State of Washington, Department of State, Second Biennial Report, Election Division, 1917

Strong, Anna Louise

Anna Louise Strong was the Democratic candidate for State House of Representative from the Forty-Sixth District in King County, Washington in 1916, but lost that race. She campaigned successfully for a seat on the Seattle, Washington Schoo…

Gilmour, Maude

Maude (aka Maud) Gilmour was elected County Treasurer of Kittitas County, Washington, in 1914. Two years later Gilmour was elected to a second term as County Treasurer.

Nettie Hollenbeck's Campaign for Lieutenent Governor, 1916

Preston, Josephine Corliss

In 1912 Josephine Preston was elected Washington state superintendent of public instruction. She was re-elected to serve terms through to 1928. She was the first woman to be elected to state office in Washington. Preston taught school in W…

Sylvester, Frances Cora

Frances Sylvester ran as the Socialist candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction in Washington state in 1904 and again in 1912 and 1916. She did not win any race. Sylvester received her A.B. degree from the University of Washingto…

Maude Gilmour's Campaign for County Treasurer, 1914

Eda C. Nelson's Campaign for County Superintendent of Instruction, 1906

Frances Cora Sylvester's Campaign for State Superintendent of Public Schools, 1904

Hodgins, Katherine H.

Katherine Hodgins was the Socialist Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Washington State in 1916. She did not win the race. Hodgins was the business manager for The Commonwealth, a Washington State Socialist newspaper.

Maude Gilmour's Campaign for County Treasurer, 1916