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1867 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1867 California Gubernatorial Election?

Henry Huntly Haight won the 1867 California Gubernatorial Election. Henry Huntly Haight received 49,905 popular votes (54.04%). The main challenger was George Congdon Gorham (43.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Haight and Gorham

Haight +10.3 pts · won by 9,546 votes
Henry Huntly HaightDemocraticWINNER54.04%
49,905 votes
George Congdon GorhamNational Union Party43.7%
40,359 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.