John F. Swift
Republican
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-03-1862 | Union | AD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 09-02-1873 | Independent | AD-08 | 0 | Win |
| 09-07-1875 | Independent | CD-01 | 6103 | Loss |
| 09-04-1877 | Republican | AD-13 | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1886 | Republican | Governor | 84316 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
Born: 1829 in Missouri
Died: March 10, 1891 in Yokohama, Japan
1870s: Member, U.C. Board of Regents
1888: U.S. Presidential Elector
1890-1891: U.S. Minister to Japan
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: "Pen Portraits" Compiled by R.R. Parkinson, Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton as part of the California Genealogy & History Archives