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1882 California gubernatorial election
← 1879 November 7, 1882 1886 →
 
Nominee George Stoneman Morris M. Estee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 90,694 67,175
Percentage 55.07% 40.79%
County results
Stoneman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Estee:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

George C. Perkins
Republican

Elected Governor

George Stoneman
Democratic

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The 1882 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the governor of California. This was the first election held under California's 1879 constitution which moved the election date for state officers to coincide with federal elections in non-presidential even-numbered years. The Democratic Party's nominee, George Stoneman won a decisive victory over the Republican Morris M. Estee. This was the fifth consecutive gubernatorial election in California in which the incumbent party was defeated.

Results

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California gubernatorial election, 1882[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Stoneman 90,694 55.07% +25.33%
Republican Morris M. Estee 67,175 40.79% −1.63%
Prohibition R. H. McDonald 5,772 3.51% +3.43%
Greenback Thomas J. McQuiddy 1,020 0.62% +0.62%
Scattering 18 0.01%
Majority 25,319 14.28%
Total votes 164,673 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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County George Stoneman
Democratic 		Morris M. Estee
Republican 		R. H. McDonald
Prohibition 		Thomas J. McQuiddy
Greenback 		Scattering
Write-in 		Margin Total votes cast[1]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alameda 4,617 50.04% 4,239 45.94% 369 4.00% 2 0.02% 0 0.00% 378 4.10% 9,227
Alpine 42 45.16% 51 54.84% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -9 -9.68% 93
Amador 1,391 53.01% 1,126 42.91% 107 4.08% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 265 10.10% 2,624
Butte 1,954 52.34% 1,585 42.46% 194 5.20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 369 9.88% 3,733
Calaveras 1,188 52.38% 1,054 46.47% 24 1.06% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 134 5.91% 2,268
Colusa 1,619 65.52% 656 26.55% 195 7.89% 0 0.00% 1 0.04% 963 38.97% 2,471
Contra Costa 1,186 50.62% 1,097 46.82% 58 2.48% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 89 3.80% 2,343
Del Norte 318 56.58% 183 32.56% 58 10.32% 3 0.53% 0 0.00% 135 24.02% 562
El Dorado 1,517 54.73% 1,171 42.24% 67 2.42% 17 0.61% 0 0.00% 346 12.48% 2,772
Fresno 1,418 62.58% 775 34.20% 65 2.87% 8 0.35% 0 0.00% 643 28.38% 2,266
Humboldt 1,272 41.68% 1,288 42.20% 173 5.67% 319 10.45% 0 0.00% -16 -0.52% 3,052
Inyo 312 50.24% 300 48.31% 9 1.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 12 1.93% 621
Kern 871 65.98% 425 32.20% 22 1.67% 0 0.00% 2 0.15% 446 33.79% 1,320
Lake 730 61.92% 420 35.62% 29 2.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 310 26.29% 1,179
Lassen 404 54.82% 279 37.86% 29 3.93% 25 3.39% 0 0.00% 125 16.96% 737
Los Angeles 3,943 56.02% 2,912 41.37% 131 1.86% 53 0.75% 0 0.00% 1,031 14.65% 7,039
Marin 663 51.76% 592 46.21% 22 1.72% 4 0.31% 0 0.00% 71 5.54% 1,281
Mariposa 629 59.56% 407 38.54% 19 1.80% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% 222 21.02% 1,056
Mendocino 1,515 61.91% 788 32.20% 144 5.88% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 727 29.71% 2,447
Merced 884 61.60% 516 35.96% 32 2.23% 3 0.21% 0 0.00% 368 25.64% 1,435
Modoc 466 56.48% 301 36.48% 58 7.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 165 20.00% 825
Mono 689 47.55% 737 50.86% 12 0.83% 11 0.76% 0 0.00% -48 -3.31% 1,449
Monterey 1,302 52.67% 1,071 43.33% 92 3.72% 7 0.28% 0 0.00% 231 9.34% 2,472
Napa 1,142 47.80% 1,222 51.15% 24 1.00% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% -80 -3.35% 2,389
Nevada 2,013 47.10% 2,182 51.05% 78 1.82% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -169 -3.95% 4,274
Placer 1,463 50.38% 1,273 43.84% 148 5.10% 20 0.69% 0 0.00% 190 6.54% 2,904
Plumas 648 50.00% 567 43.75% 81 6.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 81 6.25% 1,296
Sacramento 3,248 48.37% 3,048 45.39% 361 5.38% 58 0.86% 0 0.00% 200 2.98% 6,715
San Benito 660 60.89% 422 38.93% 2 0.18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 238 21.96% 1,084
San Bernardino 1,029 50.27% 943 46.07% 36 1.76% 39 1.91% 0 0.00% 86 4.20% 2,047
San Diego 782 48.33% 803 49.63% 32 1.98% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% -21 -1.30% 1,618
San Francisco 24,257 62.34% 13,735 35.30% 829 2.13% 77 0.20% 15 0.04% 10,522 27.04% 38,913
San Joaquin 2,712 53.17% 2,186 42.85% 202 3.96% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 526 10.31% 5,101
San Luis Obispo 1,037 51.90% 896 44.84% 57 2.85% 8 0.40% 0 0.00% 141 7.06% 1,998
San Mateo 791 54.82% 615 42.62% 37 2.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 176 12.20% 1,443
Santa Barbara 1,014 45.01% 1,006 44.65% 142 6.30% 91 4.04% 0 0.00% 8 0.36% 2,253
Santa Clara 3,308 53.61% 2,693 43.64% 134 2.17% 36 0.58% 0 0.00% 615 9.97% 6,171
Santa Cruz 1,316 52.94% 1,080 43.44% 86 3.46% 4 0.16% 0 0.00% 236 9.49% 2,486
Shasta 954 51.07% 842 45.07% 68 3.64% 4 0.21% 0 0.00% 112 6.00% 1,868
Sierra 647 41.93% 816 52.88% 69 4.47% 11 0.71% 0 0.00% -169 -10.95% 1,543
Siskiyou 1,000 55.56% 760 42.22% 21 1.17% 19 1.06% 0 0.00% 240 13.33% 1,800
Solano 1,781 46.09% 1,951 50.49% 127 3.29% 5 0.13% 0 0.00% -170 -4.40% 3,864
Sonoma 2,829 56.16% 1,961 38.93% 203 4.03% 44 0.87% 0 0.00% 868 17.23% 5,037
Stanislaus 1,360 62.85% 714 32.99% 89 4.11% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 646 29.85% 2,164
Sutter 576 46.87% 426 34.66% 187 15.22% 40 3.25% 0 0.00% 150 12.21% 1,229
Tehama 1,029 55.98% 754 41.02% 54 2.94% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 275 14.96% 1,838
Trinity 487 54.84% 368 41.44% 33 3.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 119 13.40% 888
Tulare 1,566 59.84% 803 30.68% 160 6.11% 88 3.36% 0 0.00% 763 29.16% 2,617
Tuolumne 1,137 56.12% 808 39.88% 80 3.95% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 329 16.24% 2,026
Ventura 574 49.87% 540 46.92% 35 3.04% 2 0.17% 0 0.00% 34 2.95% 1,151
Yolo 1,336 51.94% 996 38.72% 233 9.06% 7 0.27% 0 0.00% 340 13.22% 2,572
Yuba 1,068 50.42% 792 37.39% 255 12.04% 3 0.14% 0 0.00% 276 13.03% 2,118
Total 90,694 55.07% 67,175 40.79% 5,772 3.51% 1,020 0.62% 18 0.01% 23,519 14.28% 164,679

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Workingmen's to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Workingmen's to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ a b Official Returns of the Vote for State Officers of the State of California November 7, 1882. Sacramento, California. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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