1869—Selucius Garfielde, republican; J. D. Mix, of Walla Walla, democratic candidate.
1870—Selucius Garfielde, republican.
1872—O. B. McFadden, democrat.
1874—Orange Jacobs, republican; B. L. Sharpstein, democratic candidate, Walla Walla.
The next election came in 1876 and there was a considerable falling off in the vote on account of county division in the previous year. It may be worth noting that the total vote of Walla Walla County in each election was as follows: 1857, 39; 1859, 164; 1861, 361; 1863, 590; 1865, 742; 1867, 1,088; 1869, 1,124; 1870, 1,201; 1872, 1,555; 1874, 1,549.
In the election of 1876, the total vote was 938. It is also interesting to note that in every single election up to the time of county division and in fact to 1878, when T. H. Brents of Walla Walla was the candidate, the county went democratic, and that, as we shall see later, the republicans carried most elections after that date to the present time.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS
1853-6—I. I. Stevens.
1857-8—Fayette McMullan.