The 1863 California gubernatorial election was held on September 2, 1863, to elect the governor of California. Former governor John G. Downey was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to a second, non-consecutive term, losing to former United States Representative Frederick Low. This was the state's first gubernatorial election for a four-year term; previous governors had only served two-year terms.
Results
Results by county County Frederick LowNational Union John G. DowneyDemocratic ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alameda1,40463.59%80436.41%00.00%60027.17%2,208Amador2,24552.10%2,06447.90%00.00%1814.20%4,309Butte1,87655.73%1,49044.27%00.00%38611.47%3,366Calaveras2,27852.89%2,02947.11%00.00%2495.78%4,307Colusa47945.93%56454.07%00.00%-85-8.15%1,043Contra Costa1,06466.58%53433.42%00.00%-530-33.17%1,598Del Norte18454.76%15245.24%00.00%329.52%336El Dorado3,21060.01%2,13939.99%00.00%1,07120.02%5,349Fresno8318.00%37882.00%00.00%-295-63.99%461Humboldt50271.92%19628.08%00.00%30643.84%698Klamath20450.62%19949.38%00.00%51.24%403Los Angeles70241.69%98258.31%00.00%-280-16.63%1,684Marin64056.69%48943.31%00.00%15113.37%1,129Mariposa83547.55%92152.45%00.00%-86-4.90%1,756Mendocino63252.54%57147.46%00.00%615.07%1,203Merced9522.41%32977.59%00.00%-234-55.19%424Mono1,00959.21%69540.79%00.00%31418.43%1,704Monterey52250.73%50749.27%00.00%151.46%1,029Napa89857.64%66042.36%00.00%23815.28%1,558Nevada2,88262.14%1,75637.86%00.00%1,12624.28%4,638Placer2,05755.94%1,62044.06%00.00%43711.88%3,677Plumas1,28862.71%76637.29%00.00%52225.41%2,054Sacramento3,55364.64%1,94435.36%00.00%1,60929.27%5,497San Bernardino36148.98%37651.02%00.00%-15-2.04%737San Diego11646.77%13253.23%00.00%-16-6.45%248San Francisco9,26162.94%5,45237.06%00.00%3,80925.89%14,713San Joaquin1,98157.35%1,47342.65%00.00%50814.71%3,454San Luis Obispo26054.28%21945.72%00.00%418.56%479San Mateo83471.04%34028.96%00.00%49442.08%1,174Santa Barbara48177.08%14322.92%00.00%33854.17%624Santa Clara2,03457.15%1,52542.85%00.00%50914.30%3,559Santa Cruz90469.17%40330.83%00.00%50138.33%1,307Shasta93660.27%61739.73%00.00%31920.54%1,553Sierra2,38064.62%1,30335.38%00.00%1,07729.24%3,683Siskiyou1,05351.29%99948.66%10.05%542.63%2,053Solano1,52157.50%1,12442.50%00.00%39715.01%2,645Sonoma1,70049.82%1,71250.18%00.00%-12-0.35%3,412Stanislaus34746.51%39953.49%00.00%-52-6.97%746Sutter71851.40%67948.60%00.00%392.79%1,397Tehama53354.06%45345.94%00.00%808.11%986Trinity78556.52%60443.48%00.00%18113.03%1,389Tulare61046.04%71553.96%00.00%-105-7.92%1,325Tuolumne1,81349.31%1,86450.69%00.00%-51-1.39%3,677Yolo86552.97%76847.03%00.00%975.94%1,633Yuba1,98958.81%1,39341.19%00.00%59617.62%3,382Soldiers4,15996.74%1403.26%00.00%4,01993.49%4,299Total 64,28359.03%44,62240.97%10.00%19,66118.05%108,906
Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union Del Norte Klamath Mendocino Mono San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Shasta Siskiyou Sutter Tehama
Counties that flipped from National Union to Democratic San Diego Tuolumne
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