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1851 California gubernatorial election

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1851 California gubernatorial election

← 1849 September 3, 1851 1853 →
 
Nominee John Bigler Pierson B. Reading
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 23,175 22,735
Percentage 50.48% 49.52%

County results
Bigler:      50–60%      60–70%
Reading:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
No Results:      

Governor before election

John McDougal
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Bigler
Democratic

The 1851 California gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1851, to elect the governor of California.

During the 1851 convention, the Democratic Party refused to renominate incumbent John McDougal as the party's choice for governor. Instead, state Democrats nominated Assembly Speaker John Bigler.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1851[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Bigler 23,175 50.48%
Whig Pierson B. Reading 22,735 49.52%
Majority 440 0.96%
Total votes 45,910 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

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County John Bigler
Democratic
Pierson B. Reading
Whig
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # %
Butte 1,410 53.84% 1,209 46.16% 201 7.67% 2,619
Calaveras 1,780 62.28% 1,078 37.72% 702 24.56% 2,858
Colusa 77 48.73% 81 51.27% -4 -2.53% 158
Contra Costa 174 49.01% 181 50.99% -7 -1.97% 355
El Dorado 3,072 53.88% 2,630 46.12% 442 7.75% 5,702
Klamath 170 33.53% 337 66.47% -167 -32.94% 507
Los Angeles 72 14.52% 424 85.48% -352 -70.97% 496
Marin 12 7.59% 146 92.41% -134 -84.81% 158
Mariposa 779 55.92% 614 44.08% 165 11.84% 1,393
Monterey 195 60.56% 127 39.44% 68 21.12% 322
Napa 82 36.77% 141 63.23% -59 -26.46% 223
Nevada 1,466 50.81% 1,419 49.19% 47 1.63% 2,885
Placer 1,196 59.03% 830 40.97% 366 18.07% 2,026
Sacramento 2,269 55.14% 1,846 44.86% 423 10.28% 5,774
San Diego 104 63.41% 60 36.59% 44 26.83% 164
San Francisco 2,431 42.10% 3,343 57.90% -912 -15.79% 5,774
San Joaquin 801 50.00% 801 50.00% 0 0.00% 1,602
San Luis Obispo 8 12.12% 58 87.88% -50 -75.76% 66
Santa Barbara 0 0.00% 205 100.00% -205 -100.00% 205
Santa Clara 377 31.00% 869 69.00% -462 -37.99% 1,216
Santa Cruz 35 14.11% 213 85.89% -178 -71.77% 248
Shasta 1,169 54.52% 975 45.48% 194 9.05% 2,144
Solano 233 37.22% 393 62.78% -160 -25.56% 626
Sonoma 193 47.89% 210 52.11% -17 -4.22% 403
Sutter 139 52.85% 124 47.15% 15 5.70% 263
Trinity 552 50.32% 545 49.68% 7 0.64% 1,097
Tuolumne 1,580 52.51% 1,429 47.49% 151 5.02% 3,009
Yolo 292 61.60% 182 38.40% 110 23.21% 474
Yuba 2,507 52.21% 2,295 47.79% 212 4.41% 4,802
Total 23,175 50.48% 22,735 49.52% 440 0.96% 45,910

References

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  1. ^ a b California State Archives, Abstract of Returns of an Election held for Governor and Lieut. Governor on the third day of September A.D. 1851 in the Several Counties of this State