State House, District 48, 1892 Election

General

Date: November 8, 1892
Cycle: 1892
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 48
Counties: Otter Tail
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Hans Peter (H.P.) Bjorge Incumbent Man Democrat-People's 2,775 13.84 +4.31
Sofus (S.H.) Ongstad Incumbent Man Democrat-People's 2,690 13.41 +3.89
Almer (A.O.) Richardson Incumbent Man Democrat-People's 2,669 13.31 +3.78
Thomas Cole Incumbent Man Democrat-People's 2,540 12.66 +3.14
Edmund (E.A.) Everts Man Republican 1,910 9.52
Francis (F.M.) Mosher Man Republican 1,846 9.20
Axel (A.S.) Paulsen Man Republican-Farmers' Alliance 1,759 8.77
William (W.H.) Dash Man Republican 1,702 8.49
Henry Kemfer Man Farmers' Alliance 874 4.36
James (J.A.) McConkey Man Farmers' Alliance-Prohibition 715 3.57
K.H. Brandvold Man Farmers' Alliance-Prohibition 576 2.87

Everts was a resident of Battle Lake.

Mosher was a resident of Fergus Falls.

Paulsen was a resident of Henning.

Dash was a resident of Homestead.

McConkey was a resident of Fergus Falls. He was the Prohibition nominee for Secretary of State in 1896.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1893 (p. 477).