1867 California gubernatorial election

1867 California gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Huntly Haight George Congdon Gorham
Party Democratic National Union
Popular vote 49,905 40,359
Percentage 54.04% 43.70%

County results

Governor before election

Frederick Low
National Union

Elected Governor

William Irwin
Democratic

The 1867 California gubernatorial election was held on September 4, 1867, to elect the governor of California. The election pitted Democrat Henry Haight Against National Unionist George Gorham. Congressman John Bidwell had also sought the National Union nomination, but lost due to his anti-monopoly stance.[1] Haight Defeated Gorham by slightly over ten points. Republicans opposed to Gorham, who had support from pre-war Unionist Democrats, ran an alternate Republican ticket headed by Caleb T. Fay.[2]

  1. ^ "THE SACRAMENTO CONVENTION–NOMINATION OF GEORGE GORHAM". The Daily Alta California. San Francisco. June 13, 1867. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Revised State Union Ticket". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Sacramento Daily Union. September 4, 1867. Retrieved July 16, 2024.