William Byron Rumford
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-1948 | Democratic | AD-17 | 30358 | Win |
| 11-07-1950 | Democratic | AD-17 | 32470 | Win |
| 11-04-1952 | Democratic | AD-17 | 38995 | Win |
| 11-02-1954 | Democratic | AD-17 | 32733 | Win |
| 11-06-1956 | Democratic | AD-17 | 35779 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Democratic | AD-17 | 31636 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-17 | 33900 | Win |
| 11-06-1962 | Democratic | AD-17 | 45022 | Win |
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | AD-17 | 52963 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | SD-08 | 159968 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Born: February 2, 1908 in Courtland, Arizona
Married: Elsie Rebecca Carrington (in 1932)
Children: William Byron Jr., Randolph Lee, and Elsie Rebecca II
Died: June 12, 1986 in Berkeley, CA
1942: Member, Berkeley Emergency Housing Committee
1944-1945: Member, California Rent Control Board
1968: Primary Candidate for AD-17 (Lost)
- LEGISLATION: Author of the 1959 Fair Employment Practices Act
- LEGISLATION: Author of the AB 1240 (Chapt. 1853, Stats of 1963) the Rumford Fair Housing Act which prevents discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or national origin when selling or renting of housing.
- PLACENAME: Route 24 from Interstate 580 to the Caldecott Tunnel is named the "William Byron Rumford Freeway" - Source: cahighways.org
- PLACENAME: The Byron Rumford Post Office is located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland.
Source: California Blue Book (1954), (1963)
Source: "Primary Ballot Studded With Comeback Efforts" by Richard Bergholz, Los Angeles Times (4/28/1968)