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Laura Stockton Starcher's Campaign for Mayor, 1916
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Campaign Title
Laura Stockton Starcher's Campaign for Mayor, 1916
Candidate
Starcher, Laura Stockton
Marital Status
Married
Political Office - Local
Mayor
Campaign Success
Yes
Political Party During Campaign
Unknown
Political Office Type
Local
Campaign Date
1916
City/Town
Umatilla
State/Territory
Oregon
Region
Pacific
Resources
Nominations for County Superintendents [Wisconsin, 1894]
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Laura Stockton Starcher was elected mayor of the small town of Umatilla, Oregon in 1916. She defeated the incumbent, her husband E.E. Starcher, by a vote of twenty-six to eight. In the same election, voters selected women for four of the...
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