The 1851 California gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1851, to elect the governor of California.
During the 1851 convention, the Democratic Party refused to renominate incumbent John McDougal as the party's choice for governor. Instead, state Democrats nominated Assembly Speaker John Bigler.
Results
Results by county County John BiglerDemocratic Pierson B. ReadingWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Butte1,41053.84%1,20946.16%2017.67%2,619Calaveras1,78062.28%1,07837.72%70224.56%2,858Colusa7748.73%8151.27%-4-2.53%158Contra Costa17449.01%18150.99%-7-1.97%355El Dorado3,07253.88%2,63046.12%4427.75%5,702Klamath17033.53%33766.47%-167-32.94%507Los Angeles7214.52%42485.48%-352-70.97%496Marin127.59%14692.41%-134-84.81%158Mariposa77955.92%61444.08%16511.84%1,393Monterey19560.56%12739.44%6821.12%322Napa8236.77%14163.23%-59-26.46%223Nevada1,46650.81%1,41949.19%471.63%2,885Placer1,19659.03%83040.97%36618.07%2,026Sacramento2,26955.14%1,84644.86%42310.28%5,774San Diego10463.41%6036.59%4426.83%164San Francisco2,43142.10%3,34357.90%-912-15.79%5,774San Joaquin80150.00%80150.00%00.00%1,602San Luis Obispo812.12%5887.88%-50-75.76%66Santa Barbara00.00%205100.00%-205-100.00%205Santa Clara37731.00%86969.00%-462-37.99%1,216Santa Cruz3514.11%21385.89%-178-71.77%248Shasta1,16954.52%97545.48%1949.05%2,144Solano23337.22%39362.78%-160-25.56%626Sonoma19347.89%21052.11%-17-4.22%403Sutter13952.85%12447.15%155.70%263Trinity55250.32%54549.68%70.64%1,097Tuolumne1,58052.51%1,42947.49%1515.02%3,009Yolo29261.60%18238.40%11023.21%474Yuba2,50752.21%2,29547.79%2124.41%4,802Total 23,17550.48%22,73549.52%4400.96%45,910
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