Christian Aalvik
Christian Aalvik was a member of the Washington House of Representatives who represented the 16th legislative district from 1937 to 1939.
Biography
[edit]Born in or around the year 1876, Aalvik was of Danish descent and worked as a fuel dealer in Stevenson, Washington.[1][2]
Aalvik ran for state representative in 1936 in the 16th legislative district, which included portions of Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, and Skamania counties.[3][4] A Democrat, Aalvik was initially reported to have lost the general election to the Republican nominee but edged out a victory once absentee ballots were counted, winning by only 324 votes.[5][6][7] During his term in office, Aalvik introduced a bill that he claimed would cut the lawful limit of game fish from 30 to 20 a day; however, the limit was already 20 at the time of the bill's introduction.[8][9] He also introduced a bill that would have legalized some fish traps in Washington.[10] Aalvik filed to run for reelection in 1938 but only received 4% of the vote in the primary.[11][12]
Aalvik was a long-time member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Fraternal Order of Eagles.[13] He died on May 16, 1953.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Fred D. Kemp | 4,403 | 42.59 | |
| Republican | L.E. Johnson | 2,003 | 19.38 | |
| Republican | Chauncey Price | 1,560 | 15.09 | |
| Republican | Bessie F. Ratliff | 1,384 | 13.39 | |
| Democratic | Christian Aalvik | 987 | 9.55 | |
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Fred D. Kemp | 7,643 | 34.76 | |
| Democratic | Christian Aalvik | 5,161 | 23.47 | |
| Republican | Chauncey Price | 4,837 | 22.00 | |
| Republican | L.E. Johnson | 4,347 | 19.77 | |
| Total votes | 21,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mark M. Moulton | 2,976 | 19.22 | |
| Republican | Geo F. Christensen | 2,513 | 16.23 | |
| Democratic | D.W. Neff | 1,961 | 12.66 | |
| Republican | Guy F. Wade | 4,403 | 11.98 | |
| Democratic | Earl S. Coe | 1,548 | 10.00 | |
| Democratic | Hilda Broughton | 1,182 | 7.63 | |
| Democratic | D.M. Hurley | 1,059 | 6.84 | |
| Democratic | Merle Hurd | 1,038 | 6.70 | |
| Democratic | W.J. Ewing | 726 | 4.69 | |
| Republican | Christian Aalvik | 726 | 4.06 | |
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mark M. Moulton | 5,423 | 25.45 | |
| Democratic | Earl S. Coe | 5,397 | 25.33 | |
| Republican | Geo F. Christensen | 5,244 | 24.61 | |
| Democratic | D.W. Neff | 5,243 | 24.61 | |
| Total votes | 21,307 | 100.0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
- ^ Holden, Ashley (1937-01-12). "Stevenson Key to Reilly Win". The Spokesman-Review. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notice by County Auditor of Primary Election". Goldendale Sentinel. 1936-08-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State of Washington: Members of the Legislature, 1889-2023 (PDF). Washington State Legislature. 2023. p. 53. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Five Republicans in House; Eight Reported for Senate". The Spokesman-Review. 1936-11-15. p. 43. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aalvik Heads Roster". The Spokesman-Review. 1936-11-20. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Official Figures Are Now Available". Goldendale Sentinel. 1936-11-26. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wants to Cut Fishing Limit to 20 a Day". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 1937-02-16. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Representative Didn't Study Fishing Laws". The Spokesman-Review. 1937-02-19. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ask Fish Traps for Columbia". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. 1937-02-18. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four More File for Representative". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. 1938-07-19. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1938 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Christian Aalvik: Democratic Candidate for State Representative". Goldendale Sentinel. 1936-10-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-08-23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elections Search Results - November 1938 General, September 1938 Primary, November 1936 General, September 1936 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Elections Search Results - November 1938 General, September 1938 Primary, November 1936 General, September 1936 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 2023-08-23.