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1867 Gubernatorial General Election Results - California
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Henry H. HaightDemocratic 49,905 54.04%
George C. GorhamUnion 40,359 43.70%
Caleb T. FayRepublican 2,088 2.26%
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  1867 California County Map of General Election Results for Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • The Journal of the Assembly credits John Bidwell and Frank M. Pixley with 1 vote each. The statewide abstract shows Bidwell with 3 votes: 1 in Alameda County and 2 in Inyo County. The abstract also mentions Pixley as having received 1 vote, but does not specify the county.
  • The Union nomination of George Gorham was controversial among Republicans in California. Republicans opposed to Gorham organized their own ticket headed by Caleb Fay.
  • Candidates party affiliations obtained from the 9/4/1867 Sacramento Daily Union. https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18670904
Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "Governor," Abstract of the Votes polled at a General Election Held in the State of California on Wednesday the Fourth day of September A.D. 1867 (Sacramento, 1867)
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