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1855 Controller General Election Results - California
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  Controller
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
George W. WhitmanAmerican 50,227 51.65%
T. O. FlournoyDemocratic 47,007 48.34%
Scattering- 16 0.02%
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  1855 California County Map of General Election Results for Controller  
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Election Notes:
  • The State Assembly impeached Whitman in February 1857. Edward F. Burton served as Acting Controller from February 25, 1857 for the duration of the trial. The State Senate acquitted Whitman and he resumed his duties as Controller on April 21, 1857.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 9/5/1855 Sacramento Daily Union. https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18550905.2.12.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, For State Controller (Sacramento, 1855)
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