1875 California gubernatorial election
The 1875 California gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1875, to elect the governor of California.
Campaign
William Irwin, who became acting lieutenant governor in 1875 when Romualdo Pacheco succeeded to the governorship, secured the Democratic nomination later that year and became the next elected governor of California.John Bidwell was nominated by the People's Independent Party, which was composed mostly of former Republicans.
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Alameda
- Amador
- Marin
- Napa
- Nevada
- Plumas
- Sacramento
- San Francisco
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Solano
- Trinity
- Yuba