David Elder
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-07-1978 | Democratic | AD-57 | 37134 | Win |
| 11-04-1980 | Democratic | AD-57 | 41417 | Win |
| 11-02-1982 | Democratic | AD-57 | 42030 | Win |
| 11-06-1984 | Democratic | AD-57 | 49726 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | AD-57 | 40001 | Win |
| 11-08-1988 | Democratic | AD-57 | 53002 | Win |
| 11-06-1990 | Democratic | AD-57 | 32024 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: February 10, 1942 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Muriel Gilmour, Linda Proaps
Children: Jonathan, Nicholas, Christopher, and Amanda
Previous: Budget Analyst, City of Long Beach
1992: Primary Candidate for AD-55 (Lost; 26.9%)
1994: Primary Candidate for SBOE-4 (Lost; 4.99%)
- Linda Proaps worked for Assemblyman Elder of Long Beach before marrying and later divorcing him. In 1991, Proaps wrote "Capitol Punishment" described by Ken Hoover of the UPI as "the fictional story of a legislative staffer who has an affair with her boss, Assemblyman Eric Darcy of Long Beach, and suffers through an unhappy marriage with him." (Source)
- An incumbent who lost to a member of their own party (in 1992).
Source: California Legislature Handbook (1979), (1989)