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.
Results
Results by county County John BiglerDemocratic William WaldoWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Alameda55156.86%41843.14%13313.73%969Butte1,54448.45%1,64351.55%-99-3.11%3,187Calaveras2,54553.50%2,21246.50%3337.00%4,757Colusa16538.73%26161.27%-96-22.54%426Contra Costa32449.85%32650.15%-2-0.31%650El Dorado4,37350.90%4,21949.10%1541.79%8,592Humboldt23348.95%24351.05%-10-2.10%476Klamath38746.13%45253.87%-65-7.75%839Los Angeles47768.14%22331.86%25436.29%700Marin21840.45%32159.55%-103-19.11%539Mariposa84551.06%81048.94%352.11%1,655Monterey25574.56%8725.44%16849.12%342Napa17330.57%39369.43%-220-38.87%566Nevada2,31151.47%2,17948.53%1322.94%4,490Placer1,92953.21%1,69646.79%2336.43%3,625Sacramento3,27649.65%3,32250.35%-46-0.70%6,598San Bernardino25399.22%20.78%25198.43%255San Diego7442.53%10057.47%-26-14.94%174San Francisco5,48050.02%5,47549.98%50.05%10,955San Joaquin1,25051.44%1,18048.56%702.88%2,430San Luis Obispo96.16%13793.84%-128-87.67%146Santa Barbara18464.11%10335.89%8128.22%287Santa Clara59833.33%1,19666.67%-598-33.33%1,794Santa Cruz34144.29%42955.71%-88-11.43%770Shasta81752.44%74147.56%764.88%1,558Sierra1,90655.71%1,51544.29%39111.43%3,421Siskiyou81956.33%63543.67%18412.65%1,454Solano54150.42%53249.58%90.84%1,073Sonoma40438.66%64161.34%-237-22.68%1,045Sutter25351.32%24048.68%132.64%493Trinity74856.28%58143.72%16712.57%1,329Tulare5466.67%2733.33%2733.33%81Tuolumne2,75953.92%2,35846.08%4017.84%5,117Yolo43447.90%47252.10%-38-4.19%906Yuba2,41051.33%2,28548.67%1252.66%4,695Total 38,94050.97%37,45449.03%1,4861.95%76,394
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Los Angeles San Francisco Santa Barbara Solano
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Butte Sacramento San Diego Yolo
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