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1878 Secretary of State General Election Results - Colorado
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  Secretary of State
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Norman H. MeldrumRepublican 14,165 49.41%
John S. WheelerDemocratic 11,734 40.93%
J. E. WashburnGreenback 2,770 9.66%
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  1878 Colorado County Map of General Election Results for Secretary of State  
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Election Notes:
  • Washburn's figure in Elbert County has been corrected using the 10/16/1878 Rocky Mountain News (of Denver). https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMW18781016-01.2.89&e=01-10-1878-31-01-1879--en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-%22Washburn%22-------2------
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 10/9/1878 Colorado Transcript (of Golden). https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CTR18781009.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Colorado General Assembly. Senate Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado Second Session, Colorado General Assembly (https://lawcollections.colorado.edu/colorado-house-and-senate-journals/islandora/object/journals%3A101873) (accessed 11 Dec 2023)
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