| Election Name: | 1882 California gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1879 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1879 |
| Next Election: | 1886 California gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1886 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1882 |
| Nominee1: | George Stoneman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 90,694 |
| Percentage1: | 55.07% |
| Nominee2: | Morris M. Estee |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 67,175 |
| Percentage2: | 40.79% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | George C. Perkins |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George Stoneman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
| County | George Stoneman Democratic | Morris M. Estee Republican | R. H. McDonald Prohibition | Thomas J. McQuiddy Greenback | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 4,617 | 50.04% | 4,239 | 45.94% | 369 | 4.00% | 2 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 378 | 4.10% | 9,227 | ||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 42 | 45.16% | 51 | 54.84% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -9 | -9.68% | 93 | ||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,391 | 53.01% | 1,126 | 42.91% | 107 | 4.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 265 | 10.10% | 2,624 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 1,954 | 52.34% | 1,585 | 42.46% | 194 | 5.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 369 | 9.88% | 3,733 | ||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,188 | 52.38% | 1,054 | 46.47% | 24 | 1.06% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 134 | 5.91% | 2,268 | ||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 1,619 | 65.52% | 656 | 26.55% | 195 | 7.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% | 963 | 38.97% | 2,471 | ||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 1,186 | 50.62% | 1,097 | 46.82% | 58 | 2.48% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 3.80% | 2,343 | ||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 318 | 56.58% | 183 | 32.56% | 58 | 10.32% | 3 | 0.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 135 | 24.02% | 562 | ||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,517 | 54.73% | 1,171 | 42.24% | 67 | 2.42% | 17 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 346 | 12.48% | 2,772 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 1,418 | 62.58% | 775 | 34.20% | 65 | 2.87% | 8 | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 643 | 28.38% | 2,266 | ||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,272 | 41.68% | 1,288 | 42.20% | 173 | 5.67% | 319 | 10.45% | 0 | 0.00% | -16 | -0.52% | 3,052 | ||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 312 | 50.24% | 300 | 48.31% | 9 | 1.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 1.93% | 621 | ||||||||||||||
| Kern | 871 | 65.98% | 425 | 32.20% | 22 | 1.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.15% | 446 | 33.79% | 1,320 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 730 | 61.92% | 420 | 35.62% | 29 | 2.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 310 | 26.29% | 1,179 | ||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 404 | 54.82% | 279 | 37.86% | 29 | 3.93% | 25 | 3.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 125 | 16.96% | 737 | ||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 3,943 | 56.02% | 2,912 | 41.37% | 131 | 1.86% | 53 | 0.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,031 | 14.65% | 7,039 | ||||||||||||||
| Marin | 663 | 51.76% | 592 | 46.21% | 22 | 1.72% | 4 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 71 | 5.54% | 1,281 | ||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 629 | 59.56% | 407 | 38.54% | 19 | 1.80% | 1 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 222 | 21.02% | 1,056 | ||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 1,515 | 61.91% | 788 | 32.20% | 144 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 727 | 29.71% | 2,447 | ||||||||||||||
| Merced | 884 | 61.60% | 516 | 35.96% | 32 | 2.23% | 3 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 368 | 25.64% | 1,435 | ||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 466 | 56.48% | 301 | 36.48% | 58 | 7.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 165 | 20.00% | 825 | ||||||||||||||
| Mono | 689 | 47.55% | 737 | 50.86% | 12 | 0.83% | 11 | 0.76% | 0 | 0.00% | -48 | -3.31% | 1,449 | ||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 1,302 | 52.67% | 1,071 | 43.33% | 92 | 3.72% | 7 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 231 | 9.34% | 2,472 | ||||||||||||||
| Napa | 1,142 | 47.80% | 1,222 | 51.15% | 24 | 1.00% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -80 | -3.35% | 2,389 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,013 | 47.10% | 2,182 | 51.05% | 78 | 1.82% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | -169 | -3.95% | 4,274 | ||||||||||||||
| Placer | 1,463 | 50.38% | 1,273 | 43.84% | 148 | 5.10% | 20 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 190 | 6.54% | 2,904 | ||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 648 | 50.00% | 567 | 43.75% | 81 | 6.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 6.25% | 1,296 | ||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 3,248 | 48.37% | 3,048 | 45.39% | 361 | 5.38% | 58 | 0.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 200 | 2.98% | 6,715 | ||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 660 | 60.89% | 422 | 38.93% | 2 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 238 | 21.96% | 1,084 | ||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 1,029 | 50.27% | 943 | 46.07% | 36 | 1.76% | 39 | 1.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 86 | 4.20% | 2,047 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 782 | 48.33% | 803 | 49.63% | 32 | 1.98% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -21 | -1.30% | 1,618 | ||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 24,257 | 62.34% | 13,735 | 35.30% | 829 | 2.13% | 77 | 0.20% | 15 | 0.04% | 10,522 | 27.04% | 38,913 | ||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 2,712 | 53.17% | 2,186 | 42.85% | 202 | 3.96% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 526 | 10.31% | 5,101 | ||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 1,037 | 51.90% | 896 | 44.84% | 57 | 2.85% | 8 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 141 | 7.06% | 1,998 | ||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 791 | 54.82% | 615 | 42.62% | 37 | 2.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 176 | 12.20% | 1,443 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1,014 | 45.01% | 1,006 | 44.65% | 142 | 6.30% | 91 | 4.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.36% | 2,253 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 3,308 | 53.61% | 2,693 | 43.64% | 134 | 2.17% | 36 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 615 | 9.97% | 6,171 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,316 | 52.94% | 1,080 | 43.44% | 86 | 3.46% | 4 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 236 | 9.49% | 2,486 | ||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 954 | 51.07% | 842 | 45.07% | 68 | 3.64% | 4 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 112 | 6.00% | 1,868 | ||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 647 | 41.93% | 816 | 52.88% | 69 | 4.47% | 11 | 0.71% | 0 | 0.00% | -169 | -10.95% | 1,543 | ||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 1,000 | 55.56% | 760 | 42.22% | 21 | 1.17% | 19 | 1.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 240 | 13.33% | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Solano | 1,781 | 46.09% | 1,951 | 50.49% | 127 | 3.29% | 5 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | -170 | -4.40% | 3,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 2,829 | 56.16% | 1,961 | 38.93% | 203 | 4.03% | 44 | 0.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 868 | 17.23% | 5,037 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 1,360 | 62.85% | 714 | 32.99% | 89 | 4.11% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 646 | 29.85% | 2,164 | ||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 576 | 46.87% | 426 | 34.66% | 187 | 15.22% | 40 | 3.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 150 | 12.21% | 1,229 | ||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 1,029 | 55.98% | 754 | 41.02% | 54 | 2.94% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 275 | 14.96% | 1,838 | ||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 487 | 54.84% | 368 | 41.44% | 33 | 3.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 119 | 13.40% | 888 | ||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 1,566 | 59.84% | 803 | 30.68% | 160 | 6.11% | 88 | 3.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 763 | 29.16% | 2,617 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,137 | 56.12% | 808 | 39.88% | 80 | 3.95% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 329 | 16.24% | 2,026 | ||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 574 | 49.87% | 540 | 46.92% | 35 | 3.04% | 2 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 2.95% | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 1,336 | 51.94% | 996 | 38.72% | 233 | 9.06% | 7 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 340 | 13.22% | 2,572 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,068 | 50.42% | 792 | 37.39% | 255 | 12.04% | 3 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 276 | 13.03% | 2,118 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 90,694 | 55.07% | 67,175 | 40.79% | 5,772 | 3.51% | 1,020 | 0.62% | 18 | 0.01% | 23,519 | 14.28% | 164,679 | ||||||||||||||