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The 1875 California gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1875, to elect the governor of California.

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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.^[1]

Results

California gubernatorial election, 1875^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Irwin	61,509	50.03
	Republican	Timothy Guy Phelps	31,322	25.48
	Anti-Monopoly Party	John Bidwell	29,752	24.20
	Prohibition	William E. Lovett	356	0.29
	Other	Write-ins	9	0.01
Total votes			122,948	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "The Governor-Senator". Vol. 3, no. 129. Los Angeles Herald. February 27, 1875. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ "Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Sep 07, 1875". Retrieved April 24, 2016.

[1] "The Governor-Senator". Vol. 3, no. 129. Los Angeles Herald. February 27, 1875. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[2] "Our Campaigns - CA Governor Race - Sep 07, 1875". Retrieved April 24, 2016.

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