1861 Controller General Election Results - California
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  Controller
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Gilbert R. WarrenRepublican 51,658 43.38%
James E. NuttmanDemocratic (Union) 35,186 29.55%
Samuel H. BrooksDemocratic (Breckinridge) 32,239 27.07%
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  1861 California County Map of General Election Results for Controller  
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Election Notes:
  • Candidates party affiliations obtained from the 9/7/1861 Sacramento Daily Union. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18610907.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "For Controller," Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California on the Fourth Day of September A.D. 1861 (Sacramento, 1861)
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