Luther E. Gibson
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-1948 | Democratic | SD-15 | 20425 | Win |
| 11-04-1952 | Democratic | SD-15 | 33392 | Win |
| 11-06-1956 | Democratic | SD-15 | 33446 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | SD-15 | 34087 | Win |
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | SD-15 | 40753 | Win |
Candidate Biography:
Born: November 17, 1894 in Santa Cruz County, CA
Military Service: (WWI)
Died: July 5, 1988 in Vallejo, CA
1966: Proponent, Proposition 1A (the initiative that created a fulltime legislature)
- LEGISLATION: Author of SB 265 (1965), designating gold as the state mineral and serpentine as state rock. [Source]
- In 1950, Gibson was the Publisher of the Vallejo Morning Times-Herald, and Evening News-Chronicle, the Benicia Herald, and ran the radio stations KHUB (Watsonville) and KVON (Napa).
- PLACENAME: Interstate 680 from Interstate 780 to Interstate 80 in Solano County is named the "Luther E. Gibson Freeway". Luther E. Gibson authored legislation which resulted in the construction of the Carquinez Bridge and the Benecia-Martinez Span. It was named in 1967. - Source: cahighways.org
Source: California Blue Book (1950), (1954), (1961)