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Ralph W.R. Eltse | |
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.jpg) Ralph W.R. Eltse, California congressman | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's7th district | |
| In office 1933–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Henry E. Barbour |
| Succeeded by | John H. Tolan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph William Roscoe Eltse (1885-09-13)September 13, 1885 Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1971(1971-03-18) (aged 85) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sunset Mausoleum |
| Party | Republican |
Ralph William Roscoe Eltse (September 13, 1885 – March 18, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromCalifornia from 1933 to 1935.
Eltse was born inOskaloosa, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Penn College (nowWilliam Penn University) in Oskaloosa in 1909 and from Haverford (Pennsylvania) College in 1910.He moved toBerkeley, California in 1912.He attended the law department of theUniversity of California at Berkeley.
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1915 and commenced practice in Berkeley.He served as a member of the Republican State committee from 1932 to 1935, and was a delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1932, 1934, and 1940.
Eltse was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1934 to theSeventy-fourth Congress and for election in 1940 to theSeventy-seventh Congress.
He resumed the practice of law, and resided in Berkeley until his death on March 18, 1971. He was entombed in Sunset Mausoleum.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Ralph R. Eltse | 45,944 | 45.5 | ||
| Democratic | Frank V. Cornish | 32,365 | 32.0 | ||
| Socialist | J. Stitt Wilson | 22,767 | 22.5 | ||
| Total votes | 101,076 | 100.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | John H. Tolan | 51,962 | 52.3 | |||
| Republican | Ralph R. Eltse (incumbent) | 47,414 | 47.7 | |||
| Total votes | 99,376 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 7th congressional district 1933–1935 | Succeeded by |
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