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1978 California Attorney General Election
The 1978 California Attorney General election was held on November 7, 1978. Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee George Deukmejian defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Yvonne Brathwaite Burke with 52.88% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 6, 1978. Democratic primary Candidates *Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative *Burt Pines, Los Angeles City Attorney Results Republican primary Candidates *George Deukmejian, California State Senate, State Senator from Long Beach, California, Long Beach *James L. Browning Jr., former United States Attorney for the Northern District of California Results General election Candidates Major party candidates *George Deukmejian, Republican *Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Democratic Other candidate's *Dallas Wendell Reid, American Independent *Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom Results References {{1978 Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Deukmejian
Courken George Deukmejian Jr. (; June 6, 1928 – May 8, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. Of Armenian descent, Deukmejian was a member of the Republican Party and he also served as the attorney general of California from 1979 to 1983. Early life and education Deukmejian was born Courken George Deukmejian Jr. in Menands, New York. His parents were Armenians born in the Armenian Highlands, who emigrated from the Ottoman Empire to the United States in the early 1900s. His father, Courken George Deukmejian, whose sister was killed during the Armenian Genocide, was a rug merchant born in Aintab. Deukmejian's mother, Alice Gairden, was born in Erzurum; in the United States she worked for Montgomery Ward and later for New York State. Deukmejian attended local schools. For college, he graduated in 1949 with a B.A. in Sociology from Siena College. He earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from St. John's University in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
