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Byrl R. Salsman

Republican

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CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1938 Republican AD-30 17655 Win
11-05-1940 Republican AD-30 33292 Win
11-03-1942 Republican SD-18 28341 Win
11-05-1946 Republican SD-18 52647 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: September 14, 1904 in Pittsburg, Kansas
Married: Eleanore L. Hallin (m. 1930)
Children: Richard H. and Marilyn
Died: July 1, 1977 in Novato, CA

1935-1939: Member, Palo Alto City Council
1937-1938: Mayor, City of Palo Alto
1949: Resigned from the State Senate on October 1.
1949-1961: Justice, Santa Clara County Superior Court
1961-1969: Associate Justice, First Appellate District

Source: California Blue Book (1946), (1950)