1857 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1857 California gubernatorial election presidential Flag of California (1850).pngborder 1855 California gubernatorial election 1855 1859 California gubernatorial election 1859 no September 2, 1857 John Weller High Res (cropped).jpg John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) 53,122 56.71% Edward Stanly by Brady Crop.jpg Edward Stanly Republican Party (United States) 21,040 22.46% George Washington Bowie Alt Crop.jpg George Washington Bowie Know Nothing 19,481 20.80% 1857 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsWeller: #BDD3FF 30–40%#A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Stanly:#E27F7F 50–60%Bowie:#c88fe4 50–60% Unknown #808080 Governor J. Neely Johnson Know Nothing John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) The 1857 California gubernatorial election was held on September 2, 1857, to elect the governor of California. Results California gubernatorial election, 1857California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled in the State of California, on the Second Day of September, A.D. 1857 Democratic Party (United States) John B. Weller 53,122 56.71% +9.26% Republican Party (United States) Edward Stanly 21,040 22.46% +22.46% Know Nothing George Washington Bowie 19,481 20.80% -31.73% Scattering 29 0.03% +0.01% 32,082 34.25% 93,672 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Know Nothing +39.32% Results by county County John B. WellerDemocratic Edward StanlyRepublican George W. BowieKnow Nothing ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda78444.90%94554.12%140.80%30.17%-161-9.22%1,746Amador1,61952.09%49215.83%99732.08%00.00%622"Bowie" Margin over Bowie20.01%3,108Butte2,34155.19%1,04324.59%85320.11%50.12%1,29830.60%4,242Calaveras2,60368.57%50513.30%68818.12%00.00%1,915"Bowie"50.45%3,796Colusa32159.89%376.90%17833.21%00.00%143"Bowie"26.68%536Contra Costa53260.80%27030.86%738.34%00.00%26229.94%875Del Norte31070.62%6715.26%6414.12%00.00%24355.35%439El Dorado3,12950.80%1,33721.70%1,69327.48%10.02%1,436"Bowie"23.31%6,160Fresno27699.64%10.36%00.00%00.00%27599.28%277Humboldt36667.28%17832.72%00.00%00.00%18834.56%544Klamath48585.54%223.88%6010.58%00.00%425"Bowie"74.96%567Los Angeles1,30493.08%825.85%151.07%00.00%1,22287.22%1,401Marin44470.03%18829.65%20.32%00.00%25640.38%634Mariposa1,21767.24%1528.40%44124.36%00.00%776"Bowie"42.87%1,810Merced25790.18%93.16%196.67%00.00%238"Bowie"83.51%285Monterey50982.10%9114.68%203.23%00.00%41867.42%620Napa76575.97%22422.24%181.79%00.00%54153.72%1,007Nevada2,95653.33%96717.45%1,60628.97%140.25%1,350"Bowie"24.36%5,543Placer1,97848.04%71517.37%1,42434.59%00.00%554"Bowie"13.46%4,117Plumas1,46077.04%19910.50%23612.45%00.00%1,224"Bowie"64.59%1,895Sacramento2,51839.00%1,84428.56%2,09232.40%20.03%426"Bowie"6.60%6,456San Bernardino41498.34%71.66%00.00%00.00%40796.67%421San Diego20799.52%10.48%00.00%00.00%20699.04%208San Francisco4,43042.90%5,53553.60%3613.50%10.01%-1,105-10.70%10,327San Joaquin1,54960.86%39415.48%60223.65%00.00%947"Bowie"37.21%2,545San Luis Obispo22580.36%5519.64%00.00%00.00%17060.71%280San Mateo22954.65%19045.35%00.00%00.00%399.31%419Santa Barbara46998.95%30.63%20.42%00.00%46698.31%474Santa Clara1,29858.26%89139.99%371.66%20.09%40718.27%2,228Santa Cruz45057.54%26533.89%678.57%00.00%18523.66%782Shasta1,40662.91%1094.88%72032.21%00.00%686"Bowie"30.69%2,235Sierra2,55552.81%4739.78%1,81037.41%00.00%745"Bowie"15.40%4,838Siskiyou2,42561.11%3318.34%1,21230.54%00.00%1,213"Bowie"30.57%3,968Solano92361.17%32921.80%25717.03%00.00%59439.36%1,509Sonoma1,74268.99%52120.63%26210.38%00.00%1,22148.36%2,525Stanislaus41975.22%81.44%13023.34%00.00%289"Bowie"51.89%557Sutter55066.43%18121.86%9711.71%00.00%36944.57%828Tehama56367.91%414.95%22527.14%00.00%338"Bowie"40.77%829Trinity90152.14%1186.83%70941.03%00.00%192"Bowie"11.11%1,728Tulare40493.74%235.34%40.93%00.00%38188.40%431Tuolumne3,13356.92%1,30723.75%1,06419.33%00.00%1,82633.18%5,504Yolo52146.77%17315.53%41937.61%10.09%102"Bowie"9.16%1,114Yuba2,13555.25%71718.56%1,01226.19%00.00%1,123"Bowie"29.06%3,864Total 53,12256.71%21,04022.46%19,48120.80%290.03%32,08234.25%93,672 Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Democratic Amador Butte Colusa El Dorado Humboldt Klamath Mariposa Merced Monterey Napa Nevada Placer Plumas Sacramento San Joaquin Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Trinity Tuolumne Yolo Yuba Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alameda San Francisco Notes References 1857 California gubernatorial Category:September 1857