1890 Secretary of State General Election Results

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Secretary of State
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Edwin G. Waite

Republican

129,900

51.43%

William C. Hendricks

Democratic

114,216

45.22%

Frank E. Kellogg

Prohibition

6,466

2.56%

W. S. Lyon

American

1,948

0.77%

Scattering

0.02%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Edwin Waite would die in office on October 30, 1894, a week prior to the election of his successor (Waite had not been nominated for a second a term). Albert Hart was appointed to fill the vacancy on November 1st and served the remainder of the term.

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster, 1891, California Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118419578&view=1up&seq=104) (accessed 15 Dec 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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