VOTE ON THE STATE BANK, 1857.
| TOWNSHIPS. | AGAINST. | FOR. |
|---|
| Cass | 4 | 69 |
| Edna | 2 | 13 |
| Turkey Grove | 1 | 26 |
| Pymosa | 9 | 9 |
| Lura | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton | 0 | 10 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 16 | 127 |
VOTE ON CONGRESSMAN, 1858.
| TOWNSHIPS. | SAMUEL R. CURTIS. | H. H. TRIMBLE. |
|---|
| Cass | 99 | 55 |
| Edna | 11 | 8 |
| Turkey Grove | 32 | 23 |
| Pymosa | 22 | 23 |
| Lura | 12 | 12 |
| Brighton | | 12 |
| Breckenridge | | 9 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 174 | 142 |
General Curtis was the Republican, and Judge Trimble the Democratic, nominee. At that time the State had but two members of Congress, and this county was in the Southern District.
VOTE ON GOVERNOR, 1859.
| TOWNSHIPS. | SAMUEL J. Kirkwood. | H. H. TRIMBLE. |
|---|
| Cass | 99 | 55 |
| Edna | 11 | 8 |
| Turkey Grove | 32 | 23 |
| Pymosa | 22 | 23 |
| Lura | 12 | 12 |
| Brighton | | 12 |
| Breckenridge | | 9 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 179 | 152 |
VOTE ON CONGRESSMAN, NOVEMBER, 1860.
| TOWNSHIPS. | C. C. COLE, DEM. | SAM'L R. CURTIS, REP. |
|---|
| Cass | 42 | 77 |
| Edna | 11 | 17 |
| Turkey Grove | 34 | 26 |
| Pymosa | 25 | 26 |
| Lura | 12 | 12 |
| Brighton | 6 | 5 |
| Breckenridge | 7 | 5 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 139 | 169 |
VOTE ON GOVERNOR, 1861.
| TOWNSHIPS. | S. J. KIRKWOOD, REP. | W. H. MERRITT, DEM. |
|---|
| Cass | 73 | 63 |
| Edna | 10 | 19 |
| Turkey Grove | 30 | 44 |
| Pymosa | 28 | 22 |
| Lura | 19 | 10 |
| Brighton | 7 | 7 |
| Breckenridge | 5 | 7 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 172 | 171 |
VOTE ON CONGRESSMAN, OCTOBER, 1862.
| TOWNSHIPS. | JOHN A. KASSON, REP. | D. O. FINCH, DEM. |
|---|
| Cass | 80 | 28 |
| Turkey Grove | 28 | 34 |
| Pymosa | 19 | 27 |
| Lura | 17 | 9 |
| Edna | 18 | 6 |
| Brighton | 1 | 6 |
| Union | 9 | 6 |
| | ====== | ====== |
| | 163 | 116 |
From the
History of Cass County, Iowa Together With Brief Mention of Old Settlers by Lafe Young, Atlantic, Iowa:Telegraph Steam Printing House, 1877, pp. 34-35. Transcribed for Cass County by Cheryl Siebrass, August, 2014.
