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1853 California gubernatorial election
The 1853 California gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1853, to elect the governor of California . Incumbent governor John Bigler successfully ran for reelection, winning over Whig nominee William Waldo in a close race.
County
John Bigler Democratic
William Waldo Whig
Margin
Total votes cast[ 1]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alameda
551
56.86%
418
43.14%
133
13.73%
969
Butte
1,544
48.45%
1,643
51.55%
-99
-3.11%
3,187
Calaveras
2,545
53.50%
2,212
46.50%
333
7.00%
4,757
Colusa
165
38.73%
261
61.27%
-96
-22.54%
426
Contra Costa
324
49.85%
326
50.15%
-2
-0.31%
650
El Dorado
4,373
50.90%
4,219
49.10%
154
1.79%
8,592
Humboldt
233
48.95%
243
51.05%
-10
-2.10%
476
Klamath
387
46.13%
452
53.87%
-65
-7.75%
839
Los Angeles
477
68.14%
223
31.86%
254
36.29%
700
Marin
218
40.45%
321
59.55%
-103
-19.11%
539
Mariposa
845
51.06%
810
48.94%
35
2.11%
1,655
Monterey
255
74.56%
87
25.44%
168
49.12%
342
Napa
173
30.57%
393
69.43%
-220
-38.87%
566
Nevada
2,311
51.47%
2,179
48.53%
132
2.94%
4,490
Placer
1,929
53.21%
1,696
46.79%
233
6.43%
3,625
Sacramento
3,276
49.65%
3,322
50.35%
-46
-0.70%
6,598
San Bernardino
253
99.22%
2
0.78%
251
98.43%
255
San Diego
74
42.53%
100
57.47%
-26
-14.94%
174
San Francisco
5,480
50.02%
5,475
49.98%
5
0.05%
10,955
San Joaquin
1,250
51.44%
1,180
48.56%
70
2.88%
2,430
San Luis Obispo
9
6.16%
137
93.84%
-128
-87.67%
146
Santa Barbara
184
64.11%
103
35.89%
81
28.22%
287
Santa Clara
598
33.33%
1,196
66.67%
-598
-33.33%
1,794
Santa Cruz
341
44.29%
429
55.71%
-88
-11.43%
770
Shasta
817
52.44%
741
47.56%
76
4.88%
1,558
Sierra
1,906
55.71%
1,515
44.29%
391
11.43%
3,421
Siskiyou
819
56.33%
635
43.67%
184
12.65%
1,454
Solano
541
50.42%
532
49.58%
9
0.84%
1,073
Sonoma
404
38.66%
641
61.34%
-237
-22.68%
1,045
Sutter
253
51.32%
240
48.68%
13
2.64%
493
Trinity
748
56.28%
581
43.72%
167
12.57%
1,329
Tulare
54
66.67%
27
33.33%
27
33.33%
81
Tuolumne
2,759
53.92%
2,358
46.08%
401
7.84%
5,117
Yolo
434
47.90%
472
52.10%
-38
-4.19%
906
Yuba
2,410
51.33%
2,285
48.67%
125
2.66%
4,695
Total
38,940
50.97%
37,454
49.03%
1,486
1.95%
76,394
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic [ edit ]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig [ edit ]
^ a b California State Archives, Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th, 1853 - State of California