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Benjamin F. Langford

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
09-03-1879 Democratic SD-16 0 Win
11-02-1880 Democratic SD-16 0 Win
11-07-1882 Democratic SD-16 0 Win
11-04-1884 Democratic SD-16 0 Win
11-02-1886 Democratic SD-29 0 Win
11-04-1890 Democratic SD-29 0 Win
11-08-1892 Democratic SD-15 0 Win
11-03-1896 Democratic SD-15 0 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Benjamin Franklin Langford
Born: December 27, 1829 in Smith County, Tennessee
Married: Catherine M. Kane (m. 1870)
Children: George and James
Died: September 26, 1904 in Lodi, CA

1891: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 12 to 27)
1897: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 12 to 28)
1899: Candidate for Senate President Pro Tem (Lost; 14 to 24)

Source: "The Legislature." Sacramento Daily Record-Union, 1 January 1883, Page 12.