1853 California gubernatorial election
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.
County John Bigler William Waldo 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 [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig [ edit ] ^ a b California State Archives, Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th, 1853 - State of California
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