1851 California gubernatorial election
1851 California gubernatorial election
County resultsBigler: 50–60% 60–70% Reading: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% >90%Tie: 50%No Results:
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
Results by county
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
^ 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