1875 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1875 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on September 7, 1875, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd districtJames A. Johnson defeated Independent candidate and incumbentGovernor of CaliforniaRomualdo Pacheco, Republican nominee Joseph M. Cavis and Prohibition nominee W. D. Hobson.^[1]

On election day, September 7, 1875, Democratic nominee James A. Johnson won the election by a margin of 25,089 votes against his foremost opponent Independent candidate Romualdo Pacheco, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Johnson was sworn in as the 14th lieutenant governor of California on December 9, 1875.^[2]