William C. Thorton (D)

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Won 0 out of 2 generals.
Won 1 out of 3 primaries.
Won 1 out of 5 total contests.

William C. Thorton (D)

Past Contests

Date Stage Office District Candidates
1928Sep 11 Democratic Primary State Senate District 1
William C. Thornton won (34%) against 2 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
9,625 33.5%
9,615 33.5%
9,459 33.0%
Total Votes Cast 28,699  
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1924Nov 4 General Election State Senate District 1
Golding Fairfield won (20%) against 8 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
Republican
51,735 20.1%
Republican
51,107 19.9%
Republican
49,113 19.1%
Democratic
36,867 14.4%
Democratic
31,821 12.4%
Democratic
31,529 12.3%
Worker's Communist
1,851 0.7%
Worker's Communist
1,549 0.6%
Total Votes Cast 256,853  
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1924Sep 9 Democratic Primary State Senate District 1
Richard E. Downing won (29%) against 3 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
5,479 29.2%
4,841 25.8%
4,572 24.3%
3,907 20.8%
Total Votes Cast 18,799  
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1922Nov 7 General Election State Senate District 1
Francis J. Knauss won (14%) against 11 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
Republican
31,479 14.2%
Republican
31,259 14.1%
Republican
29,076 13.1%
Republican
28,922 13.1%
Democratic
24,573 11.1%
Democratic
24,532 11.1%
Democratic
24,115 10.9%
Democratic
23,080 10.4%
Total Votes Cast 221,294  
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1922Sep 12 Democratic Primary State Senate District 1
John J. Morrissey won (19%) against 10 opponents. Candidates »
Candidate Votes %
winner
10,956 19.0%
8,203 14.2%
6,753 11.7%
5,443 9.4%
4,822 8.4%
4,673 8.1%
4,074 7.1%
3,936 6.8%
Total Votes Cast 57,657  
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