1875 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1875 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

7 September 1875

Nominee James A. Johnson Romualdo Pacheco Joseph M. Cavis Party Democratic Independent Republican Popular vote 58,424 33,335 30,932 Percentage 47.53% 27.12% 25.16%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Irwin (Acting) Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor James A. Johnson Democratic

The 1875 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 September 1875 in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of California. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd district James A. Johnson defeated Independent candidate and incumbent Governor of California Romualdo Pacheco, Republican nominee Joseph M. Cavis and Prohibition nominee W. D. Hobson.

General election

On election day, 7 September 1875, Democratic nominee James A. Johnson won the election by a margin of 25,089 votes against his foremost opponent Independent candidate Romualdo Pacheco, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Johnson was sworn in as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of California on 9 December 1875.

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James A. Johnson	58,424	47.53
	Independent	Romualdo Pacheco	33,335	27.12
	Republican	Joseph M. Cavis	30,932	25.16
	Prohibition	W. D. Hobson	242	0.19
Total votes			122,933	100.00
	Democratic hold