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Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
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The State Journal reports official 1857 election results for Wisconsin state officers from all counties except La Pointe, showing Democrats winning most races with small majorities. Republicans lost ground compared to 1856 presidential vote, with total vote down 29,000. La Pointe reported 40 Democratic majority.
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| Position | Republicans (Name, Votes) | Democrats (Name, Votes) |
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Governor | Randall, 41,697 | Cross, 44,185 |
| Lt. Gov. | Schurz, 44,373 | Campbell, 44,431 |
| Sec. State | Thomas, 43,769 | Jones, 45,429 |
| Treasurer | Hastings, 44,699 | Habich, 44,298 |
| Sup. of Inst'n | McMynn, 44,405 | Draper, 44,757 |
| Atty. Gen'l | Jackson, 44,312 | Bouck, 44,764 |
| Comptroller | McGregor, 43,981 | Squires, 44,814 |
| State Pris Com | McGraw, 41,408 | McGarry, 43,795 |
The majorities are as follows: Randall, 512; Campbell, 61; Jones, 1,660; Hastings, 401; Bouck, 402; Draper, 352; Squires, 833; McGraw, 2,387.
La Pointe, the only County to be heard from has been reported at 40 Dem. majority. None of the 'supplements' are included in the above totals, as they cannot be counted except in violation of law, and would not alter the result on any candidate, if they were counted. They would add about 650 to the Democratic and about 400 to the Republican aggregates.
Comparing the total vote, with these additions, with the official canvass last fall, we have the following result:
| Year | Republican Candidate | Votes | Democratic Candidate | Votes | Total Vote |
|------|----------------------|-------|----------------------|-------|------------|
| 1856 | Fremont | 66,090| Buchanan | 52,867| 118,967 |
| 1857 | Randall | 45,097| Cross | 44,835| 90,932 |
It will be seen that the Republican vote has fallen off about 21,000, the Democratic vote about 8,000; and the aggregate vote some 29,000. These figures carry with them their own moral. Let Republicans everywhere lay it to heart, and resolve never again to be 'caught napping.' We have barely escaped defeat, when we ought to have elected our whole ticket by 10,000 majority.—[Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Wisconsin
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1857
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democrats won majorities in most races: cross over randall by 512 (wait, text says randall 512 but votes show cross higher? wait, recalculate: actually text lists majorities but votes contradict for some? no, for governor cross 44,185 > randall 41,697 by 2,488? text has error? wait, stick to text: majorities as listed, but votes show democrats winning most. la pointe 40 dem majority. supplements add 650 dem, 400 rep but don't change results.
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Official vote counts for state officer candidates from all counties except La Pointe. Republicans: Randall 41,697, Schurz 44,373, etc. Democrats: Cross 44,185, Campbell 44,431, etc. Listed majorities indicate close races with Democrats prevailing in most. Comparison to 1856 shows Republican vote drop of 21,000, Democratic 8,000, total 29,000 less. Editorial warns Republicans against complacency.