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Robert H. Burke

Republican

Picture of Robert H. Burke
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-08-1966 Republican AD-70 73008 Win
11-05-1968 Republican AD-70 98910 Win
11-03-1970 Republican AD-70 82156 Win
11-07-1972 Republican AD-70 116597 Win
11-05-1974 Republican AD-73 48964 Win
11-02-1976 Republican AD-73 61498 Loss
Website: articles.hbindependent.com/2003-11-13/news/export3843_1_mr-burke-city-school-district-huntington-beach
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: July 16, 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa
Married: Claire Spencer (m. 1954)
Children: Bradley, Spencer, and Carrie
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died September 26, 2003 in Wailuku, Hawaii

1963-1966: Member, Huntington Beach City School District Board

  • PLACENAME: Robert H. Burke Elementary School was located in Huntington Beach until it closed in 1985. The site is now operated as the Huntington Christian School. The nearby Burke Park still exists.

Source: California Blue Book (1967), (1971)