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 County results Markham: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Pond: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1890 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890, to elect thegovernor of California. Incumbent governorRobert Waterman, who had succeededWashington Bartlett after the latter's death only eight months into his term in 1887, declined to seek a full term due to his own health issues. Republican former CongressmanHenry Markham defeated DemocraticMayor of San FranciscoEdward B. Pond in a close race.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Markham | 125,129 | 49.56% | +6.46% | |
| Democratic | Edward B. Pond | 117,184 | 46.42% | +2.98% | |
| Prohibition | John Bidwell | 10,073 | 3.99% | +0.70% | |
| Scattering | 71 | 0.03% | |||
| Majority | 7,945 | 3.15% | |||
| Total votes | 252,457 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +3.48% | |||
| County | Henry Markham Republican | Edward B. Pond Democratic | John Bidwell Prohibition | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 9,333 | 55.92% | 6,274 | 37.59% | 1,080 | 6.47% | 2 | 0.01% | 3,059 | 18.33% | 16,689 |
| Alpine | 56 | 74.67% | 19 | 25.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 37 | 49.33% | 75 |
| Amador | 1,333 | 47.64% | 1,345 | 48.07% | 120 | 4.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -12 | -0.43% | 2,798 |
| Butte | 2,060 | 46.10% | 2,141 | 47.91% | 268 | 6.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -81 | -1.81% | 4,469 |
| Calaveras | 1,380 | 51.13% | 1,278 | 47.35% | 41 | 1.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 102 | 3.78% | 2,699 |
| Colusa | 1,258 | 35.44% | 2,243 | 63.18% | 49 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -985 | -27.75% | 3,550 |
| Contra Costa | 1,509 | 53.62% | 1,202 | 42.71% | 103 | 3.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 307 | 10.91% | 2,814 |
| Del Norte | 220 | 34.00% | 309 | 47.76% | 118 | 18.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -89 | -13.76% | 647 |
| El Dorado | 1,282 | 47.20% | 1,371 | 50.48% | 63 | 2.32% | 0 | 0.00% | -89 | -3.28% | 2,716 |
| Fresno | 2,686 | 42.89% | 3,298 | 52.66% | 279 | 4.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -612 | -9.77% | 6,263 |
| Humboldt | 2,410 | 48.87% | 1,927 | 39.08% | 594 | 12.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 483 | 9.80% | 4,931 |
| Inyo | 469 | 57.26% | 305 | 37.24% | 45 | 5.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 20.02% | 819 |
| Kern | 1,006 | 41.23% | 1,361 | 55.78% | 73 | 2.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -355 | -14.55% | 2,440 |
| Lake | 678 | 43.94% | 801 | 51.91% | 64 | 4.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -123 | -7.97% | 1,543 |
| Lassen | 491 | 46.85% | 531 | 50.67% | 26 | 2.48% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -3.82% | 1,048 |
| Los Angeles | 10,272 | 51.08% | 8,494 | 42.24% | 1,338 | 6.65% | 5 | 0.02% | 1,778 | 8.84% | 20,109 |
| Marin | 1,073 | 55.91% | 820 | 42.73% | 24 | 1.25% | 2 | 0.10% | 253 | 13.18% | 1,919 |
| Mariposa | 452 | 41.97% | 619 | 57.47% | 6 | 0.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -167 | -15.51% | 1,077 |
| Mendocino | 1,764 | 44.18% | 2,021 | 50.61% | 208 | 5.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -257 | -6.44% | 3,993 |
| Merced | 838 | 44.20% | 980 | 51.69% | 78 | 4.11% | 0 | 0.00% | -142 | -7.49% | 1,896 |
| Modoc | 484 | 42.23% | 612 | 53.40% | 50 | 4.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -128 | -11.17% | 1,146 |
| Mono | 334 | 62.66% | 173 | 32.46% | 26 | 4.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 161 | 30.21% | 533 |
| Monterey | 1,956 | 50.12% | 1,834 | 46.99% | 113 | 2.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 122 | 3.13% | 3,903 |
| Napa | 1,877 | 55.06% | 1,475 | 43.27% | 57 | 1.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 402 | 11.79% | 3,409 |
| Nevada | 2,060 | 50.05% | 1,941 | 47.16% | 115 | 2.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 119 | 2.89% | 4,116 |
| Orange | 1,394 | 48.86% | 1,189 | 41.68% | 270 | 9.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 205 | 7.19% | 2,853 |
| Placer | 1,793 | 49.19% | 1,720 | 47.19% | 132 | 3.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 73 | 2.00% | 3,645 |
| Plumas | 640 | 54.47% | 521 | 44.34% | 14 | 1.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 119 | 10.13% | 1,175 |
| Sacramento | 4,724 | 55.48% | 3,635 | 42.69% | 156 | 1.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,089 | 12.79% | 8,515 |
| San Benito | 683 | 42.26% | 850 | 52.60% | 83 | 5.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -167 | -10.33% | 1,616 |
| San Bernardino | 3,082 | 53.15% | 2,290 | 39.49% | 427 | 7.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 792 | 13.66% | 5,799 |
| San Diego | 3,942 | 53.96% | 2,967 | 40.61% | 395 | 5.41% | 2 | 0.03% | 975 | 13.35% | 7,306 |
| San Francisco | 27,218 | 49.20% | 27,429 | 49.59% | 619 | 1.12% | 51 | 0.09% | -211 | -0.38% | 55,317 |
| San Joaquin | 3,066 | 48.73% | 2,841 | 45.15% | 385 | 6.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 225 | 3.58% | 6,292 |
| San Luis Obispo | 1,719 | 50.28% | 1,568 | 45.86% | 132 | 3.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 151 | 4.42% | 3,419 |
| San Mateo | 1,142 | 55.01% | 912 | 43.93% | 22 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 230 | 11.08% | 2,076 |
| Santa Barbara | 1,763 | 49.77% | 1,591 | 44.92% | 188 | 5.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 172 | 4.86% | 3,542 |
| Santa Clara | 4,505 | 48.98% | 4,194 | 45.60% | 497 | 5.40% | 1 | 0.01% | 311 | 3.38% | 9,197 |
| Santa Cruz | 2,029 | 51.54% | 1,666 | 42.32% | 242 | 6.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 363 | 9.22% | 3,937 |
| Shasta | 1,587 | 49.89% | 1,459 | 45.87% | 135 | 4.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 128 | 4.02% | 3,181 |
| Sierra | 886 | 56.25% | 674 | 42.79% | 15 | 0.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 212 | 13.46% | 1,575 |
| Siskiyou | 1,379 | 48.12% | 1,393 | 48.60% | 94 | 3.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -14 | -0.49% | 2,866 |
| Solano | 2,527 | 54.01% | 2,004 | 42.83% | 146 | 3.12% | 2 | 0.04% | 523 | 11.18% | 4,679 |
| Sonoma | 3,278 | 47.93% | 3,289 | 48.09% | 268 | 3.92% | 4 | 0.06% | -11 | -0.16% | 6,839 |
| Stanislaus | 918 | 38.06% | 1,363 | 56.51% | 131 | 5.43% | 0 | 0.00% | -445 | -18.45% | 2,412 |
| Sutter | 731 | 48.70% | 722 | 48.10% | 48 | 3.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.60% | 1,501 |
| Tehama | 1,106 | 44.20% | 1,330 | 53.16% | 66 | 2.64% | 0 | 0.00% | -224 | -8.95% | 2,502 |
| Trinity | 521 | 50.34% | 502 | 48.50% | 12 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 19 | 1.84% | 1,035 |
| Tulare | 2,356 | 43.82% | 2,705 | 50.32% | 315 | 5.86% | 0 | 0.00% | -349 | -6.49% | 5,376 |
| Tuolumne | 828 | 40.85% | 1,137 | 56.09% | 62 | 3.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -309 | -15.24% | 2,027 |
| Ventura | 1,307[a][2] | 54.16% | 1,014 | 42.02% | 91 | 3.77% | 1 | 0.04% | 293 | 12.14% | 2,413 |
| Yolo | 1,481 | 45.58% | 1,628 | 50.11% | 139 | 4.28% | 1 | 0.03% | -147 | -4.52% | 3,249 |
| Yuba | 1,243 | 49.50% | 1,217 | 48.47% | 51 | 2.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 26 | 1.04% | 2,511 |
| Total | 125,129 | 49.56% | 117,184 | 46.42% | 10,073 | 3.99% | 71 | 0.03% | 7,945 | 3.15% | 252,457 |
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