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J. L.
Downing
Democratic
| Date |
Party |
Office |
Votes |
Result |
| 09-05-1865 |
Democratic |
AD-19 |
0 |
Win |
Candidate Biography:
- NOTABLE NO VOTE (Slavery): Downing was one of 11 Assemblymembers (and 15 Legislators overall) who voted against SJR 1 (1865), adopting the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which officially ended slavery in the United States.
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