JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California

Information Home Elected Offices Elections by Decade Longest Service Shortest Service Most & Fewest Votes Uncontested Races Closest Contests Redistricting Recalls
Elections 2024 General 2024 CD-20 Special 2023 US Senate Appt 2022 General Prior 2020s Elections Elections by Decade
Other Stuff Advanced Search CA Constitution CA in Congress Line of Succession Highest Ranking SCOTUS Cases

[search tips] [advanced search]

Searching tips

  • Enter a candidate's name to find a candidate
  • Enter the name of a political party to find the party and all candidates
  • Enter a date to find an election
  • Enter a year to find all elections within that year

Thomas M. Storke

Democratic

Picture of Thomas M. Storke
Library of Congress
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-09-1938 Democratic Senate3 0 Win
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000973
 

Candidate Biography:

Thomas More Storke
Born: November 23, 1876 in Santa Barbara, CA
Family: Son of Charles A. Storke
Died: October 12, 1971 in Santa Barbara, CA

1914-1921: Postmaster, City of Santa Barbara
1951-1952: Member, California Crime Commission
1955-1960: Member, Board of Regents of University of California

  • AWARD: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism, for Editorial Writing (1962).
  • PLACENAME: The Thomas More Storke Plaza is located at the UC Santa Barbara campus. Storke Tower, with its famous campanile, stands nearby. Also, Storke Road is a major road in Goleta.

Source: The Centennial of The University of California, 1868-1968
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]