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Warren G Harding Biography

In 1956, he ran for election to be the Texas State Treasurer against incumbent Jesse James in the Democratic Party primary election; James defeated Harding, receiving 518,102 votes while Harding received 367,067 in the unofficial vote count.

• In 1982, Ronnie Earle, the district attorney for Travis County, Texas, investigated Harding for misusing his office.

• Harding continued to serve as county treasurer until October 5, 1977, when Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed Harding to the position of State Treasurer after James' death.

• In 1964, Harding was elected president of the National Association of County Treasurers and Finance Officers, which represented over 3,000 counties in the United States.