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Jeanette E. Daley

Democratic

Picture of Jeanette E. Daley
1938 California Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1936 Democratic AD-78 16437 Win
11-08-1938 Democratic AD-78 18737 Win
11-05-1940 Democratic AD-78 33472 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Jeanette Estelle Moses Daley
Born: November 12, 1896 in Macon County, North Carolina
Married: George Robert Daley (m. 1919)
Died: November 7, 1960 in in Phoenix, AZ

1942: Primary Candidate for AD-78 (Lost)*
1944: Primary Candidate for CD-23 (Lost)

  • An incumbent who lost their party primary (in 1942). Daley won the 1942 Republican Primary with 7,411 votes but lost the Democratic Primary 4,944 to 7,116.
  • MOTHER OF THE CODE: Daley authored AB 312 (1939), which established the California Elections Code.

Source: California Blue Book (1938)