Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1988

Don Bonker, U.S. Senate

Congressman Bonker had a strong showing in the 1988 U.S. Senate Washington State primary, but fell short of gaining the Democratic spot for the general election.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1988

Mike Lowry, U.S. Senate

On the curl: Paid for by Mike Lowery [sic] For U.S. Senate Committee, Mary Lowery Treasurer

Possibly from his earlier run for the same office in the 1983 special election, but I'm guessing I picked this up in 1988. He lost both elections, but went on to serve one term as Washington State Governor, 1993-1997.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1968

I got kids. I'm for Maggie.

On the curl: 241-L

This button was part of the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Warren Magnuson of Washington State.

Interesting use of informal, handwritten letters on the button.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1968

I'm a housewife. I'm for Maggie.

On the curl: 241-L

This button was part of the re-election campaign for U.S. Sen. Warren Magnuson of Washington State.

Interesting use of informal, handwritten letters on the button.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1968?

 

Maggie.

A button for U.S. Sen. Warren Magnuson, representing Washington State. Probably from 1968, but possibly from 1974 or 1980.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1974

Senator Cranston

I picked this button up in the summer of 1974 in Santa Barbara, California. Alan Cranston, a Democrat, was running for a second term in the U.S. Senate.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1968

Ken Monfort, U.S. Senate

Cattleman Ken Monfort was a contender in the 1968 Democratic primary for U.S. Senator from Colorado but did not advance to the general election

Buttons - Federal Campaign - 1988

Jolene Working for You

For U.S. Congress, Democrat

Jolene Unsoeld served as the Congressperson for Washington State's 3rd District 1989-1995. Every now and then our paths cross at the grocery store, like last week, and I enjoy hearing her take on the political scene.

Don't know what the deal is with those brown spots. I am sure I picked this button up when it was new and pristine.

Buttons - Federal Campaign - ca. 1970

Re-Elect Julia Butler Hansen, Democrat, Congress

She was the Congressperson for the Washington State's 3rd District for several terms, until 1975.

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 2008

Obama '08, Change We Can Believe In

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1992

Clinton Gore '92

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Notice the union label is part of the display.

In 1992 I saw something I have never seen in a presidential election before or since. In McCleary, a town with a healthy chunk of 1938-1940 immigrants from Arkansas (I live in a part of town known as Arkie Hill), there were home-made signs for Clinton in front yards. In fact as I recall, in our town, George Herbert Walker Bush, the Republican incumbent, placed third behind Clinton and Perot in 1992.

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1988

Dukakis Bentsen

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, WA

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1984

Mondale/Ferraro

Curl has: Local 772

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1980

 Kennedy '80

During the 1980 primaries I found this button on the floor of a city bus in Seattle's University District

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1976

Leaders, for a change

Carter Mondale

On the curl: Paid for and authorized by 1976 Democratic Campaign Committee, Inc.

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1972

come home america

McGovern Shriver 1972

On the curl: 8-72, Westcoast, Vote Distrs., 26 Brooks, Venice, Calif. 90291 

Oddly, the discoloration on the left of the button is not visible to the naked eye.

One of  my favorite political buttons, and an early presentation of a theme that has been used by both parties in nearly every subsequent presidential campaign.

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1972

 Remember Oct. 9

For more buttons, Ms. Anderson, Clergy & Laity Concerned, (402) 426-4006, $25.00/M

This was a button distributed by the McGovern campaign. The reference was to a statement supposedly made by Richard Nixon, Oct. 9, 1968, when he was campaigning for President. Now this is only from my memory, but the quote was something like: "Those who have had a chance for four years and could not produce peace should not be given another chance." At the time Nixon uttered this he was aiming at LBJ's Vice-President and 1968 Dem. nominee, Hubert Humphrey. In 1972 this button attempted to remind voters of how Nixon had not only failed to end the Vietnam War, but actually escalated it.

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1972

McGovern

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1972

McGovern

Reverse side has label: Insta-Button from the Richmark Co., 1110 E. Pine St., Seattle, Wash., 98122

Buttons - Presidential Campaign - 1972

McGovern

Reverse side has label: Insta-Button from the Richmark Co., 1110 E. Pine St., Seattle, Wash., 98122