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The1871 California gubernatorial election was held on September 6, 1871, to elect thegovernor of California. Incumbent Henry Haight lost his bid for reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Newton Booth | 61,819 | 52.12% | +8.41% | |
| Democratic | Henry Huntly Haight (incumbent) | 56,800 | 47.88% | −6.15% | |
| Scattering | 1 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 5,019 | 4.23% | |||
| Total votes | 118,620 | 100.00% | |||
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| County | Newton Booth Republican | Henry H. Haight Democratic | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 2,489 | 61.31 | 1,571 | 38.69 | 0 | 0.00% | 918 | 22.61 | 4,060 |
| Alpine | 136 | 59.91% | 91 | 40.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 19.82% | 227 |
| Amador | 1,132 | 51.57% | 1,063 | 48.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 69 | 3.14% | 2,195 |
| Butte | 1,458 | 49.22% | 1,504 | 50.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -46 | -1.55% | 2,962 |
| Calaveras | 1,062 | 47.73% | 1,163 | 52.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -101 | -4.54% | 2,225 |
| Colusa | 497 | 35.20% | 915 | 64.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -418 | -29.60% | 1,412 |
| Contra Costa | 1,066 | 60.29% | 702 | 39.71% | 0 | 0.00% | 364 | 20.59% | 1,768 |
| Del Norte | 188 | 47.00% | 212 | 53.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -24 | -6.00% | 400 |
| El Dorado | 1,532 | 49.66% | 1,553 | 50.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -21 | -0.68% | 3,085 |
| Fresno | 130 | 17.83% | 599 | 82.17% | 0 | 0.00% | -469 | -64.33% | 729 |
| Humboldt | 1,094 | 62.73% | 650 | 37.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 444 | 25.46% | 1,744 |
| Inyo | 264 | 45.91% | 311 | 54.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -47 | -8.17% | 575 |
| Kern | 171 | 32.02% | 363 | 67.98% | 0 | 0.00% | -192 | -35.96% | 534 |
| Klamath | 151 | 37.66% | 250 | 62.34% | 0 | 0.00% | -99 | -24.69% | 401 |
| Lake | 269 | 33.88% | 525 | 66.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -256 | -32.24% | 794 |
| Lassen | 248 | 56.62% | 190 | 43.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 58 | 13.24% | 438 |
| Los Angeles | 1,421 | 40.62% | 2,077 | 59.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -656 | -18.75% | 3,498 |
| Marin | 687 | 55.54% | 550 | 44.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 137 | 11.08% | 1,237 |
| Mariposa | 541 | 44.49% | 675 | 55.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -134 | -11.02% | 1,216 |
| Mendocino | 694 | 38.38% | 1,114 | 61.62% | 0 | 0.00% | -420 | -23.23% | 1,808 |
| Merced | 152 | 25.76% | 438 | 74.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -286 | -48.47% | 590 |
| Mono | 117 | 58.21% | 84 | 41.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 33 | 16.42% | 201 |
| Monterey | 1,129 | 48.43% | 1,202 | 51.57% | 0 | 0.00% | -73 | -3.13% | 2,331 |
| Napa | 979 | 54.09% | 831 | 45.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 148 | 8.18% | 1,810 |
| Nevada | 2,462 | 52.51% | 2,227 | 47.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 235 | 5.01% | 4,689 |
| Placer | 1,698 | 56.08% | 1,330 | 43.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 368 | 12.15% | 3,028 |
| Plumas | 645 | 51.77% | 601 | 48.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 44 | 3.53% | 1,246 |
| Sacramento | 3,734 | 58.52% | 2,647 | 41.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,087 | 17.03% | 6,381 |
| San Bernardino | 413 | 44.03% | 525 | 55.97% | 0 | 0.00% | -112 | -11.94% | 938 |
| San Diego | 631 | 49.11% | 654 | 50.89% | 0 | 0.00% | -23 | -1.79% | 1,285 |
| San Francisco | 13,977 | 55.92% | 11,018 | 44.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,959 | 11.84% | 24,995 |
| San Joaquin | 2,006 | 52.66% | 1,803 | 47.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 203 | 5.33% | 3,809 |
| San Luis Obispo | 563 | 49.00% | 586 | 51.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -23 | -2.00% | 1,149 |
| San Mateo | 925 | 58.73% | 650 | 41.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 275 | 17.46% | 1,575 |
| Santa Barbara[a][2] | 762 | 51.42% | 720 | 48.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 42 | 2.83% | 1,482 |
| Santa Clara | 2,772 | 53.13% | 2,444 | 46.85% | 1 | 0.02% | 328 | 6.29% | 5,217 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,213 | 60.95% | 777 | 39.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 436 | 21.91% | 1,990 |
| Shasta | 638 | 49.73% | 645 | 50.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -7 | -0.55% | 1,283 |
| Sierra | 1,173 | 64.95% | 633 | 35.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 540 | 29.90% | 1,806 |
| Siskiyou | 872 | 44.20% | 1,101 | 55.80% | 0 | 0.00% | -229 | -11.61% | 1,973 |
| Solano | 2,701 | 66.49% | 1,361 | 33.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,340 | 32.99% | 4,062 |
| Sonoma | 1,881 | 42.82% | 2,512 | 57.18% | 0 | 0.00% | -631 | -14.36% | 4,393 |
| Stanislaus | 527 | 39.21% | 817 | 60.79% | 0 | 0.00% | -290 | -21.58% | 1,344 |
| Sutter | 630 | 48.69% | 664 | 51.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -34 | -2.63% | 1,294 |
| Tehama | 542 | 47.25% | 605 | 52.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -63 | -5.49% | 1,147 |
| Trinity | 429 | 50.41% | 422 | 49.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.82% | 851 |
| Tulare | 437 | 38.57% | 696 | 61.43% | 0 | 0.00% | -259 | -22.86% | 1,133 |
| Tuolumne | 899 | 45.29% | 1,086 | 54.71% | 0 | 0.00% | -187 | -9.42% | 1,985 |
| Yolo | 1,064 | 48.58% | 1,126 | 51.42% | 0 | 0.00% | -62 | -2.83% | 2,190 |
| Yuba | 1,380 | 52.73% | 1,237 | 47.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 143 | 5.46% | 2,617 |
| Total[b] | 61,819 | 52.12% | 56,800 | 47.88% | 1 | 0.00% | 5,019 | 4.23% | 118,620 |
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