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1876 Attorney General General Election Results - Colorado
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  Attorney General
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Archibald J. SampsonRepublican 14,145 51.76%
George Q. RichmondDemocratic 13,182 48.24%
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  1876 Colorado County Map of General Election Results for Attorney General  
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Election Notes:
  • The 11/3/1876 Rocky Mountain News (of Denver) and 10/14/1876 Colorado Miner (of Georgetown) have been used to correct the Sampson figure in Clear Creek County.
  • Colorado became the 38th state of August 1, 1876 but did not hold its first general election for state officers until October 3rd. Archibald Sampson was sworn in as the state's first Attorney General on November 3rd.
Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Colorado General Assembly. The Legislative Manual of the State of Colorado, Colorado General Assembly (https://archive.org/details/legislativemanua00thom/page/234/mode/2up?view=theater) (accessed 13 Dec 2023)
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