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J. West Martin

Democratic

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-05-1918	Democratic	AD-55	5531	Loss

Candidate Biography:

1879: Member, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)*
1883-1884: Mayor, City of Oakland
1896: U.S. Presidential Elector

NOTE: Elected to fill a vacancy on the Convention created by the death of Henry H. Haight.