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Chihuahua

The Southwest · in the Union from 1848 · 4 electoral votes · 164,344 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Chihuahua · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501848: left bloc 56.4%1852: left bloc 48.2%1856: left bloc 55.0%1860: left bloc 33.7%1864: left bloc 47.3%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Chihuahua · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Chihuahua · party controlterritory161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNat1816 · President Outside the Union1818 · President Outside the Union1820 · President Outside the Union1822 · President Outside the Union1824 · President Outside the Union1826 · President Outside the Union1828 · President Outside the Union1830 · President Outside the Union1832 · President Outside the Union1834 · President Outside the Union1836 · President Outside the Union1838 · President Outside the Union1840 · President Outside the Union1842 · President Outside the Union1844 · President Outside the Union1846 · President Outside the Union1848 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 56.4% James A. Pearce · Nat — 43.6%1850 · President Liberal — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 51.8% Samuel Houston · Lib — 48.2%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 45.0% Preston Brooks · Lib — 30.2% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 24.8%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 47.9% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 33.7% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 18.4%1862 · President National — held — no race1864 · President Robert E. Lee · Nat — 52.7% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 47.3%1866 · President National — held — no race1868 · President National — held — no raceGovernorLibNat1816 · Governor Outside the Union1818 · Governor Outside the Union1820 · Governor Outside the Union1822 · Governor Outside the Union1824 · Governor Outside the Union1826 · Governor Outside the Union1828 · Governor Outside the Union1830 · Governor Outside the Union1832 · Governor Outside the Union1834 · Governor Outside the Union1836 · Governor Outside the Union1838 · Governor Outside the Union1840 · Governor Outside the Union1842 · Governor Outside the Union1844 · Governor Outside the Union1846 · Governor Outside the Union1848 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 56.9% National · Nat — 43.1%1850 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1852 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 61.5% National · Nat — 24.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 14.4%1854 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1856 · Governor National · Nat — 39.8% Liberal · Lib — 38.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 21.8%1858 · Governor National — held — no race1860 · Governor National · Nat — 52.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 47.6%1862 · Governor National — held — no race1864 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 53.9% National · Nat — 46.1%1866 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1LibNat1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 61.4% National · Nat — 38.6%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 54.5% National · Nat — 41.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 4.5%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 37.4% Liberal · Lib — 32.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 29.7%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 50.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 49.5%1862 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 60.6% National · Nat — 39.4%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 21816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 2 No race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 53.2% Liberal · Lib — 46.8%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 50.4% National · Nat — 46.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 2.7%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.6% National · Nat — 45.4%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 47.9%1864 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.2% National · Nat — 45.8%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegation1816 · House Outside the Union1818 · House Outside the Union1820 · House Outside the Union1822 · House Outside the Union1824 · House Outside the Union1826 · House Outside the Union1828 · House Outside the Union1830 · House Outside the Union1832 · House Outside the Union1834 · House Outside the Union1836 · House Outside the Union1838 · House Outside the Union1840 · House Outside the Union1842 · House Outside the Union1844 · House Outside the Union1846 · House Outside the Union1848 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1850 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1852 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1854 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1856 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1858 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1860 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1862 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1864 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1866 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1868 · House No raceState legislature1816 · Legislature Outside the Union1818 · Legislature Outside the Union1820 · Legislature Outside the Union1822 · Legislature Outside the Union1824 · Legislature Outside the Union1826 · Legislature Outside the Union1828 · Legislature Outside the Union1830 · Legislature Outside the Union1832 · Legislature Outside the Union1834 · Legislature Outside the Union1836 · Legislature Outside the Union1838 · Legislature Outside the Union1840 · Legislature Outside the Union1842 · Legislature Outside the Union1844 · Legislature Outside the Union1846 · Legislature Outside the Union1848 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1856 · Legislature National — 9 seats · 36% Liberal — 8 seats · 32% Popular Democratic — 8 seats · 32%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1860 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1862 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.