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 2024 General 2024 CD-20 Special 2023 US Senate Appt 2022 General Prior 2020s Elections Elections by Decade
Other Stuff Advanced Search CA Constitution CA in Congress Line of Succession Highest Ranking SCOTUS Cases

[search tips] [advanced search]

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

Frank M. Pixley

Union

Picture of Frank M. Pixley
CA Blue Book (2000)
Date Party Office Votes Result
09-01-1858 Republican AD-05 0 Win
09-04-1861 Republican Attorney General 48664 Win
11-03-1868 Union CD-01 20081 Loss
11-06-1888 Know Nothing CD-04 173 Loss
Website: caag.state.ca.us/ag/history/8pixley.htm
 

Candidate Biography:

Frank Morrison Pixley
Born: January 31, 1825 in Westmoreland, New York
Married: Amelia Van Reynegom (in 1853)
Died: 1895 in Los Angeles, CA

  • His biography on the Attorney General's website notes that "he posed as a California Senator so he could ride side by side with General Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Cold Harbor" in 1864.