1855 California gubernatorial election

The 1855 California gubernatorial election was held on September 5, 1855, to elect the governor of California. Incumbent governor John Bigler lost his bid for reelection.

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Know Nothing

 * El Dorado
 * Mariposa
 * Monterey
 * Nevada
 * Placer
 * San Joaquin
 * Shasta
 * Sierra
 * Siskiyou
 * Solano
 * Trinity
 * Tuolumne
 * Yuba

Counties that flipped from Whig to Know Nothing

 * Butte
 * Colusa
 * Humboldt
 * Klamath
 * Napa
 * Sacramento
 * Santa Clara
 * Santa Cruz
 * Yolo

Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic

 * Contra Costa
 * Marin
 * San Diego
 * San Luis Obispo
 * Sonoma