James W. Coffroth
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-03-1851 | Democratic | AD-09 | 0 | Win |
| 11-02-1852 | Democratic | SD-09 | 0 | Win |
| 09-05-1855 | Know Nothing | SD-07 | 0 | Win |
| 11-08-1864 | Democratic | CD-02 | 14557 | Loss |
| 09-04-1867 | Democratic | CD-02 | 14786 | Loss |
| 11-03-1868 | Democratic | CD-02 | 15124 | Loss |
| 09-06-1871 | Democratic | CD-02 | 15382 | Loss |
Candidate Biography:
James Wood Coffroth, Sr.
Born: May 3, 1829 in Franklin Co. or Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Married: Isabel Cooke
Ethel, Belle, Flora, James R., and James Wood Jr.
Died: October 9, 1872 in Sacramento, CA
1870-1872: Trustee, California State Library
- His son, who also went by the name James W. Coffroth was born in Sacramento on September 12th (a little more than a month before his father died). The younger Coffroth "was the first large-scale boxing promoter" and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
Source: History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
Source: A History of Tuolumne County California published by B. F. Alley (1882; Reprinted in 1973)