1849 California gubernatorial election |
| | | Nominee | Peter Hardeman Burnett | Winfield S. Sherwood | | Party | Independent Democrat | Nonpartisan | Popular vote | 6,783 | 3,220 | Percentage | 47.72% | 22.66% | | | | | Nominee | John Sutter | John W. Geary | | Party | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Popular vote | 2,201 | 1,358 | Percentage | 15.49% | 9.56% | |
Election district [a] results Burnett: 40–50% 60–70% 80–90%Sherwood: 60–70% >90%Geary: 40–50% |
Governor before election Bennet C. Riley as Military Governor Nonpartisan | Elected Governor Peter Hardeman Burnett Independent Democrat | |
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The 1849 California gubernatorial election was held on November 13, 1849, to elect the first governor of California. Peter Hardeman Burnett won in a five-way race.
Campaign
Peter Hardeman Burnett had only arrived in California a year prior to the election of 1849, but was known for his work Oregon Territory as a judge in their territory's Supreme Court.[1] On January 6, 1849, in a meeting of prominent men in Sacramento, he was appointed President of a committee that formally requested a provisional government to be established in California.[2] This committee would work with Bennet C. Riley, the final military governor of California, to establish election procedures, and delegate counts.[3]
Results
Notes
- ^ Ten election districts were created for the 1849 election before California had any counties.
References
- ^ "Dear Mr. Editor". Vol. 2, no. 26. California Star & Californian. December 2, 1848. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Provisional Government". Vol. 1, no. 4. Weekly Alta California. January 25, 1849. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "To the Public". Vol. 1, no. 25. Weekly Alta California. June 21, 1849. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Nov 13, 1849". Retrieved April 25, 2016.