1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
September 7, 1859
 
Nominee John G. Downey John Conness James F. Kennedy
Party Lecompton Democratic Democratic Republican
Popular vote 59,051 31,051 11,148
Percentage 58.32% 30.67% 11.01%
County results
Downey:      40–50%      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Conness:      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Joseph Walkup
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

John G. Downey
Lecompton Democratic

The 1859 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1859, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Lecompton Democratic nominee and former member of the California State Assembly John G. Downey defeated regular Democratic nominee John Conness and Republican nominee James F. Kennedy.

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