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Lou Cusanovich

Republican

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CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-19-1957 Republican AD-64 17374 Win
11-04-1958 Republican AD-64 49918 Win
11-08-1960 Republican AD-64 73423 Win
11-06-1962 Republican AD-64 46195 Win
11-03-1964 Republican AD-64 57849 Win
11-08-1966 Republican SD-23 132724 Win
11-05-1968 Republican SD-23 156863 Win
11-07-1972 Republican SD-23 163419 Win
11-02-1976 Republican SD-19 113580 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

Lucian V. Cusanovich
Born: June 14, 1912 in Los Angeles, CA
Married: Elizabeth McElroy (in 1937), Elleen
Children: Michael and Gerald
Died: February 5, 1985 in Westlake Village, CA

1970: Majority Leader, California State Senate
1980-1984: Member, California Horse Racing Board

  • CLOSE CONTEST: In 1976, Cusanovich defeated Sabrina Schiller by 807 votes (0.3%)

Source: California Blue Book (1958), (1961)