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  McDonough, Gordon L.
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NameGordon L. McDonough
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Los Angeles, California , United States
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Born January 02, 1895
DiedJune 25, 1968 (73 years)
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Infoborn in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 2, 1895; moved with his parents to Emporium, Cameron County, Pa., in 1898; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school at Emporium, Pa.; engaged as an industrial chemist at Emporium, Pa., 1915-1918; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and resumed his former occupation 1918-1933; member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 1933-1944, serving as chairman for one year; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1963); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress; died in Bethesda, Md., June 25, 1968; interment in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Los Angeles, Calif.



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  11/06/1962 CA District 30 Lost 43.49% (-13.02%)
  11/08/1960 CA District 15 Won 51.27% (+2.63%)
  11/04/1958 CA District 15 Won 52.05% (+4.09%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 15 - R Primary Won 92.07% (+84.13%)
  06/03/1958 CA District 15 - D Primary Lost 22.93% (-29.53%)
  11/06/1956 CA District 15 Won 57.89% (+15.79%)
  11/02/1954 CA District 15 Won 56.91% (+13.83%)
  06/08/1954 CA District 15 - R Primary Won 89.74% (+83.11%)
  06/08/1954 CA District 15 - D Primary Lost 29.06% (-41.87%)
  11/04/1952 CA District 15 Won 99.73% (+99.46%)
  06/03/1952 CA District 15 - D Primary Won 72.29% (+62.61%)
  06/03/1952 CA District 15 - R Primary Won 91.01% (+85.54%)
  11/07/1950 CA District 15 Won 87.19% (+74.38%)
  11/02/1948 CA District 15 Won 83.01% (+66.02%)
  11/05/1946 CA District 15 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1944 CA District 15 Won 56.78% (+15.09%)
  05/16/1944 Los Angeles County Supervisor - District 2 Won 75.36% (+50.72%)
  04/06/1937 Los Angeles Mayor - Primary Lost 16.51% (-26.06%)
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