1849 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

1849 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

13 November 1849

Nominee John McDougal Richard Roman John B. Frisbie Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 7,638 2,380 1,596 Percentage 54.73% 17.05% 11.44%   Nominee Francis J. Lippitt A. M. Winn Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,166 805 Percentage 8.36% 5.77%

Lieutenant Governor before election Office Established Elected Lieutenant Governor John McDougal Nonpartisan

The 1849 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 13 November 1849 in order to elect the first Lieutenant Governor of California upon California acquiring statehood on 9 September 1850. Candidate John McDougal defeated candidate Richard Roman, candidate John B. Frisbie, candidate Francis J. Lippitt, candidate A. M. Winn, candidate and former Supreme Judge of the Provisional Government of Oregon Peter Hardeman Burnett and candidate Pablo de la Guerra.

General election

On election day, 13 November 1849, candidate John McDougal won the election by a margin of 5,258 votes against his foremost opponent candidate Richard Roman. McDougal was sworn in as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of California on 20 December 1849.

Results

California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1849

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	John McDougal	7,638	54.73
	Nonpartisan	Richard Roman	2,380	17.05
	Nonpartisan	John B. Frisbie	1,596	11.44
	Nonpartisan	Francis J. Lippitt	1,166	8.36
	Nonpartisan	A. M. Winn	805	5.77
	Nonpartisan	Peter Hardeman Burnett	242	1.73
	Nonpartisan	Pablo de la Guerra	129	0.92
Total votes			13,956	100.00
	Nonpartisan hold