Political History of Nevada (2)

Bain, Helen

Helen Bain was one of the first women to run for political office in Nevada. Bain was elected to Humboldt County's Gold Run District school board in 1882. This was seven years before the state constitution allowed women to run for school boards and superintendent of schools

Ellis, Louise S.

Louise S. Ellis was the Republican candidate for State Secretary of State for Nevada in 1918.

Dwyer, Jean

Jean Dwyer of Washoe County, Nevada was the first woman candidate for State Assembly of that state. She ran in 1916 and did not win.

Mills, Pauline

Pauline Mills was elected as Public Administrator of Esmeralda County, Nevada in 1918.

Millar, Rita D.

Rita D. Millar, a Democrat, was elected as County Recorder of Mineral County, Nevada in 1916. Millar was born near 1885 in Hawaii to Alfred J. McCarthy. She was a widowed mother of three children; two boys and one girl.

Wildes, Grace M.

Grace M. Wildes ran as a candidate in the Democratic primary for the office of State Controller of Nevada in 1918. She did not win the primary.

Helen Bain's Campaign for School Board Member, 1882

Hester M. Smith's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1882

Rita D. Millar's Campaign for County Recorder, 1916

Rosa McKay's Campaign for State Assembly, 1916