Edith Welch was the Democratic candidate for County Superintendent of Schools for Gunnison County in 1914. She lost to her Republican opponent, Luella Johnson. Welch had been a teacher in the county, and later became a school principal.
In 1916 Luella Johnson, a Republican, ran unsuccessfully for the office of Gunnison County, Colorardo school superintendent. She lost to Verna Waterman,, a Democrat, who served the 1917-1918 term. Johnson had previously held the position...