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Election 1886 Results

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1886 California governor election

Washington Bartlett (Democrat) beat John F. Swift (Republican) in California in 1886, 43.4% to 43.1%, a margin of 0.3 points and 654 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1882, when George Stoneman won.

Democrats led in 29 of the 52 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, San Francisco, cast 45,511 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.9 points. The closest was Trinity, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Washington Bartlett won Democratic 84,970 43.4%
John F. Swift Republican 84,316 43.1%
All other candidates 14,115 7.2%
Charles C. O'Donnell Independent 12,227 6.3%
Total195,628

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
San Francisco 17,449 38.3% 15,675 34.4% 12,387 45,511 D+3.9
Alameda 3,882 32.6% 5,514 46.3% 2,502 11,898 R+13.7
Los Angeles 5,064 43.3% 5,489 46.9% 1,141 11,694 R+3.6
Santa Clara 3,079 41.3% 3,501 47.0% 867 7,447 R+5.7
Sacramento 2,331 34.3% 3,908 57.4% 564 6,803 R+23.2
Sonoma 2,699 45.2% 2,631 44.0% 646 5,976 D+1.1
San Joaquin 2,651 45.5% 2,446 41.9% 735 5,832 D+3.5
Solano 2,047 47.6% 1,957 45.5% 293 4,297 D+2.1
Nevada 1,792 42.8% 2,186 52.2% 211 4,189 R+9.4
Butte 1,964 47.0% 1,935 46.3% 283 4,182 D+0.7
Humboldt 1,474 38.1% 1,877 48.5% 518 3,869 R+10.4
Tulare 1,905 49.9% 1,475 38.6% 439 3,819 D+11.3
Fresno 1,740 52.1% 1,101 33.0% 497 3,338 D+19.1
San Bernardino 1,503 46.5% 1,481 45.8% 249 3,233 D+0.7
Placer 1,413 44.2% 1,665 52.1% 120 3,198 R+7.9
Monterey 1,444 48.1% 1,393 46.4% 168 3,005 D+1.7
Santa Cruz 1,189 39.6% 1,362 45.4% 449 3,000 R+5.8
Mendocino 1,552 51.8% 1,219 40.7% 223 2,994 D+11.1
Napa 1,340 45.7% 1,323 45.1% 270 2,933 D+0.6
Yolo 1,408 48.8% 1,196 41.5% 280 2,884 D+7.4
San Diego 1,159 41.0% 1,362 48.2% 305 2,826 R+7.2
Amador 1,375 49.2% 1,298 46.5% 120 2,793 D+2.8
El Dorado 1,403 50.4% 1,231 44.2% 150 2,784 D+6.2
Colusa 1,702 62.4% 880 32.2% 147 2,729 D+30.1
Contra Costa 1,147 43.9% 1,251 47.8% 217 2,615 R+4.0
Shasta 1,227 47.1% 1,298 49.8% 80 2,605 R+2.7
San Luis Obispo 1,196 46.3% 1,212 47.0% 173 2,581 R+0.6
Santa Barbara 1,134 44.9% 1,174 46.5% 219 2,527 R+1.6
Calaveras 1,231 49.0% 1,254 49.9% 29 2,514 R+0.9
Yuba 1,129 48.7% 1,043 45.0% 146 2,318 D+3.7
Tehama 1,039 46.5% 931 41.7% 265 2,235 D+4.8
Tuolumne 1,115 55.8% 782 39.1% 101 1,998 D+16.7
Siskiyou 995 50.6% 934 47.5% 37 1,966 D+3.1
San Mateo 740 40.6% 920 50.5% 163 1,823 R+9.9
Stanislaus 1,086 60.2% 596 33.0% 123 1,805 D+27.1
Merced 939 54.2% 639 36.9% 153 1,731 D+17.3
Sierra 575 36.7% 924 59.0% 66 1,565 R+22.3
Marin 577 39.0% 681 46.0% 223 1,481 R+7.0
San Benito 702 47.9% 532 36.3% 232 1,466 D+11.6
Kern 828 57.6% 525 36.5% 84 1,437 D+21.1
Lake 804 56.2% 592 41.4% 35 1,431 D+14.8
Ventura 634 44.6% 721 50.7% 66 1,421 R+6.1
Sutter 653 46.6% 661 47.2% 86 1,400 R+0.6
Plumas 577 45.6% 666 52.7% 21 1,264 R+7.0
Modoc 636 54.5% 464 39.7% 68 1,168 D+14.7
Mariposa 630 57.2% 441 40.0% 31 1,102 D+17.2
Trinity 467 48.2% 463 47.8% 39 969 D+0.4
Lassen 484 51.2% 443 46.9% 18 945 D+4.3
Mono 257 35.9% 425 59.4% 34 716 R+23.5
Inyo 283 43.8% 336 52.0% 27 646 R+8.2
Del Norte 290 47.9% 244 40.3% 72 606 D+7.6
Alpine 25 29.8% 59 70.2% 84 R+40.5

Counties as they stood in 1886; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

California governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gavin Newsom (D) D+18.4
2018 Gavin Newsom (D) D+23.9
2014 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+19.9
2010 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+12.9
2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) R+17.0
2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) R+17.1
2002 Gray Davis (D) D+4.9
1998 Gray Davis (D) D+19.6
1994 Pete Wilson (R) R+14.6
1990 Pete Wilson (R) R+3.5
1986 George Deukmejian (R) R+23.2
1982 George Deukmejian (R) R+1.2
1978 Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D) D+19.5
1974 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+2.9
1970 Ronald Reagan (R) R+7.7
1966 Ronald Reagan (R) R+15.3
1962 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+5.1
1958 Edmund G. Brown (D) D+19.6
1954 Goodwin J. Knight (R) R+13.7
1950 Earl Warren (R) R+29.7
1946 Earl Warren (R) R+91.6
1942 Earl Warren (R) R+15.3
1938 Culbert L. Olson (D) D+8.3
1934 Frank F. Merriam (R) R+11.1
1930 James Rolph Jr. (R) R+48.0
1926 Clement C. Young (R) R+46.5
1922 Friend William Richardson (R) R+23.7
1918 William Stephens (R) R+56.3
1914 Hiram W. Johnson (other)
1910 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+5.8
1906 James Gillett (R) R+2.6
1902 George C. Pardee (R) R+0.8
1898 Henry Gage (R) R+6.7
1894 James H. Budd (D) D+0.4
1890 Henry H. Markham (R) R+3.1
1886 Washington Bartlett (D) D+0.3
1882 George Stoneman (D) D+14.3
1879 George C. Perkins (R) R+12.7
1875 William Irwin (D) D+24.6
1871 Newton Booth (R) R+4.2
1867 Henry H. Haight (D) D+10.3