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1853 Attorney General General Election Results - California
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  Attorney General
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
John R. McConnellDemocratic 40,972 53.84%
D. K. NewellWhig 35,132 46.16%
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  1853 California County Map of General Election Results for Attorney General  
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Election Notes:
  • The stated total for McConnell is 40,972 but the county figures add up to 41,972. The stated total for Newell is 35,132 but the county figures add up to 35,262.
  • 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, "Attorney General," Statement of Returns of Election held September 7th 1853 (Benicia, 1853)
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