- M. Herbert Hoover
Marion Herbert Hoover (known as M. Herbert Hoover or Herbert Hoover) (Born
Asheville, Ohio ; died 1952) ofAkron, Ohio , was an American politician of the Republican party who ran unsuccessfully for a number of elective offices inOhio . In 1944, Hoover was the Republican nominee in the election forLieutenant Governor of Ohio .Despite sharing both a Christian name and a surname he was not related to
Herbert Hoover , thePresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933. Starting with the 1940 campaign, he dropped his first initial for campaign purposes, calling himself only "Herbert Hoover".Unsuccessful standings
*In 1925, Hoover lost a race for a seat on the Akron city council.
*In 1926, he declared his intention to run forOhio State Treasurer , but failed to get the Republican nomination.
*In 1934 and 1936, Hoover ran for an at-large seat in theUnited States House of Representatives but lost in the Republican party primary. From 1937 to 1938, Hoover worked as an inspector for the Ohio liquor control department.
*In 1938, he again failed to get his party's nomination forOhio State Treasurer .
*From 1939 to 1940, Hoover worked as an examiner for Ohio's Department of Taxation. In 1940, Hoover unsuccessfully ran forOhio State Auditor .
*In 1942, Hoover was working for a pension office. He lost his job when he failed to sit for the civil service examination. Hoover attempted to unseat his fellow Republican, the incumbentGovernor of Ohio John W. Bricker , by entering the Republican primary. However, Hoover's petitions failed to meet state election standards when many of the signatures were ruled unacceptable. It is rumoured that Hoover challenged the popular, four-term incumbent in retaliation for the civil service rules that had cost him his pension office job.
*By 1944, Hoover had moved toColumbus, Ohio , and that year he managed to win the Republican nomination forLieutenant Governor of Ohio , but he lost in the general election. In 1946, he failed to get the Republican nomination forOhio Secretary of State .ources
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Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor
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