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Politicans Who Lost The Most Elections
(of those in the database so far)

Very incomplete list!

• Lost 23 elections:
  • James C. Horvath (born c.1912) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich.; Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1951, 1959, 1963; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965-69; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1960 (16th District), 1968 (12th District), 1976 (18th District); Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 21st Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1972; vice-chair of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1977-79. Burial location unknown.
    
    

• Lost 22 elections:
  • Charles Schwartz (born c.1904) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1938; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1940, 1944, 1966; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1946, 1948, 1950; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of agriculture, 1951, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1976. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Theos A. Grove (1904-1982) — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich.; Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Mich. Born in 1904. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1938 (1st District), 1958 (7th District); Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1940, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1959, 1961; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1955; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 11th Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964, 1966, 1968; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1972, 1976. Died in 1982. Burial location unknown.
    
    

• Lost 21 elections:
  • Earl Farwell Dodge (1932-2007) — also known as Earl F. Dodge; "Mr. Prohibition" — of Massachusetts; Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Ind.; Kansas; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich.; Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colo. Born in Malden, Middlesex County, Mass., December 24, 1932. Married, July 20, 1951, to Barbara Regan. Prohibition candidate for Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1954; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1960; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1966; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1968; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Colorado, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1976, 1980; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1990. Baptist. Collapsed at Denver International Airport, and died soon after, from cardiac arrythmia, at the University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, Colo., November 7, 2007. Burial location unknown.
    • See also: Wikipedia article.
    
    

• Lost 20 elections:
  • Jacob Sechler Coxey (1854-1951) — also known as Jacob S. Coxey; General Coxey — of Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pa., April 16, 1854. Greenback candidate for Ohio state senate 21st District, 1885; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1894 (People's, 18th District), 1922 (18th District), 1924 (Independent, 16th District), 1926 (Republican primary, 16th District), 1928 (Independent, 16th District), 1930 (Republican primary, 16th District), 1936 (Union, 16th District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 16th District), 1942 (Democratic primary, 16th District); People's candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1895, 1897; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1916, 1928 (Republican primary), 1932 (Republican primary), 1934 (Republican primary); mayor of Massillon, Ohio, 1931-33; defeated, 1933 (Republican primary), 1941 (Democratic primary), 1943 (Democratic); Farmer-Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1932. Leader of bands of unemployed (dubbed "Coxey's Army") asking Congress to provide money for jobs, 1894 and 1914. Died in 1951. Interment at Massillon Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio.
    
    

• Lost 19 elections:
  • Earl Harold Munn, Sr. (b. 1903) — also known as E. Harold Munn — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in 1903. Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1941; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 10th District, 1944, 1950; Michigan Prohibition Party state chair, 1947; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1948; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1952, 1976, 1980, 1984; Prohibition candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1949, 1959, 1961; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1952, 1954; vice-chair of Michigan Prohibition Party, 1953; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale District, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1960; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1964, 1968, 1972. Still living as of 1984.
    
    
  • James Sim (born c.1907) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Westland, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1944, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1946, 1962; treasurer of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1947; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1951, 1953, 1966; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1972; Socialist Labor candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1968; Michigan Socialist Labor state chair, 1977-79. Still living as of 1979.
    
    

• Lost 18 elections:
  • William J. Persons (1910-1966) — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in 1910. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1941, 1961; vice-chair of Michigan Prohibition Party, 1947-53; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state board of agriculture, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1959; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1950; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1952, 1958, 1960; Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1953; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1954, 1956. Died in 1966. Burial location unknown.
    
    

• Lost 16 elections:
  • Theodore J. Wilk (1911-1996) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Adrian, Armstrong County, Pa., October 28, 1911. Married 1938 to Anna Popielawski. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1942 (2nd District), 1944 (2nd District), 1955 (2nd District), 1991 (16th District); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1949-54; defeated in primary, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1946 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 7th District), 1956 (Wayne County 7th District), 1958 (Wayne County 7th District), 1982 (66th District), 1984 (66th District), 1990 (66th District), 1992 (42nd District), 1994 (42nd District), 1996 (42nd District); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952. Died in Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., September 3, 1996. Burial location unknown.
    
    

• Lost 14 elections:
  • Allin Depew — of Watervliet, Albany County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1926, 1928; candidate for New York state senate 30th District, 1930. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Henning Albert Blomen (1910-1993) — also known as Henning A. Blomen — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass., September 28, 1910. Son of Gustav A. Blomen and Clara E. (Magnuson) Blomen; married, February 17, 1969, to Constance Zimmerman. Machine assembler, Dewey & Almy Chemical Co.; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1970; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1946, 1948; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1968. Died, in a nursing home at North Reading, Middlesex County, Mass., July, 1993. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912-1979) — also known as Lar Daly; "America First" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born January 22, 1912. Candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Republican primary), 1959 (Republican primary), 1959 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican primary), 1967 (Republican primary), 1967; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Illinois, 1956, 1964; Tax Cut candidate for President of the United States, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1962 (Democratic primary), 1966 (Republican primary), 1970 (Republican primary), 1978 (Republican primary); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973. Died April 18, 1979. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
    • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
    
    
  • Frank Troha (born c.1904) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Oak Park, Oakland County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944, 1948, 1960, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of agriculture, 1959; Socialist Labor candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1961; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1965-69; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1966, 1970; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1968, 1974, 1976; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1972. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • W. Clifford Bentley (born c.1905) — of Farmington, Oakland County, Mich.; Livonia, Wayne County, Mich.; Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1938 (17th District), 1958 (18th District), 1968 (18th District); Socialist Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1946, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1969; treasurer of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1959, 1961; secretary-treasurer of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 12th Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1962. Still living as of 1970.
    
    
  • Ralph W. Muncy (1902-1992) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Cedar, Leelanau County, Mich., April 26, 1902. Son of John Irvin Muncy and Maud (Ackley) Muncy; married to Lydia Baird. Forester; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1951; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965; secretary of Michigan Socialist Labor Party, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state highway commissioner, 1953, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1959; Michigan Socialist Labor state chair, 1961-69; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1962 (at-large), 1968 (2nd District); Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1966. English, Scottish, and Swiss ancestry. Died, following myocardial infarction, at University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 28, 1992; body donated to the University of Michigan medical school.
    
    
  • William J. Kelly — also known as Bill Kelly — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1925 (primary), 1933; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1928 (Bay County 1st District), 1960 (primary, Bay County); Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1932, 1934 (primary), 1936, 1940, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952; candidate for Michigan state senate 24th District, 1958. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Frank Francis Fasi (b. 1920) — also known as Frank F. Fasi — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 27, 1920. Son of Carmelo Fasi and Josephine (Lupo) Fasi; married, May 25, 1958, to Joyce Miyeku Kono. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1950; member of Democratic National Committee from Hawaii Territory, 1952-56; member of Hawaii territorial senate, 1958-59; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Hawaii, 1959; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S. Representative from Hawaii, 1962; mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-81, 1985-94; defeated, 1952 (Democratic primary), 1954 (Democratic), 1960 (Democratic), 1980 (Democratic); resigned 1994; defeated, 1996 (Republican), 2000 (Republican); candidate for Governor of Hawaii, 1974 (Democratic primary), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1982, 1994, 1998 (Republican primary). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Sigma Nu. Still living as of 2000.
    • Cross-reference: Mason Altiery
    
    

• Lost 13 elections:
  • August Claessens (1885-1954) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1885. Married 1912 to Hilda Goldstein; married to Anna Glassman. School teacher; member of New York state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1918-20, 1922; expelled 1920; defeated, 1920 (New York County 17th District), 1922 (New York County 17th District), 1923 (New York County 17th District), 1925 (Bronx County 4th District), 1938 (Kings County 14th District), 1954 (Kings County 14th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1924 (Socialist, 23rd District), 1928 (Socialist, 14th District), 1934 (Socialist, at-large), 1946 (Liberal, 10th District), 1948 (Liberal, 8th District), 1950 (Liberal, 8th District); American Labor candidate for New York state senate 11th District, 1940. Expelled from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty, along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920. Died, following a heart attack, at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 9, 1954. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
    
    
  • Robert J. Henderson (1885-1965) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Thamesford, Ontario, April 12, 1885. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1938; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1956 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1958 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1960 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (11th District); candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • George F. Montgomery (b. 1933) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Oakland County, Mich. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., August 21, 1933. Son of George F. Montgomery (1909-1981); married 1956 to Elizabeth Ann LeBlanc. Democrat. School teacher; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1960; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 18th Senatorial District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives 21st District, 1965-70; defeated, 1958 (Wayne County 6th District), 1959 (Wayne County 10th District), 1976 (24th District), 1982 (24th District), 1988 (20th District), 1992 (44th District), 1994 (44th District), 1996 (44th District); candidate in primary for Governor of Michigan, 1970; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 19th District, 1972, 1974. Still living as of 1996.
    
    
  • Rollin M. Severance — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1948; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1950, 1952; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1951; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1961. Still living as of 1984.
    
    
  • Richard A. MacRae (1885-1970) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1885. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1929-32; defeated, 1926 (Wayne County 1st District), 1932 (Wayne County 1st District), 1934 (Wayne County 1st District), 1936 (Wayne County 1st District), 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 5th District), 1956 (Wayne County 5th District), 1958 (Wayne County 5th District); Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 1st District, 1942, 1944, 1950, 1952 (primary). Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Frederick Kappler (1866-1953) — also known as Fred Kappler — of Lake Linden, Houghton County, Mich. Born in 1866. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1909-14, 1919-20, 1935-38, 1945-46 (Houghton County 2nd District 1909-14, 1919-20, Houghton County 1st District 1935-38, Houghton District 1945-46); defeated, 1906 (Houghton County 2nd District), 1914 (Houghton County 2nd District), 1916 (Houghton County 2nd District), 1930 (Republican primary, Houghton County 1st District), 1932 (Houghton County 1st District), 1938 (Houghton County 1st District), 1940 (Houghton County 1st District), 1946 (Houghton District), 1948 (Houghton District), 1950 (primary, Houghton District), 1952 (Houghton District); Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1922, 1928 (primary); member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1939. Died in 1953. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968) — also known as Norman Thomas — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, November 20, 1884. Socialist. Candidate for Governor of New York, 1924, 1938; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1925 (Socialist), 1929; candidate for New York state senate 14th District, 1926; candidate for President of the United States, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1930; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1934. Presbyterian. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Died December 19, 1968. Burial location unknown.
    
    

• Lost 12 elections:
  • Eric Hass (1905-1980) — of Oregon; New York. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., 1905. Advertising business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957 (Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor); candidate for Governor of New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian. German and Danish ancestry. Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969. Died, from a heart attack, in Community Hospital, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., October 2, 1980. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Arthur J. Kurtz (b. 1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 11, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1932 (primary, 21st District), 1938 (primary, 21st District), 1944 (primary, 21st District), 1966 (5th District); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 8th District); Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1956, 1958 (primary); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961. Catholic. Member, American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Woodmen. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • William Walbridge — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Livonia, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1968, 1972, 1976; Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1946; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state treasurer, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1964; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1965; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1970. Still living as of 1976.
    
    
  • Albert Mills — of Utica, Macomb County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1950; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of agriculture, 1951; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1952, 1960, 1962; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state attorney general, 1958; Socialist Labor candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Macomb County 1st District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1964, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
    
    
  • Harold A. Lindahl (1896-1965) — of Iron River, Iron County, Mich. Born in 1896. Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1956; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1947; Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1947; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1948; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1960, 1964; Prohibition candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1950; vice-chair of Michigan Prohibition Party, 1953; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1958. Died in 1965. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Philip J. Rahoi (1896-1980) — also known as Philip Rahoi — of Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich. Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Mich., April 5, 1896. Son of Philip Rahoi and Alma (Makoutz) Rahoi; married 1918 to Elsa Hallgren. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Dickinson County, 1935-38; defeated, 1932 (Dickinson County), 1938 (Dickinson County), 1940 (Dickinson County), 1942 (Dickinson County), 1946 (Dickinson District), 1968 (109th District), 1972 (109th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1944 (Republican primary), 1950 (Democratic primary); member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1955-64; defeated, 1952 (31st District), 1964 (38th District), 1966 (38th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1964 (alternate). Lutheran. Died in Kingsford, Dickinson County, Mich., March 11, 1980. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Stanley F. Rozycki (b. 1908) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., April 12, 1908. Democrat. General manager, Fireside Printing and Publishing Co.; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952, 1964 (alternate); member of Michigan state senate, 1955-74 (2nd District 1955-64, 3rd District 1965-74); defeated in primary, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1974, 1978, 1988. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1988.
    
    
  • Harold Edward Stassen (1907-2001) — also known as Harold E. Stassen — of South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in West St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn., April 13, 1907. Lawyer; Dakota County Attorney, 1931-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936, 1940; Governor of Minnesota, 1939-43; resigned 1943; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; among the founders of the United Nations, 1945 (in 2001, he was the last surviving signer of the UN Charter); president, University of Pennsylvania, 1948-53; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958; Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; Independent-Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1986. Baptist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Sigma Rho; Gamma Eta Gamma; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died, at the Friendship Village nursing home, Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minn., March 4, 2001. Interment at Acacia Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minn.
    • See also: National Governors Association biography.
    
    

• Lost 11 elections:
  • S. John Block — of New York. Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1916, 1917. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Richard A. H. J. Guzowski (1921-1994) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1921. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1955; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District, 1963-64; defeated in primary, 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 1st District), 1964 (10th District), 1966 (10th District), 1967 (19th District), 1968 (6th District), 1970 (6th District), 1982 (21st District), 1982 (12th District). Died in 1994. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Markus S. Simon — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Oakland County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; Republican candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1948 (primary, Wayne County 1st District), 1962 (Wayne County 4th District), 1966 (22nd District), 1968 (22nd District), 1972 (8th District), 1974 (primary, 64th District); Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1952 (primary, 5th District), 1958 (primary, 4th District), 1978 (15th District); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial District, 1961. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Joseph F. Martin, Jr. (1900-1967) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1900. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1938; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1940, 1942; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1948 (21st District), 1950 (21st District), 1952 (21st District), 1954 (5th District), 1956 (21st District), 1958 (21st District), 1960 (21st District), 1962 (21st District). Died in 1967. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Peter Goonis (born c.1898) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1964; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953-69; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1954, 1958, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1966; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1968, 1970. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Victor S. Wierzbicki — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1946, 1950 (primary), 1951 (primary), 1952 (primary), 1954, 1956, 1962; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1948; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 2nd Senatorial District, 1961; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 7th District, 1966, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
    
    
  • Roman I. Jarvis, Sr. — of Michigan. Uncle of William J. Bryan Jarvis and Harvey Hope Jarvis. Democrat. Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1920, 1928, 1930, 1932 (primary), 1934 (primary), 1936 (primary), 1938 (primary); candidate for Michigan state senate 7th District, 1906. Burial location unknown.
    • See also Jarvis family of Michigan
    
    
  • Robert Lee Ward — also known as Robert L. Ward — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1932 (Republican primary, 13th District), 1938 (Democratic primary, 1st District), 1952 (Republican primary, 13th District), 1956 (Republican primary, 1st District); Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950 (primary), 1951; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1952; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 11th District, 1954. Still living as of 1956.
    
    
  • Walter Czarnecki (1914-1979) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 10, 1914. Married to Katherine Czarnecki. Republican. Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1950-64; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1950 (primary), 1952 (primary), 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1972 (10th District); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952; defeated, 1960; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 3rd District, 1966. Catholic. Polish ancestry. Member, Polish National Alliance; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1979. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Joseph A. Weil — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Candidate for New York state assembly, 1902 (Social Democratic, Kings County 20th District), 1919 (Socialist, Kings County 19th District), 1922 (Socialist, Kings County 19th District); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1924 (Socialist), 1926 (Socialist), 1928 (Socialist), 1930 (Socialist), 1932 (Socialist), 1934 (Socialist), 1942 (American Labor); Socialist candidate for New York state senate 9th District, 1926. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • John Bartholomew Sosnowski (1883-1968) — also known as John B. Sosnowski — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 8, 1883. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1925-27; defeated, 1926 (1st District), 1928 (1st District), 1930 (1st District), 1932 (1st District), 1934 (1st District), 1936 (1st District), 1938 (1st District), 1942 (1st District), 1944 (1st District), 1946 (1st District), 1952 (16th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., July 16, 1968. Interment at Sweetest Heart of Mary Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
    • See also: congressional biography.
    
    
  • Charles Hiram Randall (1865-1951) — also known as Charles H. Randall — of Kimball, Kimball County, Neb.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Auburn, Nemaha County, Neb., July 23, 1865. Son of Rev. Elias J. Randall and Sarah F. (Schooley) Randall; married, November 15, 1885, to May E. Stanley. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of California state assembly, 1911-12; defeated, 1950; U.S. Representative from California 9th District, 1915-21; defeated, 1920 (9th District), 1921 (9th District), 1922 (9th District), 1924 (9th District), 1926 (9th District), 1932 (13th District), 1934 (13th District), 1940 (13th District), 1944 (20th District); Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1928. Methodist. Died at General Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 18, 1951. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
    • See also: congressional biography.
    
    

• Lost 10 elections:
  • Guy S. Williams — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964; Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1948. Still living as of 1964.
    
    
  • Samuel Aaron De Witt (b. 1891) — also known as Samuel A. De Witt — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in 1891. Socialist. Machinery dealer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1920; expelled 1920; defeated, 1920 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1924 (Bronx County 7th District), 1926 (Bronx County 7th District), 1927 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1929 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1932 (Queens County 4th District); candidate for borough president of Bronx, New York, 1925; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1928 (22nd District), 1934 (2nd District), 1935 (2nd District). Expelled from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty, along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Louis P. Goldberg — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist candidate for New York state assembly, 1919 (Kings County 2nd District), 1921 (Kings County 23rd District), 1928 (Kings County 23rd District); candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931 (Socialist), 1932 (Socialist), 1933 (Socialist), 1935 (Socialist), 1940 (American Labor), 1942 (American Labor); Liberal candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Carle Whitehead — of Colorado. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1948; candidate for U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1934, 1950, 1952, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Walter H. Dearing — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1919, 1920, 1921; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1922, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934; candidate for New York state senate 24th District, 1924; candidate for borough president of Richmond, New York, 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • James Oneal — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1920 (10th District), 1922 (7th District), 1926 (2nd District), 1928 (7th District), 1931 (9th District), 1932 (2nd District); candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1922, 1923; candidate for New York state senate 7th District, 1924; candidate for borough president of Queens, New York, 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Gustave A. Strebel — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1908, 1910, 1912; candidate for Governor of New York, 1914; candidate for New York state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1919, 1920, 1921; candidate for New York state senate 38th District, 1928, 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1934. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Charles W. Noonan — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for secretary of state of New York, 1908, 1920; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1914, 1916; candidate for New York state treasurer, 1918; candidate for New York state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1921; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1924 (30th District), 1928 (30th District), 1934 (at-large); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1932. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Jack E. Legel (1936-2001) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1936. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives 2nd District, 1975-80; defeated, 1966 (17th District), 1968 (17th District), 1970 (17th District), 1980 (2nd District), 1982 (3rd District), 1982 (1st District), 1984 (2nd District), 1986 (2nd District), 1992 (14th District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1994. Died, of liver cancer, in the Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospice, Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., November 14, 2001. Interment at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights, Mich.
    
    
  • William L. Magill (d. 1994) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ray County, Mo. Republican. Republican candidate for Michigan state house of representatives, 1956 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1958 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1960 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1966 (11th District), 1968 (primary, 11th District), 1970 (11th District); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961; candidate for Michigan state senate 5th District, 1964. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., 1994. Interment at Ortona Cemetery, Glades County, Fla.
    
    
  • George Sam Taylor (born c.1915) — also known as George S. Taylor — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1946 (Socialist Labor), 1950 (Industrial Government), 1962 (Socialist Labor), 1966 (Socialist Labor), 1970 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1958, 1964; Socialist Labor candidate for Pennsylvania state auditor general, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1968. Still living as of 1970.
    
    
  • Paul H. Kyburz (b. 1908) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in 1908. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate, 1942 (8th District), 1958 (14th District); Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1946, 1956; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1964; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1953; treasurer of Michigan Prohibition Party, 1953; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state board of agriculture, 1957; Prohibition candidate for Wayne State University board of governors, 1959; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1960; Prohibition candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1961. Still living as of 1964.
    
    
  • Frank Girard (born c.1927) — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1952; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953, 1965-77; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 26th Senatorial District, 1961; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1966; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1974; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976. Still living as of 1977.
    
    
  • Ralph B. Guy — of Michigan. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1932 (Democratic primary), 1934 (Democratic primary), 1936 (Democratic primary), 1936 (Third Party), 1938 (Republican primary), 1944 (Republican primary), 1946 (Republican primary), 1958 (Republican), 1960 (Republican primary); Republican candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Herbert M. Merrill — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1912; defeated (Socialist), 1920, 1921, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1926 (Socialist), 1942 (American Labor); candidate for New York state senate 32nd District, 1928 (Socialist), 1930 (Socialist), 1934 (Socialist), 1938 (American Labor), 1940 (American Labor). Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Terry McGovern Carpenter (1900-1978) — also known as Terry Carpenter — of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Neb. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, March 28, 1900. U.S. Representative from Nebraska 5th District, 1933-35; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1934, 1940 (Democratic), 1950, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1936 (Democratic), 1942, 1948 (Democratic), 1954, 1972 (Democratic); delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1952; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1953-; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska, 1974. Changed parties five times. Died in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Neb., April 27, 1978. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
    • See also: congressional biography.
    
    

• Lost 9 elections:
  • Willard J. Dawson — of Erie County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1933, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Ernest H. Kleine — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1925 (Socialist), 1926 (Socialist), 1928 (Socialist), 1930 (Socialist), 1933 (Socialist), 1935 (Socialist), 1938 (American Labor), 1940 (American Labor); American Labor candidate for New York state senate 50th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Gust C. Peterson — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1911, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Isidore Phillips — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1896; Socialist candidate for New York state assembly, 1920 (New York County 18th District), 1921 (Bronx County 7th District), 1923 (Bronx County 7th District), 1924 (Bronx County 4th District), 1926 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1928 (Bronx County 7th District), 1929 (Bronx County 7th District); Socialist candidate for New York state senate 21st District, 1922. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Herman Woskow — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1931 (Socialist), 1932 (Socialist), 1933 (Socialist), 1935 (Socialist), 1936 (Socialist), 1942 (American Labor); candidate for New York state senate, 1934 (Socialist, 22nd District), 1944 (Liberal, 26th District), 1954 (Liberal, 28th District). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • George McMullen — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly, 1909 (New York County 32nd District), 1919 (New York County 14th District), 1920 (New York County 14th District), 1921 (New York County 14th District), 1922 (New York County 14th District), 1923 (New York County 14th District); candidate for New York state senate, 1924 (16th District), 1928 (18th District), 1930 (21st District). Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Harry Schachner — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1934; candidate for New York state senate 11th District, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Mark R. Shaw — of Melrose, Middlesex County, Mass. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1946, 1958, 1966, 1970; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1948, 1950, 1956; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1956; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1964. Methodist. Still living as of 1970.
    
    
  • Moissaye J. Olgin (b. 1878) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, March 24, 1878. Son of Chaim Aaron Olgin and Zipa (Gelman) Olgin. Journalist; Workers candidate for New York state senate 14th District, 1924; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1926 (Workers, 23rd District), 1930 (Communist, 10th District), 1934 (Communist, 23rd District); candidate for New York state assembly, 1927 (Workers, Bronx County 5th District), 1929 (Communist, Bronx County 4th District), 1933 (Communist, Bronx County 6th District), 1936 (Communist, Bronx County 5th District), 1936 (Communist, Bronx County 5th District). Jewish. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • William M. Feigenbaum (1886-1949) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1886. Socialist. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1918; defeated, 1919 (Kings County 6th District), 1922 (Kings County 6th District), 1923 (Kings County 23rd District); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1924, 1926, 1928; candidate for New York state senate 4th District, 1930, 1932, 1934. Died in 1949. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Jacob Axelrad — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly, 1919 (New York County 4th District), 1928 (Kings County 18th District); candidate for judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1924 (7th District), 1934 (6th District), 1938 (6th District); candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1931, 1935; candidate for New York state senate 8th District, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Jacob Panken (b. 1879) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ukraine, January 13, 1879. Son of Herman Panken and Feiga (Berman) Panken; married, February 20, 1910, to Rachel Pallay. Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for New York state senate 11th District, 1908; candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1909; municipal judge in New York, 1917-27; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1920; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1921; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1922, 1930; candidate for Governor of New York, 1926; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1931; candidate for chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1932. Jewish. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Patrick J. Murphy — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1920 (22nd District), 1926 (24th District); candidate for New York state assembly, 1921 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1925 (Bronx County 8th District), 1927 (Bronx County 8th District); candidate for New York state senate 23rd District, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Henry Fruchter — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist. Candidate for New York state assembly, 1920 (Kings County 6th District), 1923 (New York County 8th District), 1928 (Bronx County 5th District), 1929 (Bronx County 5th District), 1930 (Bronx County 5th District), 1931 (Bronx County 5th District), 1932 (Bronx County 5th District); candidate for New York state senate 12th District, 1926; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Georgia Cozzini (d. 1983) — of Wisconsin. Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1970, 1974; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1946, 1957; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1956, 1960. Female. Died October 10, 1983; attempted to donate her body to science, but the Medical College of Wisconsin lost the paperwork. Cremated; ashes scattered.
    
    
  • Eugene Wilder Chafin (1852-1920) — also known as Eugene W. Chafin — of Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Arizona; Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in East Troy, Walworth County, Wis., November 1, 1852. Son of Samuel E. Chafin and Betsey (Pollard) Chafin; married, November 24, 1881, to Carrie A. Hunkins. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1882; Prohibition candidate for Wisconsin state attorney general, 1886, 1900; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1898; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1902; Prohibition candidate for Illinois state attorney general, 1904; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1908, 1912; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1914. Died November 30, 1920. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • David H. Raaflaub (b. 1944) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in 1944. Candidate for justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1984 (Libertarian), 1986 (Independent), 1996 (Libertarian), 1998 (Libertarian); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984, 1992; Libertarian candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1988; Libertarian candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1991; Libertarian candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1994. Still living as of 2000.
    
    
  • Fred L. Kircher (1891-1960) — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Ill., November 18, 1891. Brother of Samuel W. Kircher; married 1918 to Ada P. Maher. Republican. Railway yardmaster; oil business; real estate business; candidate for mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941 (primary); member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1939-46; defeated in primary, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1954; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 14th District, 1957. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd Fellows. Died in 1960. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Philip John Williams (b. 1901) — also known as Philip J. Williams — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Kastrion, Arcadia, Greece, February 17, 1901. Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1938 (Wayne County 1st District), 1940 (Wayne County 1st District), 1942 (Wayne County 1st District), 1944 (Wayne County 1st District), 1948 (Wayne County 1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County 4th District), 1956 (Wayne County 4th District). Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • J. R. Jeffries (b. 1883) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Greenville, Hunt County, Tex., 1883. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Enoch Arden Holtwick — also known as Enoch A. Holtwick — of Illinois. Prohibition candidate for Illinois state treasurer, 1936; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950; Prohibition candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1952; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1956. president, Los Angeles Pacific Junior College. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Theodore G. Albert (1917-1989) — of Ironwood, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in 1917. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 32nd Circuit, 1953, 1957 (primary); candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1956 (Democratic primary, 12th District), 1964 (Democratic primary, 11th District), 1974 (Human Rights, 11th District), 1978 (Democratic primary, 11th District); candidate in Democratic primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st Senatorial District, 1961; Human Rights candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1976; Human Rights candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1976. Died in 1989. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Russell S. Brown, Jr. — of Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan state senate, 1956 (3rd District), 1966 (6th District), 1970 (9th District), 1974 (3rd District); candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1976; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives 21st District, 1974. Still living as of 1976.
    
    
  • Leonard S. Walton (b. 1929) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 28, 1929. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1963-72 (Wayne County 12th District 1963-64, 18th District 1965-72); defeated in primary, 1954 (Wayne County 12th District), 1956 (Wayne County 12th District), 1958 (Wayne County 12th District), 1960 (Wayne County 12th District), 1972 (3rd District), 1982 (3rd District), 1982 (2nd District); candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 6th District, 1974. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 1982.
    
    
  • Warren O'Brien (b. 1922) — of Warren, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Louisa, Lawrence County, Ky., October 24, 1922. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of Michigan state house of representatives 25th District, 1973-74; defeated, 1974 (Republican), 1976 (Republican), 1978 (Democratic primary), 1980 (Republican), 1982 (Republican), 1984 (Republican), 1986 (Republican primary), 1989 (Republican primary); candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 27th District, 1977. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 1989.
    
    
  • Herman Richter — of Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1899, 1909, 1911; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1902; Socialist Labor candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1905; Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1906, 1910, 1914; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1916. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Joseph P. Cloon (1896-1974) — of Wakefield, Gogebic County, Mich. Born in Aldrich (unknown county), Mont., March 12, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; garage business; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Gogebic County, 1936; member of Michigan state senate 31st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-54; defeated, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960; candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Gogebic District, 1961. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Rotary. Died in Novi, Oakland County, Mich., May 14, 1974. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Edgar Thomas (born c.1906) — of Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich.; Taylor, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1964, 1968; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1954; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1965-69; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1972; Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan State University board of trustees, 1974; Socialist Labor candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
    
    
  • Joseph F. Koss — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Socialist Labor candidate for Michigan state senate 18th District, 1938; Socialist Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972; member of Michigan Socialist Labor State Central Committee, 1953; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1954, 1960; Socialist Labor candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th District, 1961. Still living as of 1972.
    
    
  • Victor Targonski (1914-1990) — of Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Mich., October 17, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 6th District, 1944, 1946; candidate for Michigan state board of education, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1948; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; Michigan state auditor general, 1955-56; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1956-59; appointed 1956; defeated, 1959; candidate in primary for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1962; candidate in primary for Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1966, 1974. Catholic. Member, Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; Optimist Club. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 31, 1990. Burial location unknown.
    
    
  • Frank Lovell (b. 1913) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1913. Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1960; Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960, 1964, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
    
    
  • Estelle A. Tripp — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for Michigan state senate 21st District, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1952; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 15th District, 1958. Female. Still living as of 1958.
    
    
  • Earl A. Johnson — of River Rouge, Wayne County, Mich.; Dearborn, Wayne County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1956,