1863 California gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1863 California gubernatorial election presidential California's 1862 state banner.pngborder 1861 California gubernatorial election 1861 1867 California gubernatorial election 1867 no September 2, 1863 Gov. F. F. Low Crop.jpg Frederick Low National Union Party (United States) 64,283 59.03% John G. Downey Crop.jpg John G. Downey Democratic Party (United States) 44,622 40.97% 1863 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Low #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Downey #7996E2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Governor Leland Stanford Republican Party (United States) Frederick Low Republican Party (United States) The 1863 California gubernatorial election was held on September 2, 1863, to elect the governor of California. Former governor John G. Downey was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to a second, non-consecutive term, losing to former United States Representative Frederick Low. This was the state's first gubernatorial election for a four-year term; previous governors had only served two-year terms. Results California gubernatorial election, 1863California State Archives, Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Second Day of September, A.D. 1863 National Union Party (United States) Frederick Low 64,283 59.03% +12.22% Democratic Party (United States) John G. Downey 44,622 40.97% -12.23% Scattering 1 0.00% 108,906 100.00% 19,661 18.05% National Union Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -1.39% Results by county CountyNo return from Lake County Frederick LowNational Union John G. DowneyDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alameda1,40463.59%80436.41%00.00%60027.17%2,208Amador2,24552.10%2,06447.90%00.00%1814.20%4,309Butte1,87655.73%1,49044.27%00.00%38611.47%3,366Calaveras2,27852.89%2,02947.11%00.00%2495.78%4,307Colusa47945.93%56454.07%00.00%-85-8.15%1,043Contra Costa1,06466.58%53433.42%00.00%-530-33.17%1,598Del Norte18454.76%15245.24%00.00%329.52%336El Dorado3,21060.01%2,13939.99%00.00%1,07120.02%5,349Fresno8318.00%37882.00%00.00%-295-63.99%461Humboldt50271.92%19628.08%00.00%30643.84%698Klamath20450.62%19949.38%00.00%51.24%403Los Angeles70241.69%98258.31%00.00%-280-16.63%1,684Marin64056.69%48943.31%00.00%15113.37%1,129Mariposa83547.55%92152.45%00.00%-86-4.90%1,756Mendocino63252.54%57147.46%00.00%615.07%1,203Merced9522.41%32977.59%00.00%-234-55.19%424Mono1,00959.21%69540.79%00.00%31418.43%1,704Monterey52250.73%50749.27%00.00%151.46%1,029Napa89857.64%66042.36%00.00%23815.28%1,558Nevada2,88262.14%1,75637.86%00.00%1,12624.28%4,638Placer2,05755.94%1,62044.06%00.00%43711.88%3,677Plumas1,28862.71%76637.29%00.00%52225.41%2,054Sacramento3,55364.64%1,94435.36%00.00%1,60929.27%5,497San Bernardino36148.98%37651.02%00.00%-15-2.04%737San Diego11646.77%13253.23%00.00%-16-6.45%248San Francisco9,26162.94%5,45237.06%00.00%3,80925.89%14,713San Joaquin1,98157.35%1,47342.65%00.00%50814.71%3,454San Luis Obispo26054.28%21945.72%00.00%418.56%479San Mateo83471.04%34028.96%00.00%49442.08%1,174Santa Barbara48177.08%14322.92%00.00%33854.17%624Santa Clara2,03457.15%1,52542.85%00.00%50914.30%3,559Santa Cruz90469.17%40330.83%00.00%50138.33%1,307Shasta93660.27%61739.73%00.00%31920.54%1,553Sierra2,38064.62%1,30335.38%00.00%1,07729.24%3,683Siskiyou1,05351.29%99948.66%10.05%542.63%2,053Solano1,52157.50%1,12442.50%00.00%39715.01%2,645Sonoma1,70049.82%1,71250.18%00.00%-12-0.35%3,412Stanislaus34746.51%39953.49%00.00%-52-6.97%746Sutter71851.40%67948.60%00.00%392.79%1,397Tehama53354.06%45345.94%00.00%808.11%986Trinity78556.52%60443.48%00.00%18113.03%1,389Tulare61046.04%71553.96%00.00%-105-7.92%1,325Tuolumne1,81349.31%1,86450.69%00.00%-51-1.39%3,677Yolo86552.97%76847.03%00.00%975.94%1,633Yuba1,98958.81%1,39341.19%00.00%59617.62%3,382Soldiers4,15996.74%1403.26%00.00%4,01993.49%4,299Total 64,28359.03%44,62240.97%10.00%19,66118.05%108,906 Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union Del Norte Klamath Mendocino Mono San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Shasta Siskiyou Sutter Tehama Counties that flipped from National Union to Democratic San Diego Tuolumne Notes References 1863 California gubernatorial Category:September 1863 in the United States