William F. Knowland
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-08-1932 | Republican | AD-14 | 14473 | Win |
| 11-06-1934 | Republican | SD-16 | 94236 | Win |
| 08-14-1945 | Republican | Senate1 | 0 | Win |
| 11-05-1946 | Republican | Senate1 | 1428067 | Win |
| 11-05-1946 | Write-in | Senate1 | 425273 | Win |
| 11-04-1952 | Republican | Senate1 | 3982448 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Republican | Governor | 2110911 | Loss |
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Candidate Biography:
Born: June 26, 1908 in Alameda, CA
Son of Joseph Russell Knowland
Married: Helen Davis Herrick (in 1926), Ann Dickson
Children: Emelyn K. Jewett, Joseph William Knowland*, and Estelle Knowland
Died: February 23, 1974 near Guerneville, CA
1938-1942: Member, Republican National Committee from California
1940-1942: Executive Committee Chairman, Republican National Committee
1953-1955: United States Senate Majority Leader
1955-1959: United States Senate Minority Leader
- Knowland was the youngest member of the Assembly in 1932 at age 24.
- Knowland was the youngest member of the State Senate in 1934 at age 26.
- LEGISLATION: Assemblyman Knowland authored the 1933 bill which made posession of a silencer for use on firearms a felony.
- As the Senate Majority Leader, Knowland was the highest ranking Californian member of Congress in history until the election of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2006.
- His son, Joseph William Knowland, was a Republican primary candidate for US Senate in 1986. He lost, receiving 1.8%.
- SUICIDE: Knowland killed himself with a single shot from a .32 Colt automatic on the dock at his home on the Russian River.
Source: California Blue Book (1938)
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]