1853 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1853 California gubernatorial election presidential Flag of California (1850).pngborder 1851 California gubernatorial election 1851 1855 California gubernatorial election 1855 no September 7, 1853 John Bigler, 1850.jpg John Bigler Democratic Party (United States) 38,940 50.97% William Waldo Family Picture.png William Waldo Whig Party (United States) 37,454 49.03% 1853 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBigler: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0D0596 90–100%Waldo: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #8C2D04 90–100%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor John Bigler Democratic Party (United States) John Bigler Democratic Party (United States) 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 California gubernatorial election, 1853California State Archives, Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th, 1853 - State of California Democratic Party (United States) John Bigler (incumbent) 38,940 50.97 +0.49% Whig Party (United States) William Waldo 37,454 49.03 -0.49% 1,486 1.95% 76,394 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) +0.99% Results by county County John BiglerDemocratic William WaldoWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Alameda55156.86%41843.14%13313.73%969Butte1,54448.45%1,64351.55%-99-3.11%3,187Calaveras2,54553.50%2,21246.50%3337.00%4,757Colusa16538.73%26161.27%-96-22.54%426Contra Costa32449.85%32650.15%-2-0.31%650El Dorado4,37350.90%4,21949.10%1541.79%8,592Humboldt23348.95%24351.05%-10-2.10%476Klamath38746.13%45253.87%-65-7.75%839Los Angeles47768.14%22331.86%25436.29%700Marin21840.45%32159.55%-103-19.11%539Mariposa84551.06%81048.94%352.11%1,655Monterey25574.56%8725.44%16849.12%342Napa17330.57%39369.43%-220-38.87%566Nevada2,31151.47%2,17948.53%1322.94%4,490Placer1,92953.21%1,69646.79%2336.43%3,625Sacramento3,27649.65%3,32250.35%-46-0.70%6,598San Bernardino25399.22%20.78%25198.43%255San Diego7442.53%10057.47%-26-14.94%174San Francisco5,48050.02%5,47549.98%50.05%10,955San Joaquin1,25051.44%1,18048.56%702.88%2,430San Luis Obispo96.16%13793.84%-128-87.67%146Santa Barbara18464.11%10335.89%8128.22%287Santa Clara59833.33%1,19666.67%-598-33.33%1,794Santa Cruz34144.29%42955.71%-88-11.43%770Shasta81752.44%74147.56%764.88%1,558Sierra1,90655.71%1,51544.29%39111.43%3,421Siskiyou81956.33%63543.67%18412.65%1,454Solano54150.42%53249.58%90.84%1,073Sonoma40438.66%64161.34%-237-22.68%1,045Sutter25351.32%24048.68%132.64%493Trinity74856.28%58143.72%16712.57%1,329Tulare5466.67%2733.33%2733.33%81Tuolumne2,75953.92%2,35846.08%4017.84%5,117Yolo43447.90%47252.10%-38-4.19%906Yuba2,41051.33%2,28548.67%1252.66%4,695Total 38,94050.97%37,45449.03%1,4861.95%76,394 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Los Angeles San Francisco Santa Barbara Solano Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Butte Sacramento San Diego Yolo References 1853 California gubernatorial Category:September 1853 Category:Long stubs with short prose