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John E. Wherrell

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
02-24-1927 Nonpartisan AD-77 3148 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/98581771/john-embling-wherrell
 

Candidate Biography:

John Embling Wherrell
Born: January 29, 1875 in Leavenworth, Kansas
Died: March 4, 1948 in Riverside Co., CA

1928: Primary Candidate for AD-77 (Lost)

  • CLOSE CONTEST: Wherrell narrowly won the 1927 Special election when he defeated Agnes L. McEuen by 16 votes (0.2%).

Source: California Blue Book (1928)