White Pine County Justice of the Peace
This page lists persons who were elected as White Pine County Nevada Justice of Peace, including the names of those who ran against them and votes where available. This is a large page. Each district in White Pine County had a Justice of Peace and there were many! Data compiled by
Donna Frederick, Ely, Nevada, White Pine County Nevada History and Genealogy Research.Please let me know if there are any corrections that need to be made. Ely is the present county seat of White Pine County.
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Date |
Township |
Elected |
Vote |
Opponent (s) |
Vote |
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1868 |
Hamilton #1 Hamilton #2 |
J. P. Marshall Burris K. Davis |
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4/5/1869 |
No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 6 |
Seldier Hetzel appointed John S. Crossman appointed John D. Meagher appointed A. D. Turner appointed |
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6/3/1869 |
No. 6 |
Preston Robinson appointed |
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7/7/1869 |
No. 8 |
John O'Dorherty appointed |
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6/6/1870 |
Harrison |
B. K. Davis serving Prior appointed? When? |
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6/6/1870 |
Hamilton |
Marshall Atwood serving Prior appointed? When? |
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1870 |
Hamilton #1 Hamilton #2 Treasure City Shermantown |
Augustus P. Carle B. K. Davis J. S. Crossman Samuel Bell |
247 201 73 |
M. Atwood George W. Birdsall Levi Smith Apparently unopposed |
201 135 72 |
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4/1/1872 |
No. 3 |
W. H. Cargill serving Prior appointed? When? |
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1872 |
Hamilton Treasure City |
B. K. Davis George Schissler |
310 42 |
Apparently unopposed J. S. Crossman |
13 |
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1874 |
Ward |
A. G. Lowry |
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10/4/1875 |
Newark |
Robert Meinke Serving & Resigned. Prior Appointed? When? |
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12/6/1875 |
No. 2 No. 7 |
G. H. Baldy Serving. Prior Appointed? When? E. Cardwell Serving & Resigned. Prior Appointed? When? |
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9/4/1876 |
No. 6 |
G. W. Wilson Serving & Resigned. Prior Appointed? When? |
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12/4/1876 |
Ward |
A. J. Lowry resigned |
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1876 |
Ward Hamilton White River Treasure City Eberhardt Newark-Pinto Creek Cold Creek Diamond Mineral City Duck Creek Egan-Hunter-Cherry Creek Schellbourne Spring Valley |
Dan Murray Henry Bush (Rep) T. C. Britton G. H. Baldy E. X. Willard C. H. Hartwell Mathew S. Sharp E. E. Phillips J. Reynolds B. B. Bird W. S. Clayton J. Fuller Jacob Cameron |
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E. Sheppardson (Dem) |
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2/5/1877 |
Mineral City Cold Creek |
George W. Wilson appointed L. O. Benedict Serving. Prior Appointed? When? |
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1878 |
Ward |
Dan Murray |
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1880 |
Ward Hamilton |
Ewell P. Drake William S. Gray |
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3/7/1881 |
Silver Canyon Ward |
John L. Robertson appointed Robert Briggs, serving & resigned. Prior appt? When? |
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1/2/1882 |
??? |
L. A. Hauck serving & resigned. Prior appt? When? |
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1882 |
Ward-Taylor Cherry Creek Hamilton |
Thomas H. Sillyman A. T. Stearns H. Bush |
238 |
R. A. McCormick |
67 |
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2/5/1883 |
Ward-Taylor |
James Fitton appointed Thomas Sillyman resigned |
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1884 |
Ward-Taylor Hamilton Cherry Creek |
E. L. Robertson H. Bush John Weber |
86 63 |
W. S. Gray I. M. Sullens |
82 40 |
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1/4/1886 |
Ward-Taylor |
Harvey Carpenter appointed E. L. Robertson resigned |
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1/6/1886 |
Hamilton Taylor Cherry Creek
Osceola
Aurum Ward |
H.Bush James Fitton I. M. Sullens
William Hendrie
W. D. Gray None in canvass - H. Carpenter may have continued |
99 120 60
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H. H. Lockwood W. S. Gray J. C. Loper J. Gogerly Ira Abbot C. Farnham J. McGrail B. Tilford D. Felsenhal J. Fitton |
33 105 29 3 1 ? ? ? ? 2 |
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9/5/1887 |
No. 10 |
Neil Munro appointed |
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1/2/1888 |
No. 11 |
Frank Paul appointed (He resigned 10/1/1888) |
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1888 |
Ely Cherry Creek Taylor Hamilton
Ward Osceola Aurum Duck Creek Siligman |
John Weber I. M. Sullens B.B. Bird (Bird resigned 4/1/1889) P. E. Spaulding (Spaulding resigned, H. Bush appointed 3/5/1889) None in cavass, H. Carpenter Apparently continued William Hendrie Manton E. Bassett (Bassett resigned 4/7/1890) J. B. Orr (Orr resigned 10/11/1890) David Scanlon |
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13 11 8 8 |
Neil Munro A. C. House Apparently unopposed James Fitton
Cullen Farnsworth S. Scott James Bevens J. Milio James Doyle |
? ? 36
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1890 |
Ely Hamilton White River Taylor Osceola Cherry Creek
Newark |
John Weber David Scanlon W. M. Moorman James Fitzpatrick J. F. Rutherford I. M. Sullens ( Sullens resigned. P.H. Cannon appointed 8/1/1892 J. H. Daily (Office vacated ???, J. H. Daily appointed 7/6/1891, he resigned 6/5/1892, Thomas Robinson appointed 8/1/1892 |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed C. Farnham Unopposed
Unopposed |
17
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9/15/1892 |
No. 14 |
John E. Gibbs Appointed |
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1892 |
Ely Cherry Creek Osceola |
John Weber P. H. Cannon William Hendrie resigned 4/3/1893, hence was either elected in 1892 or appointed for J. F. Rutherford.On 8/7/1893 Edmund Marriott was appointed. The office was declared vacant and Orson Hudson appointed 1/2/1894 |
76 51 |
Neil Munro Unopposed |
50 |
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1894 |
Ely Hamilton |
John Weber Henry Bush resigned 5/6/1895 - either he was elected in 1894 or appointed for the office. Apparently Bush was again appointed to this office 6/3/1895 |
90 |
D. D. Jolly |
48 |
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1896 |
Ely Cherry Creek |
John Weber P. H. Canon |
78 |
Unopposed Unopposed |
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1/2/1897 |
Snake Valley |
George T. Smith Appointed He resigned 5/1/1899. No replacement appointment. |
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9/6/1897 |
Osceola |
James Marriott resigned. He apparently was prior appointed - When? Andrew J. Millick appointed. Millick resigned 7/5/1898. |
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1898 |
Ely |
W. H. Tyler |
166 |
B. P. Noteman |
51 |
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8/7/1899 |
Osceola |
Joseph Stoddard Appointed |
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1/2/1900 |
Lund |
Moses W. Harrison Appointed |
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1900 |
Ely
Cherry Creek |
W. H. Tyler (Tyler died & John Weber was appointed 12/2/1901) George O. Kelsey (Office vacated. P. H. Cannon appointed 6/02/1901 |
166 |
J. D. Doyle
Apparently unopposed |
46 |
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2/4/1901 |
Osceola |
James Marriott appointed |
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3/4/1901 |
Hamilton |
The bond for Henry Bush was approved - apparently he continued in this office from his appointment 6/3/1895 |
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4/1/1901 |
Lund |
Moses Hamilton resigned, Joseph Judd was appointed, he declined, Moses Hamilton reappointed 8/5/1901 |
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1902 |
Ely Hamilton Cherry Creek White River |
J. M. Lynch E. Shepardsen (D-SP) P. H. Cannon (D-SP) W. H. Ivens (D-SP) |
183 ? ? ? |
John Weber Henry Bush (Rep) Apparently unopposed Albert Gee (Rep) |
180 ? ? ? |
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8/3/1903 |
Osceola |
James Marriott appointed |
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6/6/1904 |
Lund |
John R. Lee appointed |
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1904 |
Ely Hamilton Cherry Creek Preston Lund |
R. Van Volkenburg Henry Bush B. F. Harrison Albert Gee W. A. Terry |
126 |
J. D. Crossette Apparently unopposed Apparently unopposed Apparently unopposed Apparently unopposed |
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12/4/1905 |
Lund |
Joseph Oxborrow appointed, (office vacated) |
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5/7/1906 |
Cherry Creek |
J. H. Leishman appointed |
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5/14/1906 |
Bald Mountain |
Charles Scruggs appointed |
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5/14/1906 |
Ruby Mountain |
D. A. Dees appointed |
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1906 |
Ely Hamilton Lund Cherry Creek Osceola Black Horse Preston |
A. J. Cartwright Henry Bush M. W. (N. H.?) Harrison R. J. Nuchols James Marriott W. D. Clays Albert Gee |
175 11 53 |
Frank Root Apparently unopposed Robert Reid E. H. Winter Apparently unopposed Apparently unopposed Gee apparently served continuously since 1904 |
122 9 34 |
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2/4/1907 |
Cherry Creek |
Oscar H. Allison appointed |
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4/1/1907 |
Black Horse |
W. D. Clays resigned, F. D. McQueen appointed 6/3/1907 |
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9/4/1907 |
Lane City |
C. D. Sackwell appointed |
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8/5/1907 |
Lund |
Allen Wakeling appointed |
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4/6/1908 |
Hamilton |
J. F. Beck appointed |
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1908 |
Ely Riepetown Osceola Preston Cherry Creek Hamilton Lund Tippett Black Horse |
A. J. Cartwright Frank Flannery James Marriott A. W. Gee O. H. Allison J. F. Beck Allen Wakeling William E. Hill Oscar Elmore (Elmore failed to qualify, F. D. McQueen appointed 1/12/1910) |
802 66 17 |
C. A. Eddy W. J. McKinley Unopposed Albert Gee Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
289 63 9 |
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11/1/1909 |
Tippett |
William E. Hill Resigned |
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1/31/1910 |
Preston |
Henry Behrman Appointed |
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11/14/1910 |
Cherry Creek |
O. H. Allison Resigned Joseph H. Leishman Appointed |
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1910 |
Ely Osceola |
A. J. Cartwright James Marriott |
811 |
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1/2/1911 |
Cherry Creek |
J. H. Leishman Appointed |
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9/9/1912 |
Osceola |
George T. Smith Appointed James Marriott Died |
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1912 |
Ely |
A. J. Cartwright |
569 |
J. M. Collins Louis Hamilton |
296 243 |
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1/14/1913 |
Cherry Creek |
J. H. Leishman Appointed |
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2/3/1913 |
Hamilton |
R. A. Dean Appointed. He resigned 9/2/1913 |
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3/3/1913 |
Preston |
Albert Gee Appointed |
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6/14/1913 |
Osceola |
George T. Smith Appointed |
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9/15/1913 |
Lund |
C. Leslie Rowe Appointed Allen Wakeling Resigned |
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1914 |
Ely Cherry Creek |
H. W. Edwards George S. McMurray |
823 |
A. J. Cartwright Unopposed |
518 |
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1916 |
Ely Lund Osceola |
J. M. Collins C. L. Rowe George T. Smith |
1580 |
William White Unopposed Unopposed |
819
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1/4/1917 |
Cherry Creek |
George McMurray Appointed |
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1918 |
Ely |
J. M. Collins |
1205 |
B. B. Belcher |
884 |
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1920 |
Ely |
D. C. McDonald |
1205 |
J. M. Collins |
862 |
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1922 |
Ely |
D. C. McDonald |
922 |
T. E. Haley |
716 |
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1924 |
Ely |
D. C. McDonald |
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Unopposed |
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1926 |
Ely |
H. C. Fraser |
1500 |
P. J. Gallagher |
960 |
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1928 |
Ely |
H. C. Fraser |
1710 |
G. A. Dugan |
1044 |
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1930 |
Ely |
James A. Johnson |
1937 |
H. C. Fraser |
1364 |
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1932 |
Ely |
James A. Johnson |
1642 |
C. A. Eddy |
1298 |
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1934 |
Ely |
James A. Johnson |
1966 |
W. E. Meyers |
612 |
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1936 |
Ely |
L. C. Branson |
1784 |
J. A. Johnson |
1555 |
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1938 |
Ely Baker |
L. C. Branson Don Beck |
2705 |
E. A. Day Unopposed |
970 |
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1940 |
Osceola Ely |
Don Beck William W. Willis |
104 2651 |
J. F. Christopherson Clarence Horsley |
? 1815 |
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1942 |
Ely |
William W. Willis |
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Unopposed |
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1944 |
Ely |
William W. Willis |
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Unopposed |
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1946 |
Ely |
William W. Willis |
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Unopposed |
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1948 |
Ely |
William W. Willis |
1800 |
F. C. (Chris) Rowan |
1578 |
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1950 |
Ely |
F. C. Rowan |
2238 |
Dale Tidwell |
90? |
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1952 |
Ely Lund |
F. C. Rowan Milton Gardner |
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Unopposed Unopposed |
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1954 |
Lund-Preston Ely |
Milton Gardner F. C. Rowan |
2561 |
Unopposed Paul E. Norris |
128? |
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1956 |
Ely Lund |
Eli Evasovic Milton Gardner |
2201 |
Paul E. Norris |
193? |
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1958 |
Lund Ely |
Milton Gardner Eli Evasovic |
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Unopposed Unopposed |
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1960 |
Ely Lund |
Eli Evasovic Milton Gardner |
3170 |
William E. Gergen Unopposed |
799 |
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1962 |
Ely Lund |
Eli Evasovic Milton Gardner |
2787 |
John Ingebretsen Unopposed |
799 |
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1964 |
Ely Lund Baker |
Eli Evasovic Milton Gardner Betty Baker |
3272 |
Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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1968 |
Lund Ely Baker |
Milton Gardner Wm. S. Nichols Betty Baker |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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1970 |
Lund Ely Baker |
Milton Gardner Wm. S. Nichols Betty Baker |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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1972 |
Lund Ely Baker |
Milton Gardner Wm. S. Nichols Betty Baker |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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1974 |
Lund Ely Baker |
Milton Gardner Wm. S. Nichols Betty Baker |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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1978 |
Ely Lund Baker |
Wm. S. Nichols Merrill Gubler Betty Baker |
57 |
Unopposed Unopposed Judi Garard |
28 |
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1982 |
Ely Lund Baker |
Wm. S. Nichols J. Stanton Stucki Barbara Sand |
2263 |
Larry Anderson Unopposed Unopposed |
672 |
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1984 |
Ely - Unexpired Term |
Ronald J. Niman |
1767 |
Sharon Power |
1296 |
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1986 |
Ely Baker Lund |
Ronald J. Niman Val Taylor J. Stanton Stucki |
1613 68 120 |
Sharon Power Unopposed Unopposed |
1203 |
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1990 |
Ely Baker Lund |
Ronald J. Niman Val Taylor J. Stanton Stucki |
2384 |
John Stahl Unopposed Unopposed |
577 |
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1994 (Went to six year terms) |
Ely Baker Lund |
Ron Niman Val Taylor Joseph Stanton Stucki |
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Unopposed Unopposed Unopposed |
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2000 |
Ely Baker Lund |
Ronald J. Niman (Ron) Valeria M. Taylor Russell Warren Peacock |
2,241 83 192 |
Teresa D. Sprouse Unopposed Unopposed |
943 |
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