1882 Secretary of State General Election Results

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Secretary of State
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Thomas L. Thompson

Democratic

87,170

52.92%

F. A. Pedlar

Republican

73,471

44.61%

M. C. Winchester

Prohibition

2,893

1.76%

Robert Summers

Greenback

1,176

0.71%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

The county figures for Thompson as given in the Statement of Vote add up to 88,970, which is not correct. The error appears to be a misprint in Santa Cruz County where Thompson is given 3,104 votes. Based on other races, this figure should 1,304, which corrects the error in the statewide total.
The stated total for Pedlar is 73,471 but the county figures add up to 73,771. The stated total for Summers is 1,176 but the county figures add up to 1,126.
Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 11/9/1882 Sacramento Daily Record-Union. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014381/1882-11-09/ed-1/seq-3/

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Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. Official Returns of the Vote for State Officers of the State of California, November 7, 1882, California Secretary of State (https://archive.org/details/statementofvoteo1886cali/page/n11/mode/2up?view=theater) (accessed 15 Dec 2023)

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