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Gilbert R. Foster
(R)
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Victories
Won
0
out of
1
generals.
Won
0
out of
7
primaries.
Won
0
out of
8
total contests.
Opponents
William F. Beaman
1944 General
Susan Beckett
1964 General
Harold Beckett
1964 General
Mabelle E. Beres
1964 General
Lester W. Bowen
1944 General
Miriam E. Braman
1940 General
Elsie T. Bridge
1952 General
E. Harriet Burk
1940 General
Mabel S. Chamberlain
1964 General
Patrick Chessman
1941 General
Richard J. Clark
1948 General
T. Edward Corbett
1941 General
Phyllis T. Eastman
1964 General
Frank A. Eastman, Jr.
1964 General
Elsie R. Ericson
1960 General
George R. Ericson
1960 General
Sara M. Fiske
1952 General
John F. Foster
1944 General
John F. Foster, Jr
1941 General
Mildred E. Foster
1964 General
Caulder L. Freeman
1940 General
Jean M. Fuller
1960 General
Oscar P. Grove
1944 General
William P. Harrington
1952 General
Edgar R. Harrington
1952 General
William S. Howe
1944 General
Kathryn E. Hueber
1944 General
Gordon F. Hughes
1960 General
Nelson W. Irving
1944 General
Clara E. Johanson
1964 General
Anna B. Johnson
1964 General
Axel G. Johnson
1964 General
Evelena L. Kincaid
1944 General
Alice M. Kingston
1952 General
Allen Roy Kingston
1952 General
Allan Roy Kingston
1944 General
Lee Carver Kitson
1952 General
Maud Knox
1964 General
Alice W. Kongston
1948 General
Alice V. Larson
1964 General
Horace A. Lewis
1944 General
John W. Luce, Jr
1952 General
Jessie B. MacKenzie
1964 General
Jessie L. MacQuarrie
1964 General
Ruel H. MacQuarrie
1964 General
Joseph F. Macrell
1944 General
Robert W. McEvoy
1960 General
James F. McKenna
1952 General
Louis A. Merry
1940 General
John P. Morey
1940 General
J. Porter Morey
1944 General
Winifred Morey
1952 General
Winifred L. Moulton
1952 General
G. Victor Murray
1944 General
Raymond E. Parker
1941 General
Constance A. Patterson
1964 General
Leo E. Phillips
1944 General
Charles G. Pickett
1941 General
Edward H. Riley
1940 General
Catherine V. Robertson
1944 General
Isabel Robertson
1952 General
Caroline A. Rohnstock
1952 General
David Y. Ross
1960 General
Mabel F. Rumery
1964 General
Marie V. Sanborn
1940 General
Bernice W. Seaman
1964 General
William R. Seaman
1964 General
Philip Sherman
1952 General
Elizabeth S. Smith
1960 General
Charles A. Stackpole
1944 General
William Stern
1944 General
Leroy E. Tinsley
1952 General
James F. Townsend
1940 General
Henry T. Turner
1952 General
Joseph Vail
1952 General
William L. Vaughan
1944 General
John J. Walsh
1964 General
Alfred C. Walton
1940 General
Madeline W. Whitaker
1964 General
George A. Wilson
1948 General
Marion Fisk Wilson
1952 General
Marion F. Wilson
1944 General
Ada G. Wohr
1960 General
Eugene W. Wohr
1964 General
Salvatore Zammitti
1952 General
Gilbert R. Foster
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1964
Apr 28
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
6
Eugene W. Wohr
ran (4%) against 28 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Eugene W. Wohr
112
3.7%
Elsie R. Ericson
111
3.7%
Ada G. Wohr
111
3.7%
Robert W. McEvoy
110
3.7%
George R. Ericson
109
3.6%
Clara E. Johanson
107
3.6%
Alice V. Larson
107
3.6%
Mabel F. Rumery
107
3.6%
...and 21 more candidates »
Blank Votes
2,205
Total Votes Cast
3,010
Total Ballots Cast
5,215
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1960
Apr 26
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Group 2
Ward
6
George R. Ericson
ran (4%) against 8 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
George R. Ericson
93
3.5%
Gilbert R. Foster
91
3.5%
Elsie R. Ericson
89
3.4%
David Y. Ross
89
3.4%
Jean M. Fuller
82
3.1%
Ada G. Wohr
81
3.1%
Gordon F. Hughes
73
2.8%
Elizabeth S. Smith
69
2.6%
...and 1 more candidates »
Blank Votes
7,069
Total Votes Cast
734
Total Ballots Cast
7,803
See Details for this Contest »
1952
Apr 29
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
6
Allen Roy Kingston
ran (5%) against 22 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Allen Roy Kingston
647
5.2%
Philip Sherman
609
4.9%
Alice M. Kingston
600
4.9%
Charles A. Stackpole
575
4.7%
Gilbert R. Foster
564
4.6%
Lee Carver Kitson
558
4.5%
Elsie T. Bridge
547
4.4%
Marion Fisk Wilson
544
4.4%
...and 15 more candidates »
Blank Votes
21,832
Total Votes Cast
12,363
Total Ballots Cast
34,195
See Details for this Contest »
1948
Apr 27
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
6
Allan Roy Kingston
ran (5%) against 19 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Allan Roy Kingston
84
5.5%
Alice W. Kongston
83
5.4%
Gilbert R. Foster
82
5.4%
Lester W. Bowen
81
5.3%
Evelena L. Kincaid
78
5.1%
G. Victor Murray
78
5.1%
Charles A. Stackpole
78
5.1%
Richard J. Clark
77
5.0%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes
869
Total Votes Cast
1,531
Total Ballots Cast
2,400
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1944
Apr 25
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
6
Allan Roy Kingston
ran (6%) against 19 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Allan Roy Kingston
299
6.2%
John F. Foster
295
6.1%
William S. Howe
275
5.7%
Horace A. Lewis
248
5.2%
Leo E. Phillips
247
5.1%
Charles A. Stackpole
246
5.1%
Gilbert R. Foster
242
5.0%
William Stern
240
5.0%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes
2,388
Total Votes Cast
4,814
Total Ballots Cast
7,202
See Details for this Contest »
1941
Oct 7
Preliminary Election
Councilor
Ward
6
Charles G. Pickett
won (24%) against 6 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Charles G. Pickett
401
23.8%
Patrick Chessman
276
16.4%
John F. Foster, Jr
249
14.8%
T. Edward Corbett
235
13.9%
Leo E. Phillips
211
12.5%
Raymond E. Parker
190
11.3%
Gilbert R. Foster
124
7.4%
Blank Votes
136
Total Votes Cast
1,686
Total Ballots Cast
1,822
See Details for this Contest »
1940
Apr 30
Republican Primary
Ward Committee
Ward
6
Allan Roy Kingston
ran (7%) against 19 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Allan Roy Kingston
331
6.7%
Leo E. Phillips
281
5.7%
David Y. Ross
277
5.6%
Louis A. Merry
272
5.5%
Charles G. Pickett
272
5.5%
Gilbert R. Foster
268
5.4%
William Stern
268
5.4%
G. Victor Murray
261
5.3%
...and 12 more candidates »
Blank Votes
4,955
Total Votes Cast
4,945
Total Ballots Cast
9,900
See Details for this Contest »
1940
Sep 17
Republican Primary
Delegate to State Convention
Ward
6
Allan Roy Kingston
won (9%) against 13 opponents.
Candidates »
Candidate
Votes
%
Allan Roy Kingston
1,249
8.9%
James F. Townsend
1,039
7.4%
Marie V. Sanborn
1,032
7.3%
Gilbert R. Foster
1,028
7.3%
Caulder L. Freeman
1,020
7.2%
G. Victor Murray
1,003
7.1%
William L. Vaughan
997
7.1%
E. Harriet Burk
981
7.0%
...and 6 more candidates »
Blank Votes
8,174
Total Votes Cast
14,104
Total Ballots Cast
22,278
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