Treasurer, 1886 Election

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Date: November 2, 1886
Cycle: 1886
Office: Treasurer
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Joseph Bobleter Man Republican 113,441 51.59 +7.30
Henry Poehler Man Democrat 97,393 44.29
Pierce J. (P.J.) Kniss Man Prohibition 9,003 4.09

Bobleter was a resident of New Ulm, former New Ulm postmaster, editor of the New Ulm Review, and former GOP state Representative (HD 09, 1883-1885).

Poehler was a resident and former Mayor of Henderson, former Sibley County Commissioner (1865-1868), former state Representative (HD 18, 1857-1859; HD 19, 1865-1866), former state Senator (SD 36, 1872-1874, 1876-1878), and former U.S. Representative (CD 02, 1879-1881).

Kniss was a bank president from Luverne.

Sources

  • The Worthington Advance, January 6, 1887 (p. 2). The Rochester Post, January 7, 1887 (p. 1). Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties, November 2, 1886.