1890 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections 1890 California gubernatorial election presidential Flag of California (1864).pngborder 1886 California gubernatorial election 1886 1894 California gubernatorial election 1894 no November 4, 1890 Governor H. H. Markham Alt Edit Crop.jpg Henry Markham Republican Party (United States) 125,129 49.56% Edward B. Pond (cropped).jpg Edward B. Pond Democratic Party (United States) 117,184 46.42% 1890 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsMarkham: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Pond: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor Robert Waterman Republican Party (United States) Henry Markham Republican Party (United States) The 1890 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor Robert Waterman, who had succeeded Washington Bartlett after the latter's death only eight months into his term in 1887, declined to seek a full term due to his own health issues. Republican former Congressman Henry Markham defeated Democratic Mayor of San Francisco Edward B. Pond in a close race. Results California gubernatorial election, 1890California Blue Book, or State Roster 1891 California Secretary of State State Printing Office Sacramento, California 88 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118419578&view=1up&seq=104 17 July 2024 Republican Party (United States) Henry Markham 125,129 49.56% +6.46% Democratic Party (United States) Edward B. Pond 117,184 46.42% +2.98% Prohibition Party (United States) John Bidwell 10,073 3.99% +0.70% Scattering 71 0.03% 7,945 3.15% 252,457 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +3.48% Results by county County Henry MarkhamRepublican Edward B. PondDemocratic John BidwellProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda9,33355.92%6,27437.59%1,0806.47%20.01%3,05918.33%16,689Alpine5674.67%1925.33%00.00%00.00%3749.33%75Amador1,33347.64%1,34548.07%1204.29%00.00%-12-0.43%2,798Butte2,06046.10%2,14147.91%2686.00%00.00%-81-1.81%4,469Calaveras1,38051.13%1,27847.35%411.52%00.00%1023.78%2,699Colusa1,25835.44%2,24363.18%491.38%00.00%-985-27.75%3,550Contra Costa1,50953.62%1,20242.71%1033.66%00.00%30710.91%2,814Del Norte22034.00%30947.76%11818.24%00.00%-89-13.76%647El Dorado1,28247.20%1,37150.48%632.32%00.00%-89-3.28%2,716Fresno2,68642.89%3,29852.66%2794.45%00.00%-612-9.77%6,263Humboldt2,41048.87%1,92739.08%59412.05%00.00%4839.80%4,931Inyo46957.26%30537.24%455.49%00.00%16420.02%819Kern1,00641.23%1,36155.78%732.99%00.00%-355-14.55%2,440Lake67843.94%80151.91%644.15%00.00%-123-7.97%1,543Lassen49146.85%53150.67%262.48%00.00%-40-3.82%1,048Los Angeles10,27251.08%8,49442.24%1,3386.65%50.02%1,7788.84%20,109Marin1,07355.91%82042.73%241.25%20.10%25313.18%1,919Mariposa45241.97%61957.47%60.56%00.00%-167-15.51%1,077Mendocino1,76444.18%2,02150.61%2085.21%00.00%-257-6.44%3,993Merced83844.20%98051.69%784.11%00.00%-142-7.49%1,896Modoc48442.23%61253.40%504.36%00.00%-128-11.17%1,146Mono33462.66%17332.46%264.88%00.00%16130.21%533Monterey1,95650.12%1,83446.99%1132.90%00.00%1223.13%3,903Napa1,87755.06%1,47543.27%571.67%00.00%40211.79%3,409Nevada2,06050.05%1,94147.16%1152.79%00.00%1192.89%4,116Orange1,39448.86%1,18941.68%2709.46%00.00%2057.19%2,853Placer1,79349.19%1,72047.19%1323.62%00.00%732.00%3,645Plumas64054.47%52144.34%141.19%00.00%11910.13%1,175Sacramento4,72455.48%3,63542.69%1561.83%00.00%1,08912.79%8,515San Benito68342.26%85052.60%835.14%00.00%-167-10.33%1,616San Bernardino3,08253.15%2,29039.49%4277.36%00.00%79213.66%5,799San Diego3,94253.96%2,96740.61%3955.41%20.03%97513.35%7,306San Francisco27,21849.20%27,42949.59%6191.12%510.09%-211-0.38%55,317San Joaquin3,06648.73%2,84145.15%3856.12%00.00%2253.58%6,292San Luis Obispo1,71950.28%1,56845.86%1323.86%00.00%1514.42%3,419San Mateo1,14255.01%91243.93%221.06%00.00%23011.08%2,076Santa Barbara1,76349.77%1,59144.92%1885.31%00.00%1724.86%3,542Santa Clara4,50548.98%4,19445.60%4975.40%10.01%3113.38%9,197Santa Cruz2,02951.54%1,66642.32%2426.15%00.00%3639.22%3,937Shasta1,58749.89%1,45945.87%1354.24%00.00%1284.02%3,181Sierra88656.25%67442.79%150.95%00.00%21213.46%1,575Siskiyou1,37948.12%1,39348.60%943.28%00.00%-14-0.49%2,866Solano2,52754.01%2,00442.83%1463.12%20.04%52311.18%4,679Sonoma3,27847.93%3,28948.09%2683.92%40.06%-11-0.16%6,839Stanislaus91838.06%1,36356.51%1315.43%00.00%-445-18.45%2,412Sutter73148.70%72248.10%483.20%00.00%90.60%1,501Tehama1,10644.20%1,33053.16%662.64%00.00%-224-8.95%2,502Trinity52150.34%50248.50%121.16%00.00%191.84%1,035Tulare2,35643.82%2,70550.32%3155.86%00.00%-349-6.49%5,376Tuolumne82840.85%1,13756.09%623.06%00.00%-309-15.24%2,027Ventura1,307The 1891 Blue Book appears to contain a misprint for Markham in this county; it gives his vote in Ventura County as 1,207, but this causes his county figures to not add up to the correct statewide total. All other contemporary sources from the time such as newspapers and almanacs agree that 1,307 is the correct figure.Official Vote of Ventura County - 1890 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=VFPW18901114.2.30.1&e=01-09-1886-30-11-1886--en--20--81--txt-txIN-------- California Digital Newspaper Collection Ventura Free Press 17 July 2024 en 14 Nov 189054.16%1,01442.02%913.77%10.04%29312.14%2,413Yolo1,48145.58%1,62850.11%1394.28%10.03%-147-4.52%3,249Yuba1,24349.50%1,21748.47%512.03%00.00%261.04%2,511Total125,12949.56%117,18446.42%10,0733.99%710.03%7,9453.15%252,457 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Monterey Napa San Bernardino San Joaquin Solano Trinity Yuba Notes References California Politics 1890 California gubernatorial Category:November 1890 in the United States