John Lind Candidate

Born: March 25, 1854
Kånna, Småland
Kronoberg County
Sweden
Resided: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County


New Ulm, Minnesota
Brown County
Death: September 18, 1930
Gender: Man
Occupation: Attorney
Military Service: 12th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Spanish-American War (1st Lieutenant, 1898).
Political Party: Republican; Democrat-People's; Democrat
Offices Held: U.S. Representative: CD 02 (1887-1893); CD 05 (1903-1905). Minnesota Governor (1899-1901).
Notes: Lind was elected to the 2nd CD and Governor from New Ulm and to the 5th CD from Minneapolis.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1930-MN-021228). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Photo of John Lind
Photo of John Lind
Minnesota Historical Society.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
3 10 6
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/04/1902 U.S. House, District 05 General Democrat 19,863 51.28% Won
09/16/1902 U.S. House, District 05 Primary Democrat 8,017 87.46% Won
11/06/1900 Governor General Democrat-People's 150,651 47.95% Lost
11/08/1898 Governor General Democrat-People's 131,980 52.26% Won
11/03/1896 Governor General Democrat-People's 162,254 48.11% Lost
01/23/1895 U.S. Senate General Republican 1 0.60% Lost
01/18/1893 U.S. Senate General Republican 2 1.19% Lost
11/04/1890 U.S. House, District 02 General Republican 20,788 49.17% Won
11/06/1888 U.S. House, District 02 General Republican 25,699 56.96% Won
11/02/1886 U.S. House, District 02 General Republican 22,908 59.82% Won