Christian Aalvik

Christian Aalvik was a member of the Washington House of Representatives who represented the 16th legislative district from 1937 to 1939.

Biography

Born in or around the year 1876, Aalvik was of Danish descent and worked as a fuel dealer in Stevenson, Washington.Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Ashley |date=1937-01-12 |title=Stevenson Key to Reilly Win |pages=3 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-stevenson-key-to-re/130519476/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Aalvik ran for state representative in 1936 in the 16th legislative district, which included portions of Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, and Skamania counties.{{Cite news |date=1936-08-27 |title=Notice by County Auditor of Primary Election |pages=5 |work=Goldendale Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/goldendale-sentinel-notice-by-county-aud/130518254/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite book |url=https://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2023.pdf |title=State of Washington: Members of the Legislature, 1889-2023 |publisher=Washington State Legislature |year=2023 |pages=53 |access-date=2023-08-23}} 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.{{Cite news |date=1936-11-15 |title=Five Republicans in House; Eight Reported for Senate |pages=43 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-five-republicans-in/130519029/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1936-11-20 |title=Aalvik Heads Roster |pages=11 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-aalvik-heads-roster/130519131/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1936-11-26 |title=Official Figures Are Now Available |pages=12 |work=Goldendale Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/goldendale-sentinel-official-figures-are/130519288/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}} 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.{{Cite news |date=1937-02-16 |title=Wants to Cut Fishing Limit to 20 a Day |pages=13 |work=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-wants-to-cut-fishin/130519425/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1937-02-19 |title=Representative Didn't Study Fishing Laws |pages=13 |work=The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-representative-didn/130519790/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}} He also introduced a bill that would have legalized some fish traps in Washington.{{Cite news |date=1937-02-18 |title=Ask Fish Traps for Columbia |pages=22 |work=Spokane Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-ask-fish-traps-for-col/130519403/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}} Aalvik filed to run for reelection in 1938 but only received 4% of the vote in the primary.{{Cite news |date=1938-07-19 |title=Four More File for Representative |pages=21 |work=Spokane Chronicle |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-four-more-file-for-rep/130519849/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web |title=Elections Search Results - September 1938 Primary |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=96&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}

Aalvik was a long-time member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Fraternal Order of Eagles.{{Cite news |date=1936-10-29 |title=Christian Aalvik: Democratic Candidate for State Representative |pages=8 |work=Goldendale Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/goldendale-sentinel-christian-aalvik-de/130518852/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |via=Newspapers.com}} He died on May 16, 1953.

Electoral history

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title=16th House District Position 1 Election, 1936{{Cite web |title=Elections Search Results - November 1938 General, September 1938 Primary, November 1936 General, September 1936 Primary |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=97,96,69,98&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Fred D. Kemp|votes=4,403|percentage=42.59}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=L.E. Johnson|votes=2,003|percentage=19.38}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Chauncey Price|votes=1,560|percentage=15.09}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Bessie F. Ratliff|votes=1,384|percentage=13.39}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Christian Aalvik|votes=987|percentage=9.55}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Fred D. Kemp|votes=7,643|percentage=34.76}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Christian Aalvik|votes=5,161|percentage=23.47}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Chauncey Price|votes=4,837|percentage=22.00}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=L.E. Johnson|votes=4,347|percentage=19.77}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title=16th House District Position 1 Election, 1938{{Cite web |title=Elections Search Results - November 1938 General, September 1938 Primary, November 1936 General, September 1936 Primary |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=97,96,69,98&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Mark M. Moulton|votes=2,976|percentage=19.22}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Geo F. Christensen|votes=2,513|percentage=16.23}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=D.W. Neff|votes=1,961|percentage=12.66}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Guy F. Wade|votes=4,403|percentage=11.98}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Earl S. Coe|votes=1,548|percentage=10.00}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Hilda Broughton|votes=1,182|percentage=7.63}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=D.M. Hurley|votes=1,059|percentage=6.84}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Merle Hurd|votes=1,038|percentage=6.70}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=W.J. Ewing|votes=726|percentage=4.69}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Christian Aalvik|votes=726|percentage=4.06}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Mark M. Moulton|votes=5,423|percentage=25.45}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=Earl S. Coe|votes=5,397|percentage=25.33}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Republican Party|candidate=Geo F. Christensen|votes=5,244|percentage=24.61}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Washington Democratic Party|candidate=D.W. Neff|votes=5,243|percentage=24.61}}

References

Category:1875 births

Category:1953 deaths

Category:Democratic Party members of the Washington House of Representatives

Category:Norwegian emigrants to the United States

Category:Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Category:Fraternal Order of Eagles

Category:20th-century members of the Washington State Legislature