James McMillan Shafter
Prohibition
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-06-1860 | Republican | SD-05 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1863 | Union | SD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 06-19-1878 | Delegate | 0 | Win | |
| 11-07-1882 | Prohibition | CD-01 | 580 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Born: May 27, 1816 in Vermont
Died: August 29, 1892 in San Francisco, CA
1841: Representative, Vermont State Legislature
1842-1849: Secretary of State [Vermont]
1850-1856: Secretary of State [Wisconsin]
1851: Assemblyman, Wisconsin State Legislature
1851: Speaker, Wisconsin State Assembly
1852: Candidate for Congress [Wisconsin] (Lost)
1855: Nominated to be Judge of a District Court of Wisconsin (declined)
1862: President pro Tempore, California State Senate
1879: Delegate, Second Constitutional Convention (Sacramento)
1889-1890: Judge, San Francisco Superior Court
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)