1849 California U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1849 California U.S. House At-large Election?

George Wright won the 1849 California U.S. House At-large Election. George Wright received 5,451 popular votes (20.85%). The main challenger was Edward Gilbert (20.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Wright and Gilbert

Wright +0.6 pts · won by 151 votes

George WrightIndependentWINNER20.85%

5,451 votes

Edward Gilbert DemocraticWINNER20.27%

5,300 votes

R M PriceIndependent15.45%

4,040 votes

Lewis DentIndependent8.14%

2,129 votes

D A MorseIndependent7.9%

2,066 votes

E J C KewenIndependent6.98%

1,826 votes

Gordon T ShepardIndependent6.78%

1,773 votes

Thos B ShannonIndependent5.07%

1,327 votes

P O HalstedIndependent4.86%

1,271 votes

R P HastingsIndependent0.82%

215 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.