Samuel G. Hilborn
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-07-1875 | Republican | SD-20 | 0 | Win |
| 09-04-1877 | Republican | SD-19 | 0 | Win |
| 11-08-1892 | Republican | CD-03 | 16911 | Win |
| 11-08-1892 | Republican | CD-03 | 13163 | Win |
| 11-06-1894 | Republican | CD-03 | 15795 | Win |
| 11-03-1896 | Republican | CD-03 | 19778 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: December 9, 1834 in Minot, Maine
Died: April 19, 1899 in Washington, DC
1870s: City Attorney, City of Vallejo
1879: Delegate, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)
1883-1886: United States Attorney for the District of California
1894: Warren English successfully contested the Hilborn's election to Congress and took his seat on April 4, 1894.
- CLOSE CONTEST: Hilborn narrowly won the 1892 General election when he defeated Warren B. English by 25 votes (0.1%).
Source: Directory of the California Legislature. Twenty-First Session, 1875-6 by William Halley (1876)
Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]