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1875 California gubernatorial election presidential Flag of California (1864).pngborder 1871 California gubernatorial election 1871 1879 California gubernatorial election 1879 no September 1, 1875 William Irwin, 1827-1886 LCCN2002723389 (cropped).jpg William Irwin Democratic Party (United States) 61,509 50.03% Timothy Guy Phelps Portrait Crop.jpg Timothy Guy Phelps Republican Party (United States) 31,322 25.48% John Bidwell circa 1875 3x4.jpg John Bidwell People's Independent 29,752 24.20% 1875 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results
Irwin
#a5b0ff 40–50%
#7996e2 50–60%
#6674de 60–70%
#584cde 70–80%
Phelps
#ffb2b2 40–50%
#e27f7f 50–60%
Bidwell
#e6e6e6 30–40%
#b0b0b0 50–60% Governor Romualdo Pacheco Republican Party (United States) William Irwin Democratic Party (United States)
The 1875 California gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1875, to elect the governor of California.
Campaign
William Irwin, who became acting lieutenant governor in 1875 when Romualdo Pacheco succeeded to the governorship, secured the Democratic nomination later that year and became the next elected governor of California.The Governor-Senator. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=LAH18750227.2.8 2 February 2024 129 Los Angeles Herald 27 February 1875 3
John Bidwell was nominated by the People's Independent Party, which was composed mostly of former Republicans.Holt Michael F. By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 2008 University Press of Kansas Lawrence 49 https://www.google.com/books/edition/By_One_Vote/1BCrEAAAQBAJ
Results
California gubernatorial election, 1875California State Archives, Abstract of Votes Polled, throughout the State of California, at a General Election held September 1st, 1875
Democratic Party (United States)
William Irwin
61,509
50.03%
+2.14%
Republican Party (United States)
Timothy Guy Phelps
31,322
25.48%
-26.64%
People's Independent
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John Bidwell
29,752
24.20%
+24.40%
Prohibition Party (United States)
William E. Lovett
356
0.29% +0.29%
Scattering
9
0.01%
30,187 24.55%
122,948
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
+28.78%
Results by county
County William IrwinDemocratic Timothy Guy PhelpsRepublican John BidwellPeople's Independent William E. LovettProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alameda2,48346.16%1,95636.36%89516.64%450.84%00.00%5279.80%5,379Alpine8036.70%5123.39%8739.91%00.00%00.00%-7-3.21%218Amador1,15052.51%63829.19%39317.98%50.23%00.00%51223.42%2,186Butte1,37548.43%31811.20%1,14640.37%00.00%00.00%229"Bidwell" Margin over Bidwell8.07%2,839Calaveras90349.43%52228.57%40222.00%00.00%00.00%38120.85%1,827Colusa1,27567.42%683.60%54828.98%00.00%00.00%727"Bidwell"38.45%1,891Contra Costa69937.40%76540.93%39621.19%90.48%00.00%-66-3.53%1,869Del Norte23656.19%4811.43%13632.38%00.00%00.00%100"Bidwell"23.81%420El Dorado1,23848.84%74029.19%55621.93%10.04%00.00%49819.64%2,535Fresno65172.58%495.46%19721.96%00.00%00.00%454"Bidwell"50.61%897Humboldt71436.82%95149.05%27214.03%20.10%00.00%-237-12.22%1,939Inyo35945.39%17922.63%24831.35%50.63%00.00%111"Bidwell"14.03%791Kern69457.40%13811.41%37631.10%10.08%00.00%318"Bidwell"26.30%1,209Lake66368.92%828.52%21121.93%60.62%00.00%452"Bidwell"46.99%962Lassen19937.34%13425.14%20037.52%00.00%00.00%-1-0.19%533Los Angeles2,89856.73%66713.06%1,54330.21%00.00%00.00%1,355"Bidwell"26.53%5,108Marin47143.65%31028.73%29827.62%00.00%00.00%16114.92%1,079Mariposa48450.73%586.08%41243.19%00.00%00.00%72"Bidwell"7.55%954Mendocino1,07160.99%20411.62%48127.39%00.00%00.00%590"Bidwell"33.60%1,756Merced58550.69%17214.90%39734.40%00.00%00.00%188"Bidwell"16.29%1,154Modoc33653.59%71.12%28445.30%00.00%00.00%52"Bidwell"8.29%627Mono8031.87%3714.74%13352.99%10.40%00.00%-53-21.12%251Monterey88642.95%73635.68%44121.38%00.00%00.00%1507.27%2,063Napa98953.00%62933.71%24813.29%00.00%00.00%36019.29%1,866Nevada1,66444.70%1,06728.66%99026.59%20.05%00.00%59716.04%3,723Placer88134.43%1,06541.62%60623.68%70.27%00.00%-184-7.19%2,559Plumas55045.64%23019.09%42535.27%00.00%00.00%125"Bidwell"10.37%1,205Sacramento2,36142.98%1,48327.00%1,64930.02%00.00%00.00%712"Bidwell"12.96%5,493San Benito64354.68%28524.23%19916.92%494.17%00.00%35830.44%1,176San Bernardino72953.56%20414.99%42731.37%10.07%00.00%302"Bidwell"22.19%1,361San Diego75547.16%59337.04%25215.74%10.26%00.00%16210.12%1,601San Francisco14,19955.61%5,17920.28%6,08023.81%710.28%50.02%8,119"Bidwell"31.80%25,534San Joaquin1,44038.97%1,80548.85%44912.15%10.03%00.00%-365-9.88%3,695San Luis Obispo75648.21%19912.69%59638.01%171.08%00.00%160"Bidwell"10.20%1,568San Mateo62338.86%82851.65%1418.80%110.69%00.00%-205-12.79%1,603Santa Barbara79845.57%40923.36%54130.90%30.17%00.00%257"Bidwell"14.68%1,751Santa Clara2,63451.81%1,69533.34%73314.42%220.43%00.00%93918.47%5,084Santa Cruz83440.35%64531.20%57827.96%80.39%20.10%1899.14%2,067Shasta61451.08%28823.96%29624.63%40.33%00.00%318"Bidwell"26.46%1,202Sierra47034.89%34825.84%51938.53%100.74%00.00%-49-3.64%1,347Siskiyou88657.91%49032.03%15410.07%00.00%00.00%39625.88%1,530Solano1,48043.44%1,39140.83%53215.61%40.12%00.00%892.61%3,407Sonoma2,10658.23%73620.35%73720.38%381.05%00.00%1,369"Bidwell"37.85%3,617Stanislaus78860.29%38229.23%13710.48%00.00%00.00%40631.06%1,307Sutter55545.16%18414.97%49039.87%00.00%00.00%655.29%1,229Tehama59952.54%40435.44%13611.93%10.09%00.00%19517.11%1,140Trinity40048.84%33440.78%759.16%101.22%00.00%668.06%819Tulare84654.06%28518.21%43427.73%00.00%00.00%41226.33%1,565Tuolumne93153.08%50128.56%32218.36%00.00%00.00%43024.52%1,754Ventura41442.86%12012.42%41342.75%171.76%20.21%1"Bidwell"0.10%966Yolo1,16953.28%1366.20%88940.52%00.00%00.00%280"Bidwell"12.76%2,194Yuba86541.23%57727.50%65231.08%40.19%00.00%213"Bidwell"10.15%2,098Total61,50950.03%31,32225.48%29,75224.20%3560.29%90.01%30,18724.55%122,948
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Alameda
Amador
Marin
Napa
Nevada
Plumas
Sacramento
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Solano
Trinity
Yuba
Counties that flipped from Republican to People's Independent
Alpine
Lassen
Mono
Sierra
Notes
References
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