1875 California gubernatorial election

The 1875 California gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1875, to elect the governor of California.

1875 California gubernatorial election
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Nominee William Irwin Timothy Guy Phelps John Bidwell
Party Democratic Republican Anti-Monopoly
Popular vote 61,509 31,322 29,752
Percentage 50.03% 25.48% 24.20%

County results

Governor before election

Romualdo Pacheco
Republican

Elected Governor

William Irwin
Democratic

Campaign edit

William Irwin, alongside former governor Romualdo Pacheco were favored to become the next elected governor of California, since Newton Booth the 11th Governor of California, resigned his office to become a senator.[1]

Results edit

California gubernatorial election, 1875[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Irwin 61,509 50.03
Republican Timothy Guy Phelps 31,322 25.48
Anti-Monopoly Party John Bidwell 29,752 24.20
Prohibition William E. Lovett 356 0.29
Other Write-ins 9 0.01
Total votes 122,948 100
Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

  1. ^ "The Governor-Senator". Vol. 3, no. 129. Los Angeles Herald. February 27, 1875. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Sep 07, 1875". Retrieved April 24, 2016.