State House, District 24, 1896 Election
General
| Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Cycle: | 1896 |
| Office: | State House |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | 24 |
| Counties: | Dakota |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignatius Donnelly | Man | Democrat-People's | 2,353 | 29.26 | +5.53 |
| Charles F. (C.F.) Staples Incumbent | Man | Republican | 1,941 | 24.13 | +0.41 |
| M.H. Sullivan | Man | Republican | 1,908 | 23.72 | |
| John Pennington | Man | Democrat | 1,841 | 22.89 |
Donnelly was a resident of Nininger. He identified as a Populist.
Sullivan was a former Dakota County Judge of Probate.
Pennington was a resident of Waterford. He identified as a Democrat.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 495).