The 1857 California gubernatorial election was held on September 2, 1857, to elect the governor of California.
Results
Results by county County John B. WellerDemocratic Edward StanlyRepublican George W. BowieKnow Nothing ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alameda78444.90%94554.12%140.80%30.17%-161-9.22%1,746Amador1,61952.09%49215.83%99732.08%00.00%62220.01%3,108Butte2,34155.19%1,04324.59%85320.11%50.12%1,29830.60%4,242Calaveras2,60368.57%50513.30%68818.12%00.00%1,91550.45%3,796Colusa32159.89%376.90%17833.21%00.00%14326.68%536Contra Costa53260.80%27030.86%738.34%00.00%26229.94%875Del Norte31070.62%6715.26%6414.12%00.00%24355.35%439El Dorado3,12950.80%1,33721.70%1,69327.48%10.02%1,43623.31%6,160Fresno27699.64%10.36%00.00%00.00%27599.28%277Humboldt36667.28%17832.72%00.00%00.00%18834.56%544Klamath48585.54%223.88%6010.58%00.00%42574.96%567Los Angeles1,30493.08%825.85%151.07%00.00%1,22287.22%1,401Marin44470.03%18829.65%20.32%00.00%25640.38%634Mariposa1,21767.24%1528.40%44124.36%00.00%77642.87%1,810Merced25790.18%93.16%196.67%00.00%23883.51%285Monterey50982.10%9114.68%203.23%00.00%41867.42%620Napa76575.97%22422.24%181.79%00.00%54153.72%1,007Nevada2,95653.33%96717.45%1,60628.97%140.25%1,35024.36%5,543Placer1,97848.04%71517.37%1,42434.59%00.00%55413.46%4,117Plumas1,46077.04%19910.50%23612.45%00.00%1,22464.59%1,895Sacramento2,51839.00%1,84428.56%2,09232.40%20.03%4266.60%6,456San Bernardino41498.34%71.66%00.00%00.00%40796.67%421San Diego20799.52%10.48%00.00%00.00%20699.04%208San Francisco4,43042.90%5,53553.60%3613.50%10.01%-1,105-10.70%10,327San Joaquin1,54960.86%39415.48%60223.65%00.00%94737.21%2,545San Luis Obispo22580.36%5519.64%00.00%00.00%17060.71%280San Mateo22954.65%19045.35%00.00%00.00%399.31%419Santa Barbara46998.95%30.63%20.42%00.00%46698.31%474Santa Clara1,29858.26%89139.99%371.66%20.09%40718.27%2,228Santa Cruz45057.54%26533.89%678.57%00.00%18523.66%782Shasta1,40662.91%1094.88%72032.21%00.00%68630.69%2,235Sierra2,55552.81%4739.78%1,81037.41%00.00%74515.40%4,838Siskiyou2,42561.11%3318.34%1,21230.54%00.00%1,21330.57%3,968Solano92361.17%32921.80%25717.03%00.00%59439.36%1,509Sonoma1,74268.99%52120.63%26210.38%00.00%1,22148.36%2,525Stanislaus41975.22%81.44%13023.34%00.00%28951.89%557Sutter55066.43%18121.86%9711.71%00.00%36944.57%828Tehama56367.91%414.95%22527.14%00.00%33840.77%829Trinity90152.14%1186.83%70941.03%00.00%19211.11%1,728Tulare40493.74%235.34%40.93%00.00%38188.40%431Tuolumne3,13356.92%1,30723.75%1,06419.33%00.00%1,82633.18%5,504Yolo52146.77%17315.53%41937.61%10.09%1029.16%1,114Yuba2,13555.25%71718.56%1,01226.19%00.00%1,12329.06%3,864Total 53,12256.71%21,04022.46%19,48120.80%290.03%32,08234.25%93,672
Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Democratic Amador Butte Colusa El Dorado Humboldt Klamath Mariposa Merced Monterey Napa Nevada Placer Plumas Sacramento San Joaquin Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Solano Trinity Tuolumne Yolo Yuba
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alameda San Francisco
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