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Historical Election Results
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Historical Election Results
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Bess Jex
(R)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
0
generals.
Won
1
out of
7
primaries.
Won
1
out of
7
total contests.
Opponents
Peter Paul Bellini
1956 General
Eva A. Bellini
1948 General
Bessie N. Bellows
1956 General
George A. Berry
1928 General
Ralph S. Bonner, Jr
1948 General
John Chiesa
1926 General
John L. Chiesa
1926 General
Harry B. Clark
1926 General
Myrtle U. Clark
1952 General
Johanna H. Clough
1956 General
Florence M. Crowley
1956 General
Edith B. Davidson
1926 General
James R. Dyke
1948 General
Charles W. Eldridge
1956 General
Annie L. Elliott
1926 General
Albert C. Emerson
1948 General
Clara M. Fletcher
1928 General
Felix Forte
1928 General
Clara Forte
1926 General
Alma L Forte
1956 General
Harvey E. Frost
1928 General
Charles E. Gerrish
1928 General
Wesley M. Goff
1926 General
Linda N Goldsmith
1926 General
Clara B. Gratcyk
1926 General
William L. Hansen
1956 General
William L. Hanson
1948 General
Grace M. Hebach
1948 General
John J. Hebach
1948 General
John J. Higgins
1926 General
Virginia E. Higgs
1956 General
William H. Higgs
1956 General
Ralph A. Hight
1928 General
William S. Howe
1928 General
Fronie A. Johnston
1928 General
Warren S. Johnston
1952 General
Frances W. Kaan
1926 General
Ethel C. Kammerer
1926 General
Augusta L. Kammerer
1926 General
Berger Kelson
1952 General
Emma H. Landers
1928 General
Charles A. Landers
1926 General
Elwood L. Mason
1928 General
Frank A. Munyon
1926 General
Helen C. Nolan
1956 General
Herbert W. Osborne
1926 General
Arthur G. Pearson
1926 General
Warren A. Perry
1926 General
Bertha I. Pratt
1956 General
Bertha I. Pratt
1952 General
Lewis A. Pratt
1956 General
Lettie E. Rose
1928 General
David Y. Ross
1926 General
Parker C. Rowell
1948 General
Grace W. Rusden
1928 General
Walter B. Stevens
1928 General
Charles E. Thornton
1956 General
Alfred S. Wass
1952 General
John M. Webster
1928 General
Marion E. Wilson
1948 General
Charles E. Wilson
1948 General
Burton S. Wright
1956 General
Bess Jex
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Past Contests
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1956
Apr 24
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
3
Charles W. Eldridge
ran (7%) against 16 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles W. Eldridge
83
6.5%
Fronie A. Johnston
82
6.5%
Lewis A. Pratt
82
6.5%
Bertha I. Pratt
82
6.5%
Charles E. Thornton
79
6.2%
William H. Higgs
76
6.0%
Peter Paul Bellini
75
5.9%
Alma L Forte
75
5.9%
...and 9 more candidates »
Blank Votes
2,721
Total Votes Cast
1,269
Total Ballots Cast
3,990
See Details for this Contest »
1952
Apr 29
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
3
Charles W. Eldridge
ran (8%) against 13 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles W. Eldridge
347
7.9%
Fronie A. Johnston
341
7.8%
Alfred S. Wass
340
7.8%
Peter Paul Bellini
332
7.6%
Bertha I. Pratt
326
7.4%
Warren S. Johnston
311
7.1%
Charles E. Thornton
306
7.0%
William H. Higgs
304
6.9%
...and 6 more candidates »
Blank Votes
15,669
Total Votes Cast
4,386
Total Ballots Cast
20,055
See Details for this Contest »
1948
Apr 27
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
3
Harvey E. Frost
ran (6%) against 19 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Harvey E. Frost
67
5.7%
Lewis A. Pratt
64
5.4%
Fronie A. Johnston
62
5.3%
Peter Paul Bellini
61
5.2%
Ralph S. Bonner, Jr
61
5.2%
Charles W. Eldridge
61
5.2%
Johanna H. Clough
59
5.0%
Emma H. Landers
59
5.0%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes
542
Total Votes Cast
1,178
Total Ballots Cast
1,720
See Details for this Contest »
1928
Sep 18
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
3
Charles E. Gerrish
ran (7%) against 14 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles E. Gerrish
1,439
7.3%
John M. Webster
1,407
7.1%
Harvey E. Frost
1,396
7.1%
William S. Howe
1,361
6.9%
George A. Berry
1,349
6.8%
Walter B. Stevens
1,326
6.7%
Ralph A. Hight
1,307
6.6%
Elwood L. Mason
1,294
6.6%
...and 7 more candidates »
Total Votes Cast
19,758
See Details for this Contest »
1928
Sep 18
Republican Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
3
Charles E. Gerrish
won (14%) against 7 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles E. Gerrish
1,483
13.6%
John M. Webster
1,462
13.4%
George A. Berry
1,385
12.7%
William S. Howe
1,383
12.7%
Fronie A. Johnston
1,324
12.1%
Lettie E. Rose
1,303
11.9%
Clara M. Fletcher
1,302
11.9%
Bess Jex
1,280
11.7%
Total Votes Cast
10,922
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1926
Sep 14
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
4
Arthur G. Pearson
and 14 others ran (top 15 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Arthur G. Pearson
1,104
7.3%
Warren A. Perry
1,052
6.9%
David Y. Ross
1,052
6.9%
Edith B. Davidson
1,048
6.9%
Frances W. Kaan
1,030
6.8%
Herbert W. Osborne
1,007
6.6%
Linda N Goldsmith
1,003
6.6%
Harry B. Clark
1,002
6.6%
...and 7 more candidates »
Blank Votes
6,502
Total Votes Cast
15,233
Total Ballots Cast
21,735
See Details for this Contest »
1926
Sep 14
Republican Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
4
John J. Higgins
and 10 others ran (top 10 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
John J. Higgins
1,127
11.8%
Edith B. Davidson
1,092
11.4%
David Y. Ross
1,090
11.4%
Annie L. Elliott
1,064
11.1%
Frank A. Munyon
1,044
10.9%
Ethel C. Kammerer
1,041
10.9%
Augusta L. Kammerer
1,037
10.9%
Clara B. Gratcyk
1,033
10.8%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes
4,033
Total Votes Cast
9,557
Total Ballots Cast
13,590
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