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1871 California gubernatorial election

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1871 California gubernatorial election

← 1867 September 6, 1871 1875 →
 
Nominee Newton Booth Henry Huntly Haight
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 61,819 56,800
Percentage 52.12% 47.88%

County results

Governor before election

H. H. Haight
Democratic

Elected Governor

Newton Booth
Republican

The 1871 California gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1871, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent Henry Haight lost his bid for reelection.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1871[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Newton Booth 61,819 52.12% +8.41%
Democratic Henry Huntly Haight (incumbent) 56,800 47.88% −6.15%
Scattering 1 0.00%
Majority 5,019 4.23%
Total votes 118,620 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Results by county

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County Newton Booth
Republican
Henry H. Haight
Democratic
Scattering
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # %
Alameda 2,489 61.31 1,571 38.69 0 0.00% 918 22.61 4,060
Alpine 136 59.91% 91 40.09% 0 0.00% 45 19.82% 227
Amador 1,132 51.57% 1,063 48.43% 0 0.00% 69 3.14% 2,195
Butte 1,458 49.22% 1,504 50.78% 0 0.00% -46 -1.55% 2,962
Calaveras 1,062 47.73% 1,163 52.27% 0 0.00% -101 -4.54% 2,225
Colusa 497 35.20% 915 64.80% 0 0.00% -418 -29.60% 1,412
Contra Costa 1,066 60.29% 702 39.71% 0 0.00% 364 20.59% 1,768
Del Norte 188 47.00% 212 53.00% 0 0.00% -24 -6.00% 400
El Dorado 1,532 49.66% 1,553 50.34% 0 0.00% -21 -0.68% 3,085
Fresno 130 17.83% 599 82.17% 0 0.00% -469 -64.33% 729
Humboldt 1,094 62.73% 650 37.27% 0 0.00% 444 25.46% 1,744
Inyo 264 45.91% 311 54.09% 0 0.00% -47 -8.17% 575
Kern 171 32.02% 363 67.98% 0 0.00% -192 -35.96% 534
Klamath 151 37.66% 250 62.34% 0 0.00% -99 -24.69% 401
Lake 269 33.88% 525 66.12% 0 0.00% -256 -32.24% 794
Lassen 248 56.62% 190 43.38% 0 0.00% 58 13.24% 438
Los Angeles 1,421 40.62% 2,077 59.38% 0 0.00% -656 -18.75% 3,498
Marin 687 55.54% 550 44.46% 0 0.00% 137 11.08% 1,237
Mariposa 541 44.49% 675 55.51% 0 0.00% -134 -11.02% 1,216
Mendocino 694 38.38% 1,114 61.62% 0 0.00% -420 -23.23% 1,808
Merced 152 25.76% 438 74.24% 0 0.00% -286 -48.47% 590
Mono 117 58.21% 84 41.79% 0 0.00% 33 16.42% 201
Monterey 1,129 48.43% 1,202 51.57% 0 0.00% -73 -3.13% 2,331
Napa 979 54.09% 831 45.91% 0 0.00% 148 8.18% 1,810
Nevada 2,462 52.51% 2,227 47.49% 0 0.00% 235 5.01% 4,689
Placer 1,698 56.08% 1,330 43.92% 0 0.00% 368 12.15% 3,028
Plumas 645 51.77% 601 48.23% 0 0.00% 44 3.53% 1,246
Sacramento 3,734 58.52% 2,647 41.48% 0 0.00% 1,087 17.03% 6,381
San Bernardino 413 44.03% 525 55.97% 0 0.00% -112 -11.94% 938
San Diego 631 49.11% 654 50.89% 0 0.00% -23 -1.79% 1,285
San Francisco 13,977 55.92% 11,018 44.08% 0 0.00% 2,959 11.84% 24,995
San Joaquin 2,006 52.66% 1,803 47.34% 0 0.00% 203 5.33% 3,809
San Luis Obispo 563 49.00% 586 51.00% 0 0.00% -23 -2.00% 1,149
San Mateo 925 58.73% 650 41.27% 0 0.00% 275 17.46% 1,575
Santa Barbara[a][2] 762 51.42% 720 48.58% 0 0.00% 42 2.83% 1,482
Santa Clara 2,772 53.13% 2,444 46.85% 1 0.02% 328 6.29% 5,217
Santa Cruz 1,213 60.95% 777 39.05% 0 0.00% 436 21.91% 1,990
Shasta 638 49.73% 645 50.27% 0 0.00% -7 -0.55% 1,283
Sierra 1,173 64.95% 633 35.05% 0 0.00% 540 29.90% 1,806
Siskiyou 872 44.20% 1,101 55.80% 0 0.00% -229 -11.61% 1,973
Solano 2,701 66.49% 1,361 33.51% 0 0.00% 1,340 32.99% 4,062
Sonoma 1,881 42.82% 2,512 57.18% 0 0.00% -631 -14.36% 4,393
Stanislaus 527 39.21% 817 60.79% 0 0.00% -290 -21.58% 1,344
Sutter 630 48.69% 664 51.31% 0 0.00% -34 -2.63% 1,294
Tehama 542 47.25% 605 52.75% 0 0.00% -63 -5.49% 1,147
Trinity 429 50.41% 422 49.59% 0 0.00% 7 0.82% 851
Tulare 437 38.57% 696 61.43% 0 0.00% -259 -22.86% 1,133
Tuolumne 899 45.29% 1,086 54.71% 0 0.00% -187 -9.42% 1,985
Yolo 1,064 48.58% 1,126 51.42% 0 0.00% -62 -2.83% 2,190
Yuba 1,380 52.73% 1,237 47.27% 0 0.00% 143 5.46% 2,617
Total[b] 61,819 52.12% 56,800 47.88% 1 0.00% 5,019 4.23% 118,620

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Notes

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  1. ^ Not included in the official canvass
  2. ^ Does not include the votes from Santa Barbara County

References

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  1. ^ a b California State Archives, Abstract of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California, on Wednesday, the Fifth Day of September, A.D. 1871
  2. ^ "Election Returns of Santa Barbara County". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Santa Barbara Press. September 23, 1871. Retrieved July 16, 2024.