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1863 California U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1863 California U.S. House At-large Election?

Cornelius Cole won the 1863 California U.S. House At-large Election. Cornelius Cole received 65,085 popular votes (19.98%). The main challenger was Thomas Shannon (19.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Cole and Shannon

Cole +0.1 pts · won by 171 votes
Cornelius ColeRepublicanWINNER19.98%
65,085 votes
Thomas ShannonRepublicanWINNER19.93%
64,914 votes
William HigbyRepublicanWINNER19.92%
64,883 votes
D E WhitesidesDemocratic13.42%
43,713 votes
J B WellerDemocratic13.38%
43,567 votes
Jno BigleDemocratic13.36%
43,520 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.