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1861 California U.S. House At-large Election

California · 9 candidates · See every 1861 U.S. House race

Who won the 1861 California U.S. House At-large Election?

Henry Edgerton won the 1861 California U.S. House At-large Election. Henry Edgerton received 35,449 popular votes (11%). The main challenger was Timothy Phelps (16.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Edgerton and Phelps

Phelps +0.3 pts · led by 959 votes
Henry EdgertonDemocraticWINNER11%
35,449 votes
Joseph C McKibbenDemocraticWINNER10.99%
35,401 votes
Timothy PhelpsRepublican16.03%
51,651 votes
Aaron SargentRepublican15.74%
50,692 votes
Frederick Lowunknown12.12%
39,059 votes
D O ShattuckDemocratic9.84%
31,712 votes
H P BarberDemocratic9.81%
31,591 votes
F Gunahlunknown7.46%
24,036 votes
J R Gitchellunknown7%
22,550 votes
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.