1871 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1871 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

6 September 1871

Nominee Romualdo Pacheco Edward J. Lewis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 62,555 57,397 Percentage 52.15% 47.85%

County results Pacheco:      50–60%      60–70% Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant Governor before election William Holden Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Romualdo Pacheco Republican

The 1871 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 September 1871 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Republican nominee and incumbent California State Treasurer Romualdo Pacheco defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent President pro tempore of the California State Senate Edward J. Lewis.

General election

On election day, 6 September 1871, Republican nominee Romualdo Pacheco won the election by a margin of 5,158 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Edward J. Lewis, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Pacheco was sworn in as the 12th lieutenant governor of California on 8 December 1871.

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1871

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Romualdo Pacheco	62,555	52.15
	Democratic	Edward J. Lewis	57,397	47.85
Total votes			119,952	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic