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1857 Controller General Election Results - California
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  Controller
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
James W. MandevilleDemocratic 57,048 61.11%
George W. WhitmanAmerican 19,842 21.25%
L. C. GunnRepublican 16,398 17.56%
Scattering- 71 0.08%
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  1857 California County Map of General Election Results for Controller  
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Election Notes:
  • The stated total for Gunn is 16,398 but the county figures add up to 16,498.
  • James Mandeville never assumed office due to his appointment as United States Surveyor General for the District of California. Aaron Meloney was appointed as Controller on April 27, 1858 and a special election was scheduled for September 1858 to fill the remainder of the term.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 9/19/1857 Placer Herald (of Auburn). https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PH18570919.2.2&srpos=38&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "For State Controller," Statement of the Votes Polled in the State of California, on the Second Day of September, A.D. 1857 (Sacramento, 1857)
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