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Balkum, Hallie B.
Hoe B. Balkum was one of the first women in Texas to be elected to political office. Balkum was elected Clerk of the District Court for San Jacinto County in 1904. She was first appointed to the office by Judge Hightower to fill the remainder of her father's term in office. In February of 1904 she announced her candidacy for the office. Questions were raised by her candidacy, asking if...
Daugherty, Flora L.
Flora L. Daugherty was elected to the two offices of County Clerk and Clerk of the District Court for Brewster County, Texas in 1906. Daugherty was still serving in the office in 1910.
Cope, Mary
Mary Cope was elected Clerk for the District Court of Fannin County, Texas in November of 1906. In a newspaper article Cope claimed that she was running only once, and due to the financial considerations on the death of her husband. In the primary race Cope won more votes than all of her opponents combined. In the general election she received 2,786 votes and her opponent only 460. Cope rece...
Dalrymple, Zena
Zena Dalrymple was elected County Clerk and Clerk for the District Court in Uvalde County, Texas in 1906. She had been hired to serve as deputy clerk for the county previously to being elected. The Dallas Morning News mistakenly reported that in winning the two offices, Dalrymple was not the only woman elected to any office by the voters of Texas. In fact, two women had been elected in 1904,...
Wooten, Emma L.
Emma J. Wooten was appointed to the positions of County Clerk and Clerk of the District Court in 1903. The following year Wooten was elected to the positions. She was one of the first women in Texas to be elected to political office. Before her work for the county Wooten was the postmistress for Wallisville, Chambers County.
Emma L. Wooten's Campaign for County Clerk and Clerk of the District Court
01/01/1905 to 12/31/1906
Hallie B. Balkum's Campaign for Clerk of the District Court, 1904
01/01/1905 to 12/31/1906
Zena Dalrymple's Campaign for County Clerk and Clerk of the District Court, 1906
01/01/1907 to 12/31/1908
