State officers were elected, including William A. Barstow.

The evidence

• “William A. Barstow, elected Nov. 7th, 1853. The last election was held Nov. 6th, 1855.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/01-wisconsin.md, PDF p. 22 / book p. 4

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources