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1863 Secretary of State General Election Results - California
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  Secretary of State
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Benjamin B. ReddingUnion 65,023 59.81%
Samuel W. BishopDemocratic 43,694 40.19%
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  1863 California County Map of General Election Results for Secretary of State  
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Election Notes:
  • The election of 1863 was the first time that the Secretary of State of California was chosen by popular vote. Prior to 1863, Secretaries of State were appointed.
  • There were no votes from Lake County listed on the statewide abstract. In addition to the regular county vote, the Soldier vote was 4,181 for Redding and 104 for Bishop.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 9/1/1863 Sacramento Daily Union. https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDU18630901.2.3.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: California State Archives, "Secretary of State," Statement of the Votes Polled at a General Election Held in the State of California on Wednesday the Second day of September A.D. 1863 (Sacramento, 1863)
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