1859 Attorney General General Election Results - Wisconsin
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  Attorney General
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
James H. HoweRepublican 60,569 53.69%
Samuel CrawfordDemocratic 52,209 46.28%
Scattering- 25 0.02%
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  1859 Wisconsin County Map of General Election Results for Attorney General  
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Election Notes:
  • There were no returns from Buffalo, Burnett, Door, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee counties.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 1860 Tribune Almanac. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t9v129v9d&seq=68
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, "Attorney General," Tabular Statement of the votes...at the General Election (Madison, 1859)
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