1898 Attorney General General Election Results

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Attorney General
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Tirey L. Ford

Republican

137,703

50.52%

H. P. Andrews

Democratic

117,107

42.96%

J. H. Blanchard

Prohibition

10,636

3.90%

A. F. Strawn-Hamilton

Socialist Labor

7,144

2.62%

Scattering

0.00%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

The stated total for Andrews is 117,107 but the county figures add up to 117,205. Andrews was also on the People's (Populist) ticket.
Ford was also on the Union Labor ticket.
Tirey Ford would resign on September 15, 1902. The governor appointed Ulysses Webb to fill the vacancy; Webb served the remainder of the term.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. California Blue Book, or State Roster, 1899, California Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015041451256&view=1up&seq=276) (accessed 19 Dec 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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