Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_26362472_1 ( election_date VARCHAR, left_office VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the election date for those politicians who left office on 1850-11-15?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(election_date) FROM table_26362472_1 WHERE left_office = "1850-11-15"