Former Assemblyman Gilbert R. Marguth, who represented AD-15 for the 1981-1982 session, died Friday at his home in Livermore. He was 77. LINK: Oakland Tribune Obituary
The Online Home of California's Political History
The Online Home of California's Political History
By Alex Vassar
Former Assemblyman Gilbert R. Marguth, who represented AD-15 for the 1981-1982 session, died Friday at his home in Livermore. He was 77. LINK: Oakland Tribune Obituary
Q: When was the last time a write-in candidate won a partisan political office? A: The last write-in candidate to win election was Ron Packard running for Congress in 1982. Write-ins have only been elected six times in the last century.
