Peter Halsted
Whig
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-13-1849 | Nonpartisan | CD-AL | 593 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Alternate Spelling: Peter Halstead
Born: New Jersey
Died: New York*
- OUCH: A footnote in Bancroft's History of California notes that Halstead "died in New York subsequently, being assassinated in a house of ill-fame."
Source: History of California, Volume 23 by Hubert Howe Bancroft (San Francisco; History Co., 1888)