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1863 Gubernatorial General Election Results - California
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Frederick F. LowUnion 64,283 59.03%
John G. DowneyDemocratic 44,622 40.97%
Scattering- 1 0.00%
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  1863 California County Map of General Election Results for Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • The Journal of the Assembly lists the totals as 64,323 for Low and 44,492 for Downey.
  • There were no votes from Lake County listed on the statewide abstract. In addition to the regular county vote, the Soldier vote was 4,159 for Low and 140 for Downey.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 9/1/1863 Sacramento Daily Union. https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18630901.2.3.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "Governor," Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California on Wednesday the Second day of September A.D. 1863 (Sacramento, 1863)
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