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Ernest LaCoste

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
05-20-1969 Democratic AD-30 30012 Loss
11-03-1970 Democratic AD-30 39878 Win
11-07-1972 Democratic SD-03 93994 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: August 7, 1924 in Modesto, CA
Married: Jeanne Wright
Children: Debra and Randall
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: April 1993

Previous: Chief Deputy District Attorney, Stanislaus County
1974: Primary Candidate for AD-27 (Lost)

Source: California Blue Book (1971)