1849 California gubernatorial election

1849 California gubernatorial election
November 13, 1849 1851 →
 
Nominee Peter Hardeman Burnett Winfield S. Sherwood
Party Independent Democrat Nonpartisan
Popular vote 6,783 3,220
Percentage 47.72% 22.66%

 
Nominee John Sutter John W. Geary
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 2,201 1,358
Percentage 15.49% 9.56%

Election district[a] results
Burnett:      40–50%      60–70%      80–90%
Sherwood:      60–70%      >90%
Geary:      40–50%

Governor before election

Bennet C. Riley
as Military Governor
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Peter Hardeman Burnett
Independent Democrat

The 1849 California gubernatorial election was held on November 13, 1849, to elect the first governor of California. Peter Hardeman Burnett won in a five-way race.
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