1863 California gubernatorial election

1863 California gubernatorial election

← 1861 September 2, 1863 1867 →
 
Nominee Frederick Low John G. Downey
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote 64,283 44,622
Percentage 59.03% 40.97%

County results

Governor before election

Leland Stanford
Republican

Elected Governor

Frederick Low
Republican

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.


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