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
Results by county County Newton BoothRepublican Henry H. HaightDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alameda2,48961.311,57138.6900.00%91822.614,060Alpine13659.91%9140.09%00.00%4519.82%227Amador1,13251.57%1,06348.43%00.00%693.14%2,195Butte1,45849.22%1,50450.78%00.00%-46-1.55%2,962Calaveras1,06247.73%1,16352.27%00.00%-101-4.54%2,225Colusa49735.20%91564.80%00.00%-418-29.60%1,412Contra Costa1,06660.29%70239.71%00.00%36420.59%1,768Del Norte18847.00%21253.00%00.00%-24-6.00%400El Dorado1,53249.66%1,55350.34%00.00%-21-0.68%3,085Fresno13017.83%59982.17%00.00%-469-64.33%729Humboldt1,09462.73%65037.27%00.00%44425.46%1,744Inyo26445.91%31154.09%00.00%-47-8.17%575Kern17132.02%36367.98%00.00%-192-35.96%534Klamath15137.66%25062.34%00.00%-99-24.69%401Lake26933.88%52566.12%00.00%-256-32.24%794Lassen24856.62%19043.38%00.00%5813.24%438Los Angeles1,42140.62%2,07759.38%00.00%-656-18.75%3,498Marin68755.54%55044.46%00.00%13711.08%1,237Mariposa54144.49%67555.51%00.00%-134-11.02%1,216Mendocino69438.38%1,11461.62%00.00%-420-23.23%1,808Merced15225.76%43874.24%00.00%-286-48.47%590Mono11758.21%8441.79%00.00%3316.42%201Monterey1,12948.43%1,20251.57%00.00%-73-3.13%2,331Napa97954.09%83145.91%00.00%1488.18%1,810Nevada2,46252.51%2,22747.49%00.00%2355.01%4,689Placer1,69856.08%1,33043.92%00.00%36812.15%3,028Plumas64551.77%60148.23%00.00%443.53%1,246Sacramento3,73458.52%2,64741.48%00.00%1,08717.03%6,381San Bernardino41344.03%52555.97%00.00%-112-11.94%938San Diego63149.11%65450.89%00.00%-23-1.79%1,285San Francisco13,97755.92%11,01844.08%00.00%2,95911.84%24,995San Joaquin2,00652.66%1,80347.34%00.00%2035.33%3,809San Luis Obispo56349.00%58651.00%00.00%-23-2.00%1,149San Mateo92558.73%65041.27%00.00%27517.46%1,575Santa Barbara 76251.42%72048.58%00.00%422.83%1,482Santa Clara2,77253.13%2,44446.85%10.02%3286.29%5,217Santa Cruz1,21360.95%77739.05%00.00%43621.91%1,990Shasta63849.73%64550.27%00.00%-7-0.55%1,283Sierra1,17364.95%63335.05%00.00%54029.90%1,806Siskiyou87244.20%1,10155.80%00.00%-229-11.61%1,973Solano2,70166.49%1,36133.51%00.00%1,34032.99%4,062Sonoma1,88142.82%2,51257.18%00.00%-631-14.36%4,393Stanislaus52739.21%81760.79%00.00%-290-21.58%1,344Sutter63048.69%66451.31%00.00%-34-2.63%1,294Tehama54247.25%60552.75%00.00%-63-5.49%1,147Trinity42950.41%42249.59%00.00%70.82%851Tulare43738.57%69661.43%00.00%-259-22.86%1,133Tuolumne89945.29%1,08654.71%00.00%-187-9.42%1,985Yolo1,06448.58%1,12651.42%00.00%-62-2.83%2,190Yuba1,38052.73%1,23747.27%00.00%1435.46%2,617Total61,81952.12%56,80047.88%10.00%5,0194.23%118,620
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Amador Napa Nevada Sacramento San Francisco Santa Clara Yuba
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic San Luis Obispo Shasta
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