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.
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