Guide to the San Diego Election Collection
MS 269
Finding aid prepared by Alison Hennessey
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
San Diego History Center Document Collection
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA, 92101
619-232-6203
May 16, 2012
Title: San Diego Election Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 269
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1849-1990
Abstract: The collection contains San Diego election results and related materials between 1849-1990.
creator:
San Diego Historical Society.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Preferred Citation
San Diego Election Collection, MS 269, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Hennessey on May 16, 2012.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Biographical / Historical Notes
San Diego has historically held federal, state, local, and school elections. Materials associated with elections and campaigns
include names of registered voters, political party tickets, campaign literature, sample ballots and public statements of
election expenses.
Scope and Content
The collection contains San Diego election results, poll lists (names of voters), sample ballots, party tickets and campaign
literature. Nomination and auditing committee statements are also included. Correspondence and newspaper articles discuss
elections and political campaigns. Additionally, some election materials are included from outside of San Diego County. Of
interest is a petition to the Superintendent of Schools for San Diego County requesting the establishment of a school district
combining Lucerne and Elsinore.
Arrangement
Collection materials are arranged by subject.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Some election results are faded, torn and/or have brittle edges. (May 14, 2012)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ballot
Campaign literature
Election districts -- California
Election districts -- California -- Maps
Elections
Local elections
Nominations for office
Petitions
Presidental candidates
Presidents -- United States -- Election
San Diego (Calif.)
San Diego County (Calif.)
School elections
Voting
Box-folder 1:1
Poll lists and election results,
1849 November 13–1908 November 3 and undated
Includes:
Copies of election results from 1849 and 1853 from the California State Archives
Election results for San Diego Township, March 6, 1954 (in F4D1)
Election results for Santa Isabel Township, San Luis Rey Township and San Diego Township, September 6, 1854 (in F4D1)
Election results for San Diego Township, September 6, 1854 (in F4D1)
List of voters, San Diego, September 6, 1854 (in F4D1)
Election results, September 5, 1855 (in F4D1)
Election results for Temecula precinct, November 4, 1856 (in F4D1)
Election results for Colorado Township, November 4, 1856 (in F4D1)
Poll list and election results for San Luis Rey Township, November 4, 1856 (in F4D1)
General election results for multiple precincts, September 16, 1867 (in F4D1)
Election results, undated (in F4D1)
List of voters, undated (in F4D1)
Box-folder 1:2
Sample ballots and election information,
1921 March 22-1990 November 6
Box-folder 1:3
Party tickets,
1879–1884 and undated
Includes:
Grant and Colfax Electoral Ticket, undated (U.S. Presidential Election of 1868)
Box-folder 1:4
Nomination and Auditing Committee statements,
1893 February 23-1900 October 1
Includes:
Certificate of nomination for Frank L. Rawson, Independent Party candidate for Assembly and declaration of auditing committee,
February 23, 1893
Statement on behalf of the Democratic Party Committee to nominate candidates to office, September 1, 1900
“Acceptance and Consent to Act” statements of auditing committee to oversee election expenses on behalf of candidates running
for office, October 1, 1900
Box-folder 1:5
Election expenses,
1855 October 30–1902 November 29 and undated
Includes:
Itemized statements and receipts
Box-folder 1:6
Campaign literature,
1974 and undated
Includes:
Campaign statement by James McCoy, M. Sherman and A. E. Horton, undated (circa mid-1800s)
“Vote No on Proposition A” mailer from the Committee for Responsible Redevelopment, undated (in F4D1)
Box-folder 1:7
Correspondence,
1856 November 4-1917 June 2
Box-folder 1:8
Maps,
1894
Includes:
San Diego County map showing supervisor districts, voting precincts, and political statistics, 1894
Box-folder 1:9
Articles,
1887 October 3–1986 March 25 and undated
Box-folder 1:10
Miscellanea,
1871–1892 and undated
Includes:
Petition to Carr Wagner, Superintendent of Schools for San Diego County, requesting legislation to establish a high school
combining the school districts of Lucerne and Elsinore, to be called the Union High School District of Elsinore, undated (in
F4D1)
Names to be entered on the Great Register of the County of San Diego, October 9, 1871
Democratic “tissue ticket” for Charleston County, 1880
Letter from Alhambra, California regarding Florida election results, 1892
Certificate of Cancellation of the Great Register of Solano County, August 18, 1871
Regular Workingmen’s ticket for Santa Barbara County, 1879
Description of Sweetwater voting precinct to be created, undated
