The longest gap in legislative service was Frederick Lux, who was out of office for 37 years between between his second and third Assembly terms.
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SD-01 Special Election Results
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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.
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