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Harlan Hagen

Democratic

Picture of Harlan Hagen
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-1948 Democratic AD-36 23390 Win
11-07-1950 Democratic AD-36 39558 Win
11-04-1952 Democratic CD-14 70809 Win
11-02-1954 Democratic CD-14 75194 Win
11-06-1956 Democratic CD-14 94461 Win
11-04-1958 Democratic CD-14 120347 Win
11-08-1960 Democratic CD-14 97026 Win
11-06-1962 Democratic CD-18 91684 Win
11-03-1964 Democratic CD-18 121304 Win
11-08-1966 Democratic CD-18 76346 Loss
11-05-1968 Democratic CD-18 51373 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: October 8, 1914 in Lawton, North Dakota
Married: Martha Ritz
Military Service: ARMY (WWII)
Died: November 25, 1990

  • Assemblyman Harry J. Johnson was defeated in the 1948 Primary in one of the rarest (and strangest) quirks of California election law at that time. It was the age of cross-filing, which allowed candidates to compete in the primaries for multiple political parties within the same district (for example, winning both the Republican AND Democratic primaries). In 1948, Assemblyman Johnson, a Democrat, defeated Republican Raymond Arthur Padden in the Republican primary by 5,666 to 5,578. At the same time, Padden defeated Johnson for the Democratic primary by 8,169 to 6,931. Since neither won their own primary, both were ineligible to win the other's primary (and neither was allowed to appear on the ballot). Harlan Hagan was selected by the Democratic Central Committee to appear on the ballot, and he won the General Election that November.

Source: California Blue Book (1950)
Source: Social Security Death Index (website).