JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California

Information Home Elected Offices Elections by Decade Longest Service Shortest Service Most & Fewest Votes Uncontested Races Closest Contests Redistricting Recalls
Elections 2025 SD-36 Special 2025 AD-32 Special 2024 General Prior 2020s Elections Elections by Decade
Other Stuff Advanced Search CA Constitution CA in Congress Line of Succession Highest Ranking SCOTUS Cases

Searching tips

Enter a candidate's name to find a candidate
Enter the name of a political party to find the party and all candidates
Enter a date to find an election
Enter a year to find all elections within that year

John I. Sykes

Republican

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-02-1886	Republican	AD-15	0	Win
11-06-1888	Republican	AD-15	0	Win

Website:	www.findagrave.com/memorial/182857790/john-ingersoll-sykes

Candidate Biography:

John Ingersoll Sykes
Born: 1817 in St. Lawrence, New York
Died: July 8, 1894 in Grass Valley, CA

1850s: County Recorder, Nevada County

His obituary noted that he was related to Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"