[8] Davis began a career in finance, and he soon purchased a seat on the New York Stock Exchange as a representative of the Carlisle & Jacquelin firm.
[9] In 1942 Davis sold his seat on the stock exchange and joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve for World War II.
[10] He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, received a commission, and was discharged at the end of the war with the rank of lieutenant.
[10] He also attended numerous local, state and national conventions, and was active in Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign for president.
The legislature almost always selects the candidate who received a plurality in the general election, which they did in this contest by voting for Hackel over Davis, 164 to 16.