Augustus F. "Gus" Hawkins
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-06-1934 | Democratic | AD-62 | 11199 | Win |
| 11-03-1936 | Democratic | AD-62 | 17548 | Win |
| 11-08-1938 | Democratic | AD-62 | 19107 | Win |
| 11-05-1940 | Democratic | AD-62 | 26035 | Win |
| 11-03-1942 | Democratic | AD-62 | 15271 | Win |
| 11-07-1944 | Democratic | AD-62 | 22655 | Win |
| 11-05-1946 | Democratic | AD-62 | 20324 | Win |
| 11-02-1948 | Democratic | AD-62 | 27404 | Win |
| 11-07-1950 | Democratic | AD-62 | 21081 | Win |
| 11-04-1952 | Democratic | AD-62 | 32858 | Win |
| 11-02-1954 | Democratic | AD-62 | 25475 | Win |
| 11-06-1956 | Democratic | AD-62 | 28975 | Win |
| 11-04-1958 | Democratic | AD-62 | 27042 | Win |
| 11-08-1960 | Democratic | AD-62 | 30053 | Win |
| 11-06-1962 | Democratic | CD-21 | 73465 | Win |
| 11-03-1964 | Democratic | CD-21 | 106231 | Win |
| 11-08-1966 | Democratic | CD-21 | 74216 | Win |
| 11-05-1968 | Democratic | CD-21 | 89536 | Win |
| 11-03-1970 | Democratic | CD-21 | 75127 | Win |
| 11-07-1972 | Democratic | CD-21 | 95050 | Win |
| 11-05-1974 | Democratic | CD-29 | 47204 | Win |
| 11-02-1976 | Democratic | CD-29 | 82515 | Win |
| 11-07-1978 | Democratic | CD-29 | 65214 | Win |
| 11-04-1980 | Democratic | CD-29 | 80095 | Win |
| 11-02-1982 | Democratic | CD-29 | 97028 | Win |
| 11-06-1984 | Democratic | CD-29 | 108777 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | CD-29 | 78132 | Win |
| 11-08-1988 | Democratic | CD-29 | 88169 | Win |
| Website: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_F._Hawkins |
Candidate Biography:
Born: August 31, 1907 in Shreveport, Louisiana
Married: Pegga Adeline Smith (d. 1966), Elsie (d. 2007)
Children: Two stepdaughters and a stepson.
University: University of Southern California (1932)
Died: November 10, 2007 in Bethesda, Maryland
1944: U.S. Presidential Elector
1971: Co-Founder, Congressional Black Caucus
- Gus Hawkins was the first black US Representative from any western state (1962).
- Gus Hawkins was 27 when elected to the Assembly in 1934.
- As of 2010, Hawkins was the fifth longest-lived US Representative is US history.
- PLACENAME: The Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park is located in Los Angeles. The Augustus Hawkins Mental Health Center is part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center in Los Angeles.
- ACR 126 (Dymally, 2008) declares that the second Monday of September of each year shall be Gus Hawkins Day in California.
Source: California Blue Book (1961)