20:
38:
from 1965 to 1969. She lost reelection in 1968, and subsequently served for five years as director of the
Nebraska Comprehensive Health Planning Agency. Her election was the first in which two women were elected to the legislature at the same time. Her career has been characterized as supporting
67:
of that country. They had three children together: Calista Mary, Judith, and Morris Nelson Hughes. For the next several years, they were stationed in various locations in the United States and internationally. Her brother, John Cooper, was a state senator and ran for
96:
in the general election by 18 votes. In
January 1965, her opponent asked the legislature to order a recount of the election, but Cooper Hughes claimed several illegal votes were cast for Pohlman, and the legislature voted (36 in favor, 8 against, led by Senator
112:, and she supported legislation to develop and maintain highways, reform healthcare, develop waterworks, and the consolidation of school districts. She supported the political reforms of Governor
101:) to seat Cooper Hughes. It was the first time in Nebraska history that two women were elected to the state legislature in the same year; her companion was three-term incumbent
1098:
123:
Following her defeat, Tiemann appointed her as the director of the
Nebraska Comprehensive Health Planning Agency; she served for five years.
1009:
109:
108:
She was named the chair of the committee on public health and welfare in 1967. Her legislative work has been characterized as overall
40:
1093:
80:
Following her husband's retirement in 1961, Cooper Hughes became a schoolteacher in
Humboldt. In 1963, she filed to run for the
81:
59:, and after a short trip to Japan following her graduation, she married Morris Hughes. They were stationed in Ethiopia as the
535:
64:
60:
34:. After working briefly as a teacher following the retirement of her husband, she served as a state senator in the
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998:
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Snodgrass, Del (January 3, 1965). "Legislature opens 75th session
Tuesday; '63 records could fall".
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1053:
987:
906:
884:
52:
774:
772:
539:
102:
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596:
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Szalewski, Susan (July 12, 2004). "Calista Cooper Hughes served her state, community".
19:
1077:
827:
812:
679:
92:, did not run for reelection. After finishing second in the primary, she defeated
538:. In the year preceding her death, she became ill. She died on July 10, 2004, in
1018:"Official canvass: 592,673 voters on Nov. 3 fifth largest for Nebraska".
31:
915:
Walton, Don (July 13, 2004). "Cooper Hughes was a progressive voice".
18:
30:(April 27, 1914 – July 10, 2004) was an American politician from
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Pagel, Al (July 29, 1979). "'I've had a fascinating life'".
778:
534:
Cooper Hughes retired in 1975 and became an advisor to the
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1968 Nebraska
Legislature 1st district general election
340:
1968 Nebraska
Legislature 1st district primary election
258:
1964 Nebraska
Legislature 1st district general election
132:
1964 Nebraska
Legislature 1st district primary election
600:
996:"New legislative landscape to be minus 4 incumbents".
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579:
577:
575:
51:
Calista Cooper Hughes was born on April 27, 1914, in
1021:
Lincoln
Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal
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Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal
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Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal
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Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal
793:
736:
681:
Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal
646:
563:
721:
706:
672:
660:
842:
1007:"20th district outcome depends upon mail vote".
985:"Burbach, Marvel keep key legislature posts".
8:
952:"Opposition lacking in most primary races".
1029:"Eight honored by arts, sciences alumni".
446:
338:
256:
130:
926:"Nixon Nebraska win 321,163 to 170,784".
864:
694:
622:
963:"'Trial heat' for unicam a close one".
941:"Humboldt woman files for unicameral".
556:
800:
763:
751:
634:
585:
452:
344:
262:
136:
7:
974:"Scherbarth and Waldo to face off".
116:. In the 1968 election, she lost to
1099:Women state legislators in Nebraska
14:
63:commenced, and in Albania during
1024:. November 23, 1964b. p. 6.
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465:
411:
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301:
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1062:"Recount plea loses, 36 to 8".
1057:. January 5, 1965a. p. 17.
1002:. November 4, 1964. p. 13.
936:. November 26, 1968. p. 8.
1068:. January 6, 1965b. p. 4.
991:. January 4, 1967. p. 8E.
947:. November 5, 1963. p. 2.
1:
88:race. The incumbent senator,
23:Calista Cooper Hughes in 1963
1046:. July 12, 2004. p. 3B.
536:National Academy of Sciences
1051:"Mrs. Hughes fights back".
1035:. May 20, 1996. p. 6B.
969:. May 13, 1964b. p. 1.
929:Alliance Daily Times-Herald
780:Alliance Daily Times-Herald
1115:
980:. May 15, 1968. p. 1.
958:. May 8, 1964a. p. 1.
61:Second Italo-Ethiopian War
1040:"Calista Cooper Hughes".
648:Auburn Press-Tribune 1963
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661:Beatrice Daily Sun 1964a
120:, and she left in 1969.
84:in the following year's
1094:Nebraska state senators
999:Lincoln Evening Journal
896:Sunday Journal and Star
602:Lincoln Evening Journal
502:Calista Cooper Hughes
369:Calista Cooper Hughes
287:Calista Cooper Hughes
189:Calista Cooper Hughes
57:University of Nebraska
24:
888:. pp. 10, 13–14.
28:Calista Cooper Hughes
22:
1043:Lincoln Journal Star
1032:Lincoln Journal Star
988:Evening World-Herald
944:Auburn Press-Tribune
918:Lincoln Journal Star
859:Lincoln Journal Star
795:Lincoln Journal Star
738:Evening World-Herald
565:Lincoln Journal Star
530:Later life and death
70:governor of Nebraska
65:the Italian invasion
36:Nebraska Legislature
449:
341:
259:
133:
55:. She attended the
16:Nebraska politician
1065:Omaha World-Herald
1054:Omaha World-Herald
977:Beatrice Daily Sun
966:Beatrice Daily Sun
955:Beatrice Daily Sun
907:Omaha World-Herald
885:Omaha World-Herald
844:Beatrice Daily Sun
723:Omaha World-Herald
708:Omaha World-Herald
674:Beatrice Daily Sun
447:
339:
257:
131:
53:Humboldt, Nebraska
25:
921:. pp. 1B–2B.
899:. pp. 1A–2A.
803:, pp. 1B–2B.
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526:
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255:
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103:Fern Hubbard Orme
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1013:. May 14, 1964a.
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992:
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934:Associated Press
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911:
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598:
589:
583:
570:
561:
478:Irving F. Wiltse
450:
396:Irving F. Wiltse
342:
311:Floyd W. Pohlman
260:
162:Floyd W. Pohlman
134:
118:Irving F. Wiltse
94:Floyd W. Pohlman
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1113:
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973:
962:
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892:
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871:
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841:
837:
826:
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792:
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746:
735:
731:
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705:
701:
693:
689:
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659:
655:
645:
641:
633:
629:
621:
610:
599:
592:
584:
573:
562:
558:
553:
548:
532:
129:
114:Norbert Tiemann
99:Terry Carpenter
78:
49:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1112:
1110:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
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1075:
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1048:
1037:
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901:
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865:Szalewski 2004
863:, p. 3B;
850:
835:
820:
805:
799:, p. 6B;
786:
768:
756:
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729:
714:
699:
695:Snodgrass 1965
687:
665:
653:
639:
627:
623:Szalewski 2004
608:
590:
571:
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179:
176:
175:
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128:
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82:first district
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13:
10:
9:
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4:
3:
2:
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972:
968:
967:
961:
957:
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946:
945:
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935:
931:
930:
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920:
919:
913:
910:. p. 4B.
909:
908:
902:
898:
897:
891:
887:
886:
880:
879:
874:
867:, p. 4B.
866:
862:
860:
854:
851:
847:
845:
839:
836:
832:
830:
824:
821:
818:, p. 26.
817:
815:
809:
806:
802:
798:
796:
790:
787:
783:
781:
775:
773:
769:
766:, p. 2B.
765:
760:
757:
754:, p. 1B.
753:
748:
745:
742:, p. 8E.
741:
739:
733:
730:
726:
724:
718:
715:
712:, p. 17.
711:
709:
703:
700:
697:, p. 2A.
696:
691:
688:
684:
682:
678:, p. 1;
677:
675:
669:
666:
662:
657:
654:
650:
649:
643:
640:
637:, p. 13.
636:
631:
628:
625:, p. 4B.
624:
619:
617:
615:
613:
609:
606:, p. 13.
605:
603:
597:
595:
591:
588:, p. 10.
587:
582:
580:
578:
576:
572:
569:, p. 3B.
568:
566:
560:
557:
550:
545:
543:
541:
537:
529:
523:
520:
518:
515:
511:
507:
504:
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479:
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473:
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451:
441:
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436:
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420:Jack McGrath
419:
417:
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358:
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312:
309:
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295:
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288:
285:
283:
282:
278:
276:
261:
251:
248:
246:
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230:Jack McGrath
229:
227:
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217:
214:
211:
209:
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197:
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187:
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180:
178:
174:
171:
169:
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164:
163:
159:
157:
156:
152:
150:
135:
126:
124:
121:
119:
115:
111:
106:
104:
100:
95:
91:
90:Lloyd Stalder
87:
83:
75:
73:
71:
66:
62:
58:
54:
46:
44:
42:
37:
33:
29:
21:
1063:
1052:
1041:
1030:
1019:
1008:
997:
986:
975:
964:
953:
942:
927:
916:
905:
894:
883:
858:
853:
848:, p. 1.
843:
838:
833:, p. 6.
828:
823:
813:
808:
794:
789:
784:, p. 8.
779:
759:
747:
737:
732:
727:, p. 4.
722:
717:
707:
702:
690:
685:, p. 6.
680:
673:
668:
663:, p. 1.
656:
651:, p. 2.
647:
642:
630:
601:
564:
559:
533:
521:
516:
513:Total votes
488:
483:
476:
469:
439:
434:
431:Total votes
406:
401:
394:
387:
378:
373:
368:
361:
331:
326:
323:Total votes
296:
291:
286:
279:
249:
244:
241:Total votes
198:
193:
188:
181:
172:
167:
160:
153:
122:
107:
79:
50:
27:
26:
1089:2004 deaths
1084:1914 births
875:Works cited
801:Walton 2004
764:Walton 2004
752:Walton 2004
498:Nonpartisan
471:Nonpartisan
416:Nonpartisan
389:Nonpartisan
363:Nonpartisan
306:Nonpartisan
281:Nonpartisan
226:Nonpartisan
212:Bill Price
208:Nonpartisan
183:Nonpartisan
155:Nonpartisan
110:progressive
86:legislative
41:progressive
1078:Categories
635:Pagel 1979
586:Pagel 1979
546:References
456:Candidate
348:Candidate
266:Candidate
140:Candidate
47:Early life
43:policies.
551:Citations
127:Elections
72:in 1960.
32:Nebraska
540:Lincoln
517:11,112
327:14,508
508:40.40
505:4,489
489:59.60
484:6,623
459:Votes
453:Party
440:100.0
435:7,615
426:26.57
423:2,023
407:32.16
402:2,449
379:41.27
374:3,143
351:Votes
345:Party
318:49.94
315:7,245
297:50.06
292:7,263
269:Votes
263:Party
250:100.0
245:6,238
236:19.64
233:1,225
218:21.50
215:1,341
199:27.33
194:1,705
173:31.53
168:1,967
143:Votes
137:Party
76:Career
831:1964b
816:1964a
725:1965b
710:1965a
683:1964b
676:1964b
861:2004
846:1968
797:1996
782:1968
740:1967
604:1964
567:2004
522:100
332:100
542:.
105:.
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