1849 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1849 California gubernatorial election presidential First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder 1851 California gubernatorial election 1851 no November 13, 1849 x160px Peter Hardeman Burnett Independent Democrat 6,783 47.72% x160px Winfield S. Sherwood Independent Democrat 3,220 22.66% x160px John Sutter Independent (United States) 2,201 15.49% x160px John W. Geary Independent Democrat 1,358 9.56% 1849 California gubernatorial election results map by election district.svg 300px Election districtTen election districts were created for the 1849 election before California had any counties. resultsBurnett: #7DDDDD 40–50% #2AACAC 60–70% #008080 80–90%Sherwood: #6674DE 60–70% #0D0596 >90%Geary: #87de87 40–50% Governor Bennet C. Riley as Military Governor Nonpartisan candidate Peter Hardeman Burnett Independent Democrat The 1849 California gubernatorial election was held on November 13, 1849, to elect the first governor of California. Peter Hardeman Burnett won in a five-way race. Burnett was subsequently sworn in as governor on December 20, 1849, with the military governor, Bennet C. Riley, ceding de facto executive authority to him. However, California did not officially become a state until September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850. Campaign Peter Hardeman Burnett had only arrived in California a year prior to the election of 1849, but was known for his work in Oregon Territory as a judge in their territory's Supreme Court.Dear Mr. Editor https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CSC18481202.2.6 28 January 2024 26 California Star & Californian 2 December 1848 2 On January 6, 1849, in a meeting of prominent men in Sacramento, he was appointed President of a committee that formally requested a provisional government to be established in California.Provisional Government. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=WAC18490125.2.3 28 January 2024 1 4 Weekly Alta California 25 January 1849 This committee would work with Bennet C. Riley, the final military governor of California, to establish election procedures, and delegate counts.To the Public. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=WAC18490621.2.4 28 January 2024 1 25 Weekly Alta California 21 June 1849 Results California gubernatorial election, 1849California State Archives, Aggregate of Votes for Governor, Lt. Governor and Members of Congress Independent Democrat Peter Hardeman Burnett 6,783 47.72% Independent Democrat Winfield S. Sherwood 3,220 22.66% Independent (United States) John Sutter 2,201 15.49% Independent Democrat John W. Geary 1,358 9.56% Independent Whig William Morris Stewart 619 4.36% Scattering 32 0.23% 3,563 25.07% 14,213 100.00% Results by district DistrictCalifornia was not divided into counties in 1849 Peter H. Burnet Winfield S. Sherwood John Sutter John W. Geary William M. Stewart Scattering Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Los Angeles22465.12%11834.30%00.00%00.00%00.00%20.58%10630.81%344Monterey18147.51%15239.90%3910.24%00.00%41.05%51.31%297.61%381Sacramento2,40842.74%1,92334.13%86115.28%00.00%4427.85%00.00%4858.61%5,634San Diego9338.59%14861.41%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-55-22.82%241San Francisco1,92561.72%692.21%1,08434.75%00.00%280.90%130.42%841Margin over Sutter26.96%3,119San Joaquin1,01033.00%41813.66%1825.95%1,35644.30%953.10%00.00%-346-11.30%3,061San Jose51789.76%366.25%162.78%20.35%40.69%10.17%48183.51%576San Luis Obispo00.00%45100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-45-100.00%45Santa Barbara10.54%18398.92%00.00%00.00%00.00%10.54%-182-98.38%185Sonoma42467.62%12820.41%193.03%00.00%467.34%101.59%29647.21%627Total 6,78347.72%3,22022.66%2,20115.49%1,3589.55%6194.36%320.23%3,56325.07%14,213 Notes References 1849 California gubernatorial Category:November 1849 Category:Long stubs with short prose