The Political Graveyard: Antioch, California

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Antioch, California
Mayors, Town Presidents, Postmasters

Mayors of Antioch, 1952-2012 (may be incomplete!)
William R. Beasley, Jr. as of 1952-54 Ruben R. Reimche as of 1955-58 Jack C. Smith as of 1959-60 Joel Keller 1984-94 Len Herendeen 1995-96 Mary Helen Rocha 1996-2000 Donald P. Freitas 2000-08 James D. Davis 2008-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1984 Nov 6: Joel Keller, elected.

1988 Nov 8: Joel Keller, elected.

1992 Nov 3: Joel Keller, elected; Verne Loomis, defeated; Ralph Hernandez, defeated.

1996 Nov 5: Mary Helen Rocha, elected; Elizabeth Rimbault, defeated.

2000 Nov 7: Donald P. Freitas, elected; James D. Davis, defeated; Paul Goulart, defeated; Nate Donithan, defeated; Chet Michaels, defeated.

2004 Nov 2: Donald P. Freitas, elected; James D. Davis, defeated.

2008 Nov 4: James D. Davis, elected; Donald P. Freitas, defeated; Allen D. Payton, defeated.

Town Presidents of Antioch, 1913 (may be incomplete!)
William E. Meek as of 1913

Postmasters at Antioch, 1855-1969 (may be incomplete!)
George R. Clarke 1855 George Brown 1855-57 Job C. McCaster 1857-61 George W. Kimball 1861-62 Russell Eddy 1863-64 David S. Woodruff 1864-67 Stephen Abbott 1867-75 Van W. Phillips 1875-78 Josiah R. Baker 1878-85 David P. Mahan 1885-89 Josiah R. Baker 1889-93 David Macartney 1893-1900 Josiah R. Baker 1900-13 Alice M. Wall 1913-14 James F. Saunders 1914-16 Bessie B. Wightman 1916 Bessie B. Wightman 1916-20 Margaret Dorman 1920 Alice C. Webster 1920-29 Frank J. Biglow 1929-30 Frank J. Biglow 1930-34 William Wesley Field 1934-35 William Wesley Field 1935-69

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