John Currey, Gubernatorial candidate

John Currey

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1859
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Currey31,298
Opponents71,462
1
Elections run

John Currey, a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1859 governor election in California to Milton Latham, receiving 31,298 votes (31.13%).

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How many votes has John Currey received?

John Currey has received 31,298 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

John Currey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1859GovernorCaliforniaLost31,29831.13%Milton Latham
Leland Stanford
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