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Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
(R)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
1
generals.
Won
4
out of
10
primaries.
Won
4
out of
11
total contests.
Opponents
Grace L. Ames
1924 General
Emily K. Arnold
1926 General
Albert F. Bird
1934 General
Lena A. Brackett
1936 General
Lillian M. Burnham
1930 General
Richard J. Clark
1936 General
Timothy F. Dacey
1924 General
Sarah E. Edmond
1936 General
Nathan H. Fitch
1930 General
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
1927 General
Gertrude L. Gardner
1936 General
Elizabeth F. Gibson
1936 General
John Gordon
1926 General
Josephine H. Ham
1936 General
William M. Harris
1930 General
Elmer B. Hayes
1926 General
Ida M. Hazen
1936 General
Lyman A. Hodgdon
1932 General
John J. Hurley
1936 General
Botsford Kempston
1934 General
William W. Kennard
1924 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
Jennie F. Mckenzie
1936 General
Charles E. Moran
1927 General
Marcia A. Morash
1936 General
Hattie B. Morrill
1927 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
Lottie B. Pattie
1926 General
Elmer U. Perkins
1936 General
Franklin L. Ralston
1926 General
Arthur R. Ricker
1924 General
William P. Robertson
1930 General
Belma R. Sears
1936 General
Alice Smith
1926 General
William H. Smith
1926 General
Edith T. Smith
1932 General
Lillian M. Starbird
1936 General
George C. A. Stone
1934 General
A. Gertrude Strout
1936 General
Cecil Taylor
1932 General
Elizabeth E. Toothaker
1926 General
Oren J. Vose
1924 General
Albert C. Waterman
1934 General
Lucy F. White
1934 General
Walter Elton Whittaker
1927 General
George G. Wilber
1936 General
William William Fleming
1924 General
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
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Candidates
1936
Apr 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 »
1934
Apr 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 »
1934
Apr 24
Republican Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
1
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
won unopposed.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
53
100.0%
Blank Votes
11
Total Votes Cast
53
Total Ballots Cast
64
See Details for this Contest »
1932
Sep 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 »
1932
Sep 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 »
1930
Sep 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
See Details for this Contest »
1930
Sep 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 »
1927
Nov 8
Municipal Election
School Committee
Ward
1
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
and 3 others ran for 2 seats.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Francis J. Fitzpatrick
1,624
28.6%
Walter Elton Whittaker
1,539
8.9%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
1,479
31.9%
Charles E. Moran
1,381
30.7%
Blank Votes
427
Total Votes Cast
6,023
Total Ballots Cast
6,450
See Details for this Contest »
1927
Oct 18
Republican Primary
School Committee
Ward
1
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
and 2 others ran (top 2 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Dorothy Winkfield Taylor
650
43.9%
Walter Elton Whittaker
600
40.5%
Hattie B. Morrill
231
15.6%
Blank Votes
251
Total Votes Cast
1,481
Total Ballots Cast
1,732
See Details for this Contest »
1926
Sep 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 »
1924
Sep 9
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
1
Lyman A. Hodgdon
and 15 others ran (top 15 advance).
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Lyman A. Hodgdon
650
6.8%
William Fleming
647
6.8%
Eleanor J. Loveless
643
6.8%
Elizabeth E. Toothaker
635
6.7%
Elmer B. Hayes
634
6.7%
William W. Kennard
620
6.5%
Grace L. Ames
619
6.5%
Emily K. Arnold
613
6.5%
...and 8 more candidates »
Blank Votes
9,428
Total Votes Cast
9,502
Total Ballots Cast
18,930
See Details for this Contest »
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