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Victories

Won 0 out of 0 generals.

Won 2 out of 8 primaries.

Won 2 out of 8 total contests.

Opponents

Emily K. Arnold 1926 General

Albert F. Bird 1934 General

Lena A. Brackett 1940 General

Lillian M. Burnham 1930 General

Richard J. Clark 1940 General

Sarah E. Edmond 1936 General

Nathan H. Fitch 1930 General

Orman B. Folkins 1940 General

Gertrude L. Gardner 1940 General

Elizabeth F. Gibson 1940 General

John Gordon 1926 General

Josephine H. Ham 1940 General

William M. Harris 1930 General

Elmer B. Hayes 1926 General

Ida M. Hazen 1940 General

Lyman A. Hodgdon 1932 General

John J. Hurley 1940 General

Botsford Kempston 1934 General

Harold G. Knapp 1926 General

Eleanor J. Loveless 1926 General

Anna Loving 1926 General

Bessie C. Mahoney 1930 General

Etta E. Marsh 1926 General

Beth Mayo 1940 General

Jennie F. Mckenzie 1936 General

Marcia A. Morash 1940 General

Fred A. Morrill 1926 General

Attilio Mortelli 1926 General

C. Murdock 1930 General

Francis J. Murphy 1926 General

Frank Naimo 1934 General

Eldridge Nickerson 1930 General

David B. Nissenbaum 1940 General

Lottie B. Pattie 1926 General

Elmer U. Perkins 1940 General

Charles Phillips 1940 General

Franklin L. Ralston 1926 General

William P. Robertson 1930 General

William H. Smith 1926 General

Alice Smith 1926 General

Edith T. Smith 1932 General

Lillian M. Starbird 1940 General

George C. A. Stone 1934 General

A. Gertrude Strout 1940 General

Lennie W. Tay 1940 General

Dorothy Winkfield Taylor 1936 General

Cecil Taylor 1932 General

Elizabeth E. Toothaker 1926 General

Albert C. Waterman 1934 General

Lucy F. White 1934 General

Shirley W. Wickham 1940 General

George G. Wilber 1936 General

Past Contests

Date

Stage

Office

District

Candidates

1940Apr 30

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

David B. Nissenbaum ran (6%) against 17 opponents. Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
David B. Nissenbaum	114	6.0%
Shirley W. Wickham	113	5.9%
Richard J. Clark	111	5.8%
Elizabeth F. Gibson	110	5.8%
Josephine H. Ham	110	5.8%
Ida M. Hazen	110	5.8%
John J. Hurley	109	5.7%
Lillian M. Starbird	108	5.7%
...and 10 more candidates »
Blank Votes	1,687
Total Votes Cast	1,913
Total Ballots Cast	3,600
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1936Apr 28

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

John J. Hurley and 15 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
John J. Hurley	242	6.8%
George G. Wilber	235	6.6%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	233	6.6%
Josephine H. Ham	231	6.5%
Lillian M. Starbird	229	6.4%
Richard J. Clark	224	6.3%
Elmer U. Perkins	221	6.2%
A. Gertrude Strout	221	6.2%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes	3,361
Total Votes Cast	3,559
Total Ballots Cast	6,920
See Details for this Contest »

1934Apr 24

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

Josephine H. Ham and 14 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Josephine H. Ham	53	7.3%
Botsford Kempston	51	7.0%
George A. C. Stone	51	7.0%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	51	7.0%
Lucy F. White	51	7.0%
Belma R. Sears	49	6.8%
A. Gertrude Strout	49	6.8%
Ida M. Hazen	47	6.5%
...and 7 more candidates »
Blank Votes	556
Total Votes Cast	724
Total Ballots Cast	1,280
See Details for this Contest »

1932Sep 20

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

Dorothy Winkfield Taylor and 10 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	655	9.5%
Cecil Taylor	644	9.3%
John J. Hurley	630	9.1%
Ida M. Hazen	629	9.1%
Belma R. Sears	629	9.1%
Josephine H. Ham	627	9.1%
Botsford Kempston	626	9.0%
Edith T. Smith	626	9.0%
...and 3 more candidates »
Blank Votes	10,653
Total Votes Cast	6,927
Total Ballots Cast	17,580
See Details for this Contest »

1932Sep 20

Republican Primary

Delegate to State Convention

Ward 1

Lyman A. Hodgdon and 4 others ran (top 5 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Lyman A. Hodgdon	708	20.9%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	676	20.0%
Josephine H. Ham	670	19.8%
Belma R. Sears	666	19.7%
Ida M. Hazen	664	19.6%
Blank Votes	1,011
Total Votes Cast	3,384
Total Ballots Cast	4,395
See Details for this Contest »

1930Sep 16

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

Lyman A. Hodgdon and 12 others ran (top 20 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Lyman A. Hodgdon	683	8.6%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	675	8.5%
Josephine H. Ham	674	8.5%
William P. Robertson	669	8.4%
Nathan H. Fitch	664	8.4%
Belma R. Sears	660	8.3%
Botsford Kempston	657	8.3%
Bessie C. Mahoney	656	8.3%
...and 5 more candidates »
Blank Votes	11,558
Total Votes Cast	7,952
Total Ballots Cast	19,510
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1930Sep 16

Republican Primary

Delegate to State Convention

Ward 1

Dorothy Winkfield Taylor and 6 others ran (top 7 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	745	14.8%
Josephine H. Ham	722	14.4%
Belma R. Sears	715	14.2%
Eldridge Nickerson	713	14.2%
Botsford Kempston	710	14.1%
Bessie C. Mahoney	710	14.1%
Lillian M. Burnham	709	14.1%
Blank Votes	1,801
Total Votes Cast	5,024
Total Ballots Cast	6,825
See Details for this Contest »

1926Sep 14

Republican Primary

Ward Committee

Ward 1

Elmer B. Hayes and 19 others ran (top 15 advance). Candidates »

Candidate	Votes	%
Elmer B. Hayes	1,015	7.5%
Lyman A. Hodgdon	962	7.1%
Elizabeth E. Toothaker	943	6.9%
Eleanor J. Loveless	919	6.8%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor	904	6.7%
Botsford Kempston	898	6.6%
Etta E. Marsh	892	6.6%
Harold G. Knapp	890	6.5%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes	7,294
Total Votes Cast	13,601
Total Ballots Cast	20,895
See Details for this Contest »