Railroad Commissioner, 1877 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1877 |
| Cycle: | 1877 |
| Office: | Railroad Commissioner |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Marshall Incumbent | Man | Republican | 55,368 | 57.72 | +19.85 |
| Hiram (H.W.) Hill | Man | Democrat | 36,323 | 37.86 | |
| Ebenezer Ayres | Man | Greenback | 3,021 | 3.15 | |
| Theodore G. (T.G.) Carter | Man | Prohibition | 1,219 | 1.27 | |
| H.W. Stone | Man | Write-In | 1 | 0.00 |
Commissioner Marshall was reelected to a third term.
Hill was a newspaper editor from Saint Charles.
Ayres was a farmer from Cottage Grove, former state Representative (HD 02, 1867-1868; HD 22, 1872-1873), Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1873, Greenback-Labor nominee for Railroad Commissioner in 1879, and Greenback nominee for the 3rd CD in 1880.
Carter was a farmer, civil engineer, and surveyor from St. Peter, and the Prohibition Party nominee for Auditor in 1878.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twentieth Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1878 (p. 18). The Minneapolis Tribune, January 11, 1878 (p. 1). The Worthington Advance, January 17, 1878 (p. 4).