1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

none January 2026 December 2025 ly 1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election California Presidential First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder no 1857 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1857 1861 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1861 September 7, 1859 John G. Downey Crop.jpg John G. Downey Lecompton Democrat 59,051 58.32% John Conness (3x4) a.jpg John Conness Democratic Party (United States) 31,051 30.67% 3x4.svg James F. Kennedy Republican Party (United States) 11,148 11.01% 1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsDowney: #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60%#2AACAC 60–70%#009696 70–80%#008080 80–90%#006666 >90%Conness: #7996E2 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Joseph Walkup Democratic Party (United States) John G. Downey Lecompton Democrat The 1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1859, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Lecompton Democratic nominee and former member of the California State Assembly John G. Downey defeated regular Democratic nominee John Conness and Republican nominee James F. Kennedy.https://www.joincalifornia.com/election/1859-09-07 September 7, 1859 joincalifornia.com 2024-10-16 General election On election day, September 7, 1859, Democratic nominee John G. Downey won the election by a margin of 28,000 votes against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic nominee John Conness, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Downey was sworn in as the 6th lieutenant governor of California on January 9, 1860.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=750019 CA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com November 16, 2011 2024-10-16 Results California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1859 Lecompton Democrat John G. Downey 59,051 58.32 Democratic Party (United States) John Conness 31,051 30.67 Republican Party (United States) James F. Kennedy 11,148 11.01 101,250 100.00 Lecompton Democrat Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1859 California elections Category:California lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:September 1859 in the United States