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Samuel J. Clarke

Nonpartisan

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
01-08-1850	Nonpartisan	AD-San Francisco	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: 1824
Died: 1902

1853: Contested the election of Assemblyman Horace W. Carpentier. The contest failed and Carpentier remained in office.