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1871 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1871 California Gubernatorial Election?

Newton Booth won the 1871 California Gubernatorial Election. Newton Booth received 61,819 popular votes (52.12%). The main challenger was Henry Huntly Haight (47.88%).

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

Booth +4.2 pts · won by 5,019 votes
Newton BoothRepublicanWINNER52.12%
61,819 votes
Henry Huntly HaightDemocratic47.88%
56,800 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.