1851 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1851 California gubernatorial election presidential Flag of California (1850).pngborder 1849 California gubernatorial election 1849 1853 California gubernatorial election 1853 no September 3, 1851 John Bigler, 1850.jpg John Bigler Democratic Party (United States) 23,175 50.48% Major P. B. Reading Crop.jpg Pierson B. Reading Whig Party (United States) 22,735 49.52% 1851 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBigler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Reading: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #CC4C02 80–90% #8C2D04 >90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50%No Results: #808080 Governor John McDougal Democratic Party (United States) John Bigler Democratic Party (United States) 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 California gubernatorial election, 1851California 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 Democratic Party (United States) John Bigler 23,175 50.48% Whig Party (United States) Pierson B. Reading 22,735 49.52% 440 0.96% 45,910 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County John BiglerDemocratic Pierson B. ReadingWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Butte1,41053.84%1,20946.16%2017.67%2,619Calaveras1,78062.28%1,07837.72%70224.56%2,858Colusa7748.73%8151.27%-4-2.53%158Contra Costa17449.01%18150.99%-7-1.97%355El Dorado3,07253.88%2,63046.12%4427.75%5,702Klamath17033.53%33766.47%-167-32.94%507Los Angeles7214.52%42485.48%-352-70.97%496Marin127.59%14692.41%-134-84.81%158Mariposa77955.92%61444.08%16511.84%1,393Monterey19560.56%12739.44%6821.12%322Napa8236.77%14163.23%-59-26.46%223Nevada1,46650.81%1,41949.19%471.63%2,885Placer1,19659.03%83040.97%36618.07%2,026Sacramento2,26955.14%1,84644.86%42310.28%5,774San Diego10463.41%6036.59%4426.83%164San Francisco2,43142.10%3,34357.90%-912-15.79%5,774San Joaquin80150.00%80150.00%00.00%1,602San Luis Obispo812.12%5887.88%-50-75.76%66Santa Barbara00.00%205100.00%-205-100.00%205Santa Clara37731.00%86969.00%-462-37.99%1,216Santa Cruz3514.11%21385.89%-178-71.77%248Shasta1,16954.52%97545.48%1949.05%2,144Solano23337.22%39362.78%-160-25.56%626Sonoma19347.89%21052.11%-17-4.22%403Sutter13952.85%12447.15%155.70%263Trinity55250.32%54549.68%70.64%1,097Tuolumne1,58052.51%1,42947.49%1515.02%3,009Yolo29261.60%18238.40%11023.21%474Yuba2,50752.21%2,29547.79%2124.41%4,802Total 23,17550.48%22,73549.52%4400.96%45,910 References 1851 California gubernatorial Category:September 1851 Category:Long stubs with short prose