State House, District 09, 1871 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1871
Cycle: 1871
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 09
Counties: Olmsted
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Peter Fenton Man Democrat 739 26.72 +2.06
Arthur H. Gaskill Man Republican 718 25.96 +1.30
William Freeman Man Democrat 682 24.66
William Somerville Incumbent Man Republican 627 22.67

Fenton was a resident of Viola.

Freeman was a resident of High Forest.

Sources

  • The Rochester Post, November 18, 1871 (p. 2).