Al McCandless

Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 – August 9, 2017) was an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who served six terms as a Republican politician from California from 1983 to 1995.

Al McCandless
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis (redistricting)
Succeeded by	Sonny Bono
Constituency	37th district (1983–93) 44th district (1993–95)
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1927 Brawley, California, U.S.
Died	August 9, 2017(2017-08-09) (aged 90) La Quinta, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of California at Los Angeles
Profession	automotive dealer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1945–46 1950–52
Rank	Captain

Biography

McCandless was born in Brawley, Imperial County, California, on July 23, 1927. He attended Los Angeles City schools and received a B.A., University of California at Los Angeles in 1951.

Military

McCandless served in the United States Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1952, and attained the rank of captain.

Early career

He later worked as an automobile and truck dealer from 1953 to 1975, and was a member of the Riverside County board of supervisors from 1972 to 1982 and the Riverside County housing authority from 1974 to 1982.

Congress

McCandless was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995) and was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

Death

McCandless died at his home in La Quinta, California, on August 9, 2017, at the age of 90.^[1]

Electoral results

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless	105,065	59.1
	Democratic	Curtis R. "Sam" Cross	68,510	38.5
	Libertarian	Marc R. Wruble	4,297	2.4
Total votes			177,872	100.0
	Republican hold

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	149,955	63.6
	Democratic	David E. "Dave" Skinner	85,908	36.4
Total votes			245,863	100.0
	Republican hold

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	122,416	63.7
	Democratic	David E. "Dave" Skinner	69,808	36.3
Total votes			192,224	100.0
	Republican hold

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	174,284	64.3
	Democratic	Johnny Pearson	89,666	33.1
	Libertarian	Bonnie Flickinger	7,169	2.6
	Independent	Write-ins	123	0.0
Total votes			271,242	100.0
	Republican hold

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	115,469	49.7
	Democratic	Ralph Waite	103,961	44.8
	American Independent	Gary R. Odom	6,474	2.8
	Libertarian	Bonnie Flickinger	6,178	2.7
Total votes			232,082	100.0
	Republican hold

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Al McCandless (Incumbent)	110,333	54.2
	Democratic	Georgia Smith	81,693	40.1
	Libertarian	Phil Turner	11,515	5.7
Total votes			203,541	100.0
	Republican hold