Humboldt 233 48.95% 243 51.05% -10 -2.10% 476
Klamath 387 46.13% 452 53.87% -65 -7.75% 839
Los Angeles 477 68.14% 223 31.86% 254 36.29% 700
Marin 218 40.45% 321 59.55% -103 -19.11% 539
Mariposa 845 51.06% 810 48.94% 35 2.11% 1,655
Monterey 255 74.56% 87 25.44% 168 49.12% 342
Napa 173 30.57% 393 69.43% -220 -38.87% 566
Nevada 2,311 51.47% 2,179 48.53% 132 2.94% 4,490
Placer 1,929 53.21% 1,696 46.79% 233 6.43% 3,625
Sacramento 3,276 49.65% 3,322 50.35% -46 -0.70% 6,598
San Bernardino 253 99.22% 2 0.78% 251 98.43% 255
San Diego 74 42.53% 100 57.47% -26 -14.94% 174
San Francisco 5,480 50.02% 5,475 49.98% 5 0.05% 10,955
San Joaquin 1,250 51.44% 1,180 48.56% 70 2.88% 2,430
San Luis Obispo 9 6.16% 137 93.84% -128 -87.67% 146
Santa Barbara 184 64.11% 103 35.89% 81 28.22% 287
Santa Clara 598 33.33% 1,196 66.67% -598 -33.33% 1,794
Santa Cruz 341 44.29% 429 55.71% -88 -11.43% 770
Shasta 817 52.44% 741 47.56% 76 4.88% 1,558
Sierra 1,906 55.71% 1,515 44.29% 391 11.43% 3,421
Siskiyou 819 56.33% 635 43.67% 184 12.65% 1,454
Solano 541 50.42% 532 49.58% 9 0.84% 1,073
Sonoma 404 38.66% 641 61.34% -237 -22.68% 1,045
Sutter 253 51.32% 240 48.68% 13 2.64% 493
Trinity 748 56.28% 581 43.72% 167 12.57% 1,329
Tulare 54 66.67% 27 33.33% 27 33.33% 81
Tuolumne 2,759 53.92% 2,358 46.08% 401 7.84% 5,117
Yolo 434 47.90% 472 52.10% -38 -4.19% 906
Yuba 2,410 51.33% 2,285 48.67% 125 2.66% 4,695
Total 38,940 50.97% 37,454 49.03% 1,486 1.95% 76,394

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

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References

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  1. ^ a b California State Archives, Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th, 1853 - State of California