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1855 California gubernatorial election

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1855 California gubernatorial election

← 1853 September 5, 1855 1857 →
 
Nominee J. Neely Johnson John Bigler
Party Know Nothing Democratic
Popular vote 51,157 46,220
Percentage 52.52% 47.45%

County results
Johnson:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Bigler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

John Bigler
Democratic

Elected Governor

J. Neely Johnson
Know Nothing

The 1855 California gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1855, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor John Bigler lost his bid for reelection.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1855[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Know Nothing J. Neely Johnson 51,157 52.52% +52.52%
Democratic John Bigler (incumbent) 46,220 47.45% −3.52%
Scattering 21 0.02%
Majority 4,937 5.07%
Total votes 97,398 100.00%
Know Nothing gain from Democratic Swing +7.01%

Results by county

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County J. Neely Johnson
Know Nothing
John Bigler
Democratic
Scattering
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # %
Alameda 625 36.49% 1,088 63.51% 0 0.00% -463 -27.03% 1,713
Amador 2,035 54.21% 1,719 45.79% 0 0.00% 316 8.42% 3,754
Butte 1,694 54.56% 1,411 45.44% 0 0.00% 283 9.11% 3,105
Calaveras 2,186 49.61% 2,220 50.39% 0 0.00% -34 -0.77% 4,406
Colusa 359 55.92% 283 44.08% 0 0.00% 76 11.84% 642
Contra Costa 360 46.94% 407 53.06% 0 0.00% -47 -6.13% 767
El Dorado 4,929 55.51% 3,948 44.46% 3 0.03% 981 11.05% 8,880
Humboldt 282 78.55% 77 21.45% 0 0.00% 205 57.10% 359
Klamath 545 53.07% 482 46.93% 0 0.00% 63 6.13% 1,027
Los Angeles 556 37.59% 923 62.41% 0 0.00% -367 -24.81% 1,479
Marin 173 34.19% 333 65.81% 0 0.00% -160 -31.62% 506
Mariposa 1,255 56.56% 964 43.44% 0 0.00% 291 13.11% 2,219
Merced 102 54.55% 85 45.45% 0 0.00% 17 9.09% 187
Monterey 485 72.93% 180 27.07% 0 0.00% 305 45.86% 665
Napa 519 66.54% 261 33.46% 0 0.00% 258 33.08% 780
Nevada 2,861 53.32% 2,502 46.63% 3 0.06% 359 6.69% 5,366
Placer 3,128 57.50% 2,312 42.50% 0 0.00% 816 15.00% 5,440
Plumas 1,111 60.15% 736 39.85% 0 0.00% 375 20.30% 1,847
Sacramento 3,544 54.89% 2,912 45.11% 0 0.00% 632 9.79% 6,456
San Bernardino 14 4.05% 332 95.95% 0 0.00% -318 -91.91% 346
San Diego 17 7.66% 204 91.89% 1 0.45% -187 -84.23% 222
San Francisco 5,213 42.21% 7,138 57.79% 0 0.00% -1,925 -15.59% 12,351
San Joaquin 1,447 58.51% 1,026 41.49% 0 0.00% 421 17.02% 2,473
San Luis Obispo 45 27.61% 118 72.39% 0 0.00% -73 -44.79% 163
Santa Barbara 39 10.46% 333 89.28% 1 0.27% -294 -78.82% 373
Santa Clara 1,135 53.14% 994 46.54% 7 0.33% 141 6.60% 2,136
Santa Cruz 347 57.64% 255 42.36% 0 0.00% 92 15.28% 602
Shasta 1,418 52.11% 1,302 47.85% 1 0.04% 116 4.26% 2,721
Sierra 3,070 58.83% 2,148 41.17% 0 0.00% 922 17.67% 5,218
Siskiyou 2,045 59.92% 1,368 40.08% 0 0.00% 677 19.84% 3,413
Solano 753 56.03% 591 43.97% 0 0.00% 162 12.05% 1,344
Sonoma 892 48.82% 933 51.07% 2 0.11% -41 -2.24% 1,827
Stanislaus 225 42.94% 299 57.06% 0 0.00% -74 -14.12% 524
Sutter 340 47.16% 381 52.84% 0 0.00% -41 -5.69% 721
Trinity 1,132 68.65% 517 31.35% 0 0.00% 615 37.30% 1,649
Tulare 140 40.70% 204 59.30% 0 0.00% -64 -18.60% 344
Tuolumne 2,805 53.95% 2,391 45.99% 3 0.06% 414 7.96% 5,199
Yolo 603 51.85% 560 48.15% 0 0.00% 43 3.70% 1,163
Yuba 2,728 54.44% 2,283 45.56% 0 0.00% 445 8.88% 5,011
Total 51,157 52.52% 46,220 47.45% 21 0.02% 4,937 5.07% 97,398

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Know Nothing

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Counties that flipped from Whig to Know Nothing

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Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ a b California State Archives, Statement of the votes polled at the late Election held throughout this State on the 5th of September 1855