October 7, 1850

General Election

A proposition appeared on the 1850 General Election ballot as to where the California State Capitol should be located. The propositions received the following votes;

Vallejo - 7,477 (69.7%)
San Jose - 1,292 (12.0%)
James F. Reed's Proposition¹ - 651 (6.1%)
Monterey - 399 (3.7%)
Eureka - 301 (2.8%)
Sacramento - 160 (1.5%)
Downieville - 150 (1.4%)
Nevada City - 82 (0.8%)
Gilroy - 71 (0.7%)
Benicia - 70 (0.7%)
San Francisco - 25 (0.2%)
San Diego - 14 (0.1%)
Yuba City - 14 (0.1%)
Hamilton - 10 (0.1%)
Stockton - 6 (0.1%)
Santa Cruz - 2 (0.0%)

¹ James F. Reed's Proposition referred to a second site within San Jose, located at Washington Square (now San Jose State University). The other San Jose location was at what is now the "Circle of Palms Plaza" at 124 South Market Street.
² Hamilton, which no longer exists, was located near what is now East Biggs in Butte County.