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 Rumford Fair Housing Bill (1963)
- 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)