1861 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1861 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Chellis: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% ; Irwin: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 70-80%; O'Farrell: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Pablo de la Guerra (Acting); Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; John F. Chellis; Republican

The 1861 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 September 1861 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Republican nominee John F. Chellis defeated Union Democratic nominee and incumbent President pro tempore of the California State Senate Richard Irwin and Southern Democratic nominee Jasper O'Farrell.^[1]

General election

On election day, 4 September 1861, Republican nominee John F. Chellis won the election by a margin of 18,114 votes against his foremost opponent Union Democratic nominee Richard Irwin, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Chellis was sworn in as the 9th lieutenant governor of California on 10 January 1862.^[2]

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1861
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Chellis	52,593	44.04
	Democratic	Richard Irwin	34,479	28.87
	Southern Democratic	Jasper O'Farrell	32,356	27.09
Total votes			119,428	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "September 4, 1861". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "CA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[QNJ-1] "September 4, 1861". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[GBN-2] "CA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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