1882 California gubernatorial election

The 1882 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882, to elect the governor of California. This was the first election held under California's 1879 constitution which moved the election date for state officers to coincide with federal elections in non-presidential even-numbered years. The Democratic Party's nominee, George Stoneman won a decisive victory over the Republican Morris M. Estee. This was the fifth consecutive gubernatorial election in California in which the incumbent party was defeated.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Alameda
 * Butte
 * Calaveras
 * Contra Costa
 * Del Norte
 * El Dorado
 * Marin
 * Monterey
 * Placer
 * Plumas
 * Sacramento
 * San Francisco
 * San Joaquin
 * San Mateo
 * Santa Barbara
 * Santa Clara
 * Santa Cruz
 * Sutter
 * Trinity
 * Tuolumne
 * Yuba

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * San Diego

Counties that flipped from Workingmen's to Democratic

 * San Luis Obispo

Counties that flipped from Workingmen's to Republican

 * Humboldt