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1853 Controller General Election Results - California
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  Controller
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Samuel BellDemocratic 42,083 54.49%
Gilbert E. WintersWhig 35,145 45.51%
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  1853 California County Map of General Election Results for Controller  
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Election Notes:
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 9/10/1853 Shasta Courier. https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCR18530910.2.17.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "Comptroller," Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th 1853 (Benicia, 1853)
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