P O Halsted

U.S. House candidate
Home state
California
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1849
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Halsted1,271
Opponents24,127
1
Elections run

P O Halsted, an Independent politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1849 U.S. House election in California's at-large district to George Wright, receiving 1,271 votes (4.86%).

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How many votes has P O Halsted received?

P O Halsted has received 1,271 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

P O Halsted’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1849U.S. HouseCaliforniaLost1,2714.86%George Wright
Edward Gilbert

R M Price

Lewis Dent

D A Morse

E J C Kewen

Gordon T Shepard

Thos B Shannon

R P Hastings
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.