Many Trying for State Senate

Cohen, Jennie B

Jennie B. Cohen ran as the Republican candidate for the New York State Assembly in 1918 from the 1st District, New York County. She came in third in a four-way race.

Spooner, Margaret

Margaret Spooner, of Orleans County, represented the Democratic Party in the 1918 campaign for the New York State Assembly. She lost to her opponent who was endorsed by the Republican and Prohibition parties.

Sammis, Ida

Ida Sammis, a widow, ran for New York State Assembly in 1918 on the Republican ticket and was elected, making her one of the first women in the New York State Assembly. She and Mary M. Lilly of New York City ran in the first state electi...

Addie Stevens Cramer's Campaign for School Board Member, 1898

Spofford, Dr. Annie Cheeney

Dr. Annie Cheeney Spofford, from Batavia, Genesee, New York was a Democratic candidate for County Coroner in 1918.

Truman, Mattie E.

Democratic nominee, Mattie E. Truman campaigned in Westchester, New York's 4th district for a position on the State Assembly in 1918.

Starbuck, Kathryn H.

In 1918 Kathryn Starbuck ran for the New York State Assembly from Saratoga County on the Democratic ticket. She lost to the Republican candidate, but received more votes than the Socialist and Prohibitionist candidates. Starbuck was an a...

Orvis, Harriet C.

In 1918 Harriet Orvis ran for New York State Assembly as a Democratic candidate from St. Lawrence County. She lost to the Republican candidate, but received more votes than the Prohibitionist candidate. She was the vice-regent of her loc...

Macmillan, Mary L.

Mary L. Macmillan was the Democratic candidate for the State Senate of New York, Thirty Second District in 1918.

Wylde, Catherine Peck

Catherine Peck Wylde was a Democratic candidate for the New York State Senate, First District in 1918. She organized the first suffrage club in Suffolk County, along with Ida Sammis