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  Bunker, Berkeley L.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameBerkeley L. Bunker
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Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
EmailNone
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Born August 12, 1906
DiedJanuary 21, 1999 (92 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedRBH
Dec 23, 2014 03:02am
Tags Latter Day Saints (Mormon) -
InfoSenator and a Representative from Nevada; born in what was then St. Thomas, Clark County, Nev., August 12, 1906; attended the public schools; engaged in the tire and oil business in Las Vegas, Nev., in 1934; member, State assembly 1936-1941, serving as speaker in 1939; appointed as a Democrat in 1940 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Key Pittman for the term ending January 3, 1941, and also for the term ending January 3, 1947, and served from November 27, 1940, until December 6, 1942, when a duly elected successor qualified; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1942 for the vacancy; engaged in the life-insurance business in Las Vegas, Nev.; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947); was not a candidate for renomination in 1946; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1946; investment broker and president of a management and equity company; was a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada until his death on January 21, 1999; interment in Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery.


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  11/06/1962 NV Lt. Governor Lost 45.17% (-9.67%)
  11/05/1946 NV US Senate Lost 44.79% (-10.42%)
  09/03/1946 NV US Senate - D Primary Won 55.23% (+10.45%)
  11/07/1944 NV At-Large Won 63.10% (+26.19%)
  09/05/1944 NV At-Large - D Primary Won 58.82% (+17.64%)
  09/01/1942 NV US Senate - Special D Primary Lost 47.37% (-5.26%)
  01/02/1941 NV US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/25/1940 NV US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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