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
Results by county County Henry MarkhamRepublican Edward B. PondDemocratic John BidwellProhibition ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda9,33355.92%6,27437.59%1,0806.47%20.01%3,05918.33%16,689Alpine5674.67%1925.33%00.00%00.00%3749.33%75Amador1,33347.64%1,34548.07%1204.29%00.00%-12-0.43%2,798Butte2,06046.10%2,14147.91%2686.00%00.00%-81-1.81%4,469Calaveras1,38051.13%1,27847.35%411.52%00.00%1023.78%2,699Colusa1,25835.44%2,24363.18%491.38%00.00%-985-27.75%3,550Contra Costa1,50953.62%1,20242.71%1033.66%00.00%30710.91%2,814Del Norte22034.00%30947.76%11818.24%00.00%-89-13.76%647El Dorado1,28247.20%1,37150.48%632.32%00.00%-89-3.28%2,716Fresno2,68642.89%3,29852.66%2794.45%00.00%-612-9.77%6,263Humboldt2,41048.87%1,92739.08%59412.05%00.00%4839.80%4,931Inyo46957.26%30537.24%455.49%00.00%16420.02%819Kern1,00641.23%1,36155.78%732.99%00.00%-355-14.55%2,440Lake67843.94%80151.91%644.15%00.00%-123-7.97%1,543Lassen49146.85%53150.67%262.48%00.00%-40-3.82%1,048Los Angeles10,27251.08%8,49442.24%1,3386.65%50.02%1,7788.84%20,109Marin1,07355.91%82042.73%241.25%20.10%25313.18%1,919Mariposa45241.97%61957.47%60.56%00.00%-167-15.51%1,077Mendocino1,76444.18%2,02150.61%2085.21%00.00%-257-6.44%3,993Merced83844.20%98051.69%784.11%00.00%-142-7.49%1,896Modoc48442.23%61253.40%504.36%00.00%-128-11.17%1,146Mono33462.66%17332.46%264.88%00.00%16130.21%533Monterey1,95650.12%1,83446.99%1132.90%00.00%1223.13%3,903Napa1,87755.06%1,47543.27%571.67%00.00%40211.79%3,409Nevada2,06050.05%1,94147.16%1152.79%00.00%1192.89%4,116Orange1,39448.86%1,18941.68%2709.46%00.00%2057.19%2,853Placer1,79349.19%1,72047.19%1323.62%00.00%732.00%3,645Plumas64054.47%52144.34%141.19%00.00%11910.13%1,175Sacramento4,72455.48%3,63542.69%1561.83%00.00%1,08912.79%8,515San Benito68342.26%85052.60%835.14%00.00%-167-10.33%1,616San Bernardino3,08253.15%2,29039.49%4277.36%00.00%79213.66%5,799San Diego3,94253.96%2,96740.61%3955.41%20.03%97513.35%7,306San Francisco27,21849.20%27,42949.59%6191.12%510.09%-211-0.38%55,317San Joaquin3,06648.73%2,84145.15%3856.12%00.00%2253.58%6,292San Luis Obispo1,71950.28%1,56845.86%1323.86%00.00%1514.42%3,419San Mateo1,14255.01%91243.93%221.06%00.00%23011.08%2,076Santa Barbara1,76349.77%1,59144.92%1885.31%00.00%1724.86%3,542Santa Clara4,50548.98%4,19445.60%4975.40%10.01%3113.38%9,197Santa Cruz2,02951.54%1,66642.32%2426.15%00.00%3639.22%3,937Shasta1,58749.89%1,45945.87%1354.24%00.00%1284.02%3,181Sierra88656.25%67442.79%150.95%00.00%21213.46%1,575Siskiyou1,37948.12%1,39348.60%943.28%00.00%-14-0.49%2,866Solano2,52754.01%2,00442.83%1463.12%20.04%52311.18%4,679Sonoma3,27847.93%3,28948.09%2683.92%40.06%-11-0.16%6,839Stanislaus91838.06%1,36356.51%1315.43%00.00%-445-18.45%2,412Sutter73148.70%72248.10%483.20%00.00%90.60%1,501Tehama1,10644.20%1,33053.16%662.64%00.00%-224-8.95%2,502Trinity52150.34%50248.50%121.16%00.00%191.84%1,035Tulare2,35643.82%2,70550.32%3155.86%00.00%-349-6.49%5,376Tuolumne82840.85%1,13756.09%623.06%00.00%-309-15.24%2,027Ventura1,30754.16%1,01442.02%913.77%10.04%29312.14%2,413Yolo1,48145.58%1,62850.11%1394.28%10.03%-147-4.52%3,249Yuba1,24349.50%1,21748.47%512.03%00.00%261.04%2,511Total125,12949.56%117,18446.42%10,0733.99%710.03%7,9453.15%252,457
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Monterey Napa San Bernardino San Joaquin Solano Trinity Yuba
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