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1853 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - California
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  Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Samuel PurdyDemocratic 44,498 57.44%
Henry EnoWhig 32,969 42.56%
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  1853 California County Map of General Election Results for Lt. Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • The stated total for Eno is 32,969 but the county figures add up to 32,919. The Journal of the Assembly gives the totals as 44,396 for Purdy and 32,818 for Eno.
  • 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, "Lieut. Governor," Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th 1853 (Benicia, 1853)
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