1859 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1859 California Gubernatorial Election?

Milton Latham won the 1859 California Gubernatorial Election. Milton Latham received 61,352 popular votes (59.13%). The main challenger was John Currey (31.13%).

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Latham +28.0 pts · won by 30,054 votes

Milton Latham DemocraticWINNER59.13%

61,352 votes

John Currey Democratic31.13%

31,298 votes

Leland Stanford Republican9.74%

10,110 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.