The Political Graveyard: Pocatello, Idaho

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Pocatello, Idaho
including Alameda
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Pocatello, 1893-2024 (may be incomplete!)
Edward Stein 1893 A. H. Bean 1894 Joseph B. Bistline as of 1899 Oscar B. Steely 1902-03 D. W. Swinehart 1904 Walter H. Cleare 1905-07 John M. Bistline 1911 Theo F. Turner 1913-15 Arthur B. Bean 1918-19 William P. Whitaker 1919-20 C. Ben Ross 1922-30 Ivan Gasser 1931 Thomas C. Coffin 1931-33 Elmer Smith 1933 Charles A. Brown 1933-35 Robert M. Terrell 1935-41 C. D. 'Dinty' Moore 1943-47 George R. Phillips 1947 William W. Halsey 1949-51 W. B. Webb as of 1953 Earl Pond 1962-66 Bill Roskelley 1973-74 Chuck Billmeyer 1974-75 Thomas L. Purce 1976 Donna Boe as of 1977 Dean Funk 1984-85 Dick Finlayson 1986-89 Peter Angstadt 1990-93 Greg Anderson 2000-01 Roger Chase 2002-09 Brian C. Blad 2010-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1901 Apr 2: Theo F. Turner (Rep), elected; V. C. Roeder (Dem), defeated.

1902 Apr 1: Oscar B. Steely (Rep), elected; F. M. Watson (Dem), defeated.

1903 Apr 7: Oscar B. Steely (Rep), elected; John H. Dodds (Dem), defeated.

1904 Apr 5: D. W. Swinehart (Rep), elected; Charles E. Brooks (Dem), defeated; Frank Gibbons (Socialist), defeated.

1905 Apr 4: Walter H. Cleare (Rep), elected; J. H. Daniger (Dem), defeated.

1907 Apr 2: C. E. M. Loux (Citizens), elected.

1909 Apr 8: D. W. Church, elected.

1911 Apr 4: John M. Bistline (Dem), elected; Fletcher R. Burrus (Rep), defeated; Greeley Baker (Socialist), defeated.

1913 Apr 1: Theo F. Turner (Rep), elected.

1919 Apr 22: William P. Whitaker (Dem), elected; Arthur B. Bean (Rep), defeated.

1923 Apr 24: C. Ben Ross (Dem), elected; H. R. Turner (Rep), defeated; George Chaffee (Progressive), defeated.

1925 Apr 28: C. Ben Ross (Dem), elected; Harry Fox (Rep), defeated.

1927 Apr 26: C. Ben Ross (Dem), elected; George M. Jorgensen (Rep), defeated.

1929 Apr 23: C. Ben Ross (Dem), elected; A. C. Hinckley (Rep), defeated.

1931 Apr 28: Thomas C. Coffin (Dem), elected; J. P. 'Jack' Halliwell (Rep), defeated.

1933 Apr 25: Charles A. Brown (Rep), elected; C. A. Carmack (Dem), defeated; Elmer Smith (Ind), defeated.

1935 Apr 23: Robert M. Terrell (Dem), elected; Charles A. Brown (Rep), defeated.

1937 Apr 27: Robert M. Terrell (Dem), elected; Edwin S. Harper (Alliance of Prometheus), defeated; C. D. 'Dinty' Moore (Rep), defeated.

1939 Apr 25: Robert M. Terrell (Dem), elected; L. E. Glennon (Rep), defeated.

1941 Apr 22: Robert M. Terrell (Dem), elected; Walter H. Anderson, defeated.

1943 Apr 6: Clarence Stevenson, advanced to runoff; C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, advanced to runoff; B. A. McDevitt, defeated; Thomas B. Lemailly, defeated.

1943 Apr 27: C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, elected; Clarence Stevenson, defeated.

1945 Apr 3: C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, advanced to runoff; Grant L. Stowell, advanced to runoff; C. A. Carmack, defeated.

1945 Apr 24: C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, elected; Grant L. Stowell, defeated.

1947 Apr 1: C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, advanced to runoff; George R. Phillips, advanced to runoff; Arthur W. Hall, defeated; Ed P. Brennan, defeated; Charles Stoddard, defeated.

1947 Apr 22: George R. Phillips, elected; C. D. 'Dinty' Moore, defeated.

1949: Earl J. Adkins, defeated.

1985 Nov 5: Dick Finlayson, advanced to runoff; Jim Eilander, advanced to runoff; Glen Marshall, defeated; Edgar Malepeai, defeated; June Guidinger, defeated; Keith Robinson, defeated; LaMar Porter, defeated; O. K. Anderson, defeated.

1985 Dec 3: Dick Finlayson, elected; Jim Eilander, defeated.

1989 Nov 7: Dick Finlayson, advanced to runoff; Peter Angstadt, advanced to runoff; Al Brewster, defeated; Barbara Orr, defeated; Mike Wellard, defeated; Wayne Adams, defeated; Kevin Jones, defeated; John Dille, defeated.

1989 Dec 5: Peter Angstadt, elected; Dick Finlayson, defeated.

1993 Nov 2: Peter Angstadt, elected; Fred Roberts, defeated.

2001 Nov 6: Roger Chase, advanced to runoff; Ron Frasure, advanced to runoff; Bob Foster, defeated.

2001 Dec 4: Roger Chase, elected; Ron Frasure, defeated.

2009 Nov 3: Brian C. Blad, elected; Roger Chase, defeated.

2013 Nov 5: Brian C. Blad, elected; Roger Chase, defeated.

2017 Nov 7: Brian C. Blad, elected; Chad Horst, defeated; Sam Laoboonmi, defeated; Tammy L. Bartlett, defeated; Jamie Hudson, defeated; Paul Shepard, defeated; Sierra Carta, defeated.

2021 Nov 2: Brian C. Blad, advanced to runoff; David T. Worley, advanced to runoff; Christine Stevens, defeated; Sam Laoboonmi, defeated; Idaho S. Law, defeated.

2021 Nov 30: Brian C. Blad, elected; David T. Worley, defeated.

Postmasters at Pocatello, 1882-1973 (may be incomplete!)
Lee E. Simmons 1882 Seth C. Sherman 1882-83 James S. Holland 1883 William D. Woozley 1883-86 James S. Campbell 1886-87 James H. Bible 1887-88 James S. Campbell 1888-89 Nathan G. Franklin 1889 Arthur B. Bean 1889-94 James S. Campbell, Jr. 1894-98 Andrew F. Caldwell 1898-1900 Francis Ball 1900-14 Peter C. O'Malley 1914-18 Walter H. Peck 1918-20 Leo M. Rusk 1920-24 Arthur B. Bean 1924-32 Theo F. Turner 1932-33 Ambrose H. McGuire 1933-34 Ambrose H. McGuire 1934-44 John E. Trimming 1944 John E. Trimming 1944-73

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1932 Oct 5: Arthur B. Bean, died in office.

Alameda
(merged with Pocatello 1962)

Mayors of Alameda, 1947-62 (may be incomplete!)
S. Leland Freckleton 1930 Lavere W. Thurston 1947-55 Flavius C. Henderson 1955-57 John B. Dahlstrom 1957 Harry M. Hirschl 1957-61 George V. Hansen 1961-62

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1947 Apr 22: Lavere W. Thurston, elected.

1949 Apr 26: Lavere W. Thurston, elected; James R. Bagwell, defeated.

1951 Apr 24: Lavere W. Thurston (Citizens), elected.

1953 Apr 28: Lavere W. Thurston (Citizens), elected unopposed.

1955 Apr 26: Flavius C. Henderson (Ind), elected; Lavere W. Thurston (Citizens), defeated.

1957 Apr 23: John B. Dahlstrom (Economy), elected; Flavius C. Henderson (People's), defeated; Robert A. Coates, defeated.

1957 Nov 3: John B. Dahlstrom, died in office.

1959 Apr 28: Harry M. Hirschl (People's), elected; Marvin P. Tubbs (Citizens), defeated; C. A. Tallberg, defeated.

1961 Apr 25: George V. Hansen, elected; Harry M. Hirschl (People's), defeated; Fred Lee (Citizens Independent), defeated; Dwaine Exeter, defeated.

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