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1890 California gubernatorial election

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1890 California gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Markham Edward B. Pond
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 125,129 117,184
Percentage 49.56% 46.42%

County results
Markham:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Pond:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

Robert Waterman
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry Markham
Republican

The 1890 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor Robert Waterman, who had succeeded Washington Bartlett after the latter's death only eight months into his term in 1887, declined to seek a full term due to his own health issues. Republican former Congressman Henry Markham defeated Democratic Mayor of San Francisco Edward B. Pond in a close race.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1890[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry Markham 125,129 49.56% +6.46%
Democratic Edward B. Pond 117,184 46.42% +2.98%
Prohibition John Bidwell 10,073 3.99% +0.70%
Scattering 71 0.03%
Majority 7,945 3.15%
Total votes 252,457 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +3.48%

Results by county

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County Henry Markham
Republican
Edward B. Pond
Democratic
John Bidwell
Prohibition
Scattering
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 9,333 55.92% 6,274 37.59% 1,080 6.47% 2 0.01% 3,059 18.33% 16,689
Alpine 56 74.67% 19 25.33% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 37 49.33% 75
Amador 1,333 47.64% 1,345 48.07% 120 4.29% 0 0.00% -12 -0.43% 2,798
Butte 2,060 46.10% 2,141 47.91% 268 6.00% 0 0.00% -81 -1.81% 4,469
Calaveras 1,380 51.13% 1,278 47.35% 41 1.52% 0 0.00% 102 3.78% 2,699
Colusa 1,258 35.44% 2,243 63.18% 49 1.38% 0 0.00% -985 -27.75% 3,550
Contra Costa 1,509 53.62% 1,202 42.71% 103 3.66% 0 0.00% 307 10.91% 2,814
Del Norte 220 34.00% 309 47.76% 118 18.24% 0 0.00% -89 -13.76% 647
El Dorado 1,282 47.20% 1,371 50.48% 63 2.32% 0 0.00% -89 -3.28% 2,716
Fresno 2,686 42.89% 3,298 52.66% 279 4.45% 0 0.00% -612 -9.77% 6,263
Humboldt 2,410 48.87% 1,927 39.08% 594 12.05% 0 0.00% 483 9.80% 4,931
Inyo 469 57.26% 305 37.24% 45 5.49% 0 0.00% 164 20.02% 819
Kern 1,006 41.23% 1,361 55.78% 73 2.99% 0 0.00% -355 -14.55% 2,440
Lake 678 43.94% 801 51.91% 64 4.15% 0 0.00% -123 -7.97% 1,543
Lassen 491 46.85% 531 50.67% 26 2.48% 0 0.00% -40 -3.82% 1,048
Los Angeles 10,272 51.08% 8,494 42.24% 1,338 6.65% 5 0.02% 1,778 8.84% 20,109
Marin 1,073 55.91% 820 42.73% 24 1.25% 2 0.10% 253 13.18% 1,919
Mariposa 452 41.97% 619 57.47% 6 0.56% 0 0.00% -167 -15.51% 1,077
Mendocino 1,764 44.18% 2,021 50.61% 208 5.21% 0 0.00% -257 -6.44% 3,993
Merced 838 44.20% 980 51.69% 78 4.11% 0 0.00% -142 -7.49% 1,896
Modoc 484 42.23% 612 53.40% 50 4.36% 0 0.00% -128 -11.17% 1,146
Mono 334 62.66% 173 32.46% 26 4.88% 0 0.00% 161 30.21% 533
Monterey 1,956 50.12% 1,834 46.99% 113 2.90% 0 0.00% 122 3.13% 3,903
Napa 1,877 55.06% 1,475 43.27% 57 1.67% 0 0.00% 402 11.79% 3,409
Nevada 2,060 50.05% 1,941 47.16% 115 2.79% 0 0.00% 119 2.89% 4,116
Orange 1,394 48.86% 1,189 41.68% 270 9.46% 0 0.00% 205 7.19% 2,853
Placer 1,793 49.19% 1,720 47.19% 132 3.62% 0 0.00% 73 2.00% 3,645
Plumas 640 54.47% 521 44.34% 14 1.19% 0 0.00% 119 10.13% 1,175
Sacramento 4,724 55.48% 3,635 42.69% 156 1.83% 0 0.00% 1,089 12.79% 8,515
San Benito 683 42.26% 850 52.60% 83 5.14% 0 0.00% -167 -10.33% 1,616
San Bernardino 3,082 53.15% 2,290 39.49% 427 7.36% 0 0.00% 792 13.66% 5,799
San Diego 3,942 53.96% 2,967 40.61% 395 5.41% 2 0.03% 975 13.35% 7,306
San Francisco 27,218 49.20% 27,429 49.59% 619 1.12% 51 0.09% -211 -0.38% 55,317
San Joaquin 3,066 48.73% 2,841 45.15% 385 6.12% 0 0.00% 225 3.58% 6,292
San Luis Obispo 1,719 50.28% 1,568 45.86% 132 3.86% 0 0.00% 151 4.42% 3,419
San Mateo 1,142 55.01% 912 43.93% 22 1.06% 0 0.00% 230 11.08% 2,076
Santa Barbara 1,763 49.77% 1,591 44.92% 188 5.31% 0 0.00% 172 4.86% 3,542
Santa Clara 4,505 48.98% 4,194 45.60% 497 5.40% 1 0.01% 311 3.38% 9,197
Santa Cruz 2,029 51.54% 1,666 42.32% 242 6.15% 0 0.00% 363 9.22% 3,937
Shasta 1,587 49.89% 1,459 45.87% 135 4.24% 0 0.00% 128 4.02% 3,181
Sierra 886 56.25% 674 42.79% 15 0.95% 0 0.00% 212 13.46% 1,575
Siskiyou 1,379 48.12% 1,393 48.60% 94 3.28% 0 0.00% -14 -0.49% 2,866
Solano 2,527 54.01% 2,004 42.83% 146 3.12% 2 0.04% 523 11.18% 4,679
Sonoma 3,278 47.93% 3,289 48.09% 268 3.92% 4 0.06% -11 -0.16% 6,839
Stanislaus 918 38.06% 1,363 56.51% 131 5.43% 0 0.00% -445 -18.45% 2,412
Sutter 731 48.70% 722 48.10% 48 3.20% 0 0.00% 9 0.60% 1,501
Tehama 1,106 44.20% 1,330 53.16% 66 2.64% 0 0.00% -224 -8.95% 2,502
Trinity 521 50.34% 502 48.50% 12 1.16% 0 0.00% 19 1.84% 1,035
Tulare 2,356 43.82% 2,705 50.32% 315 5.86% 0 0.00% -349 -6.49% 5,376
Tuolumne 828 40.85% 1,137 56.09% 62 3.06% 0 0.00% -309 -15.24% 2,027
Ventura 1,307[a][2] 54.16% 1,014 42.02% 91 3.77% 1 0.04% 293 12.14% 2,413
Yolo 1,481 45.58% 1,628 50.11% 139 4.28% 1 0.03% -147 -4.52% 3,249
Yuba 1,243 49.50% 1,217 48.47% 51 2.03% 0 0.00% 26 1.04% 2,511
Total 125,129 49.56% 117,184 46.42% 10,073 3.99% 71 0.03% 7,945 3.15% 252,457

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 1891 Blue Book appears to contain a misprint for Markham in this county; it gives his vote in Ventura County as 1,207, but this causes his county figures to not add up to the correct statewide total. All other contemporary sources from the time such as newspapers and almanacs agree that 1,307 is the correct figure.

References

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  1. ^ a b California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster 1891. Sacramento, California: State Printing Office. p. 88. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Official Vote of Ventura County - 1890". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Ventura Free Press. November 14, 1890. Retrieved July 17, 2024.