- Special Election -
	Tuesday, October 7, 1862
	MEASURE ONE
	Shall Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States, be recalled from office?
	Yes	è	¡
	No	è	¡
	MEASURE TWO
	If Measure One carries the people shall select a replacement from a list of candidates. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes, shall become president.
	Vote for only one candidate:
	Gen. George Brinton McClellan Dilatory commander	è	¡
	Sen. Stephen Arnold Douglas Lost in the last election; wants a 2nd bite of the apple	è	¡
	Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Moralist (who got caught with his pants down)	è	¡
	Gen. Joseph Hooker Fun loving soldier	è	¡
	Rep. Benjamin F. Butler Uncompromising ideologue	è	¡
	Harriet Beecher Stowe Polemicist	è	¡
	Brig. Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside Fashion statement	è	¡
	Ralph Nader Green Party	è	¡
	Jefferson Davis Council of Conservative Citizens	è	¡
	John Wilkes Booth Popular actor	è	¡

• October 7 is a Tuesday in 2003 and 1862.
• Benjamin Butler did not become a Representative until 1867.
• In the summer of 1862 the public mood was sour; there were few Union victories up to that point in the Civil War; Lincoln was extremely unpopular.