State House, District 43, 1896 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1896
Cycle: 1896
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 43
Counties: Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Jacob F. (J.F.) Jacobson Incumbent Man Republican 3,970 19.60 +2.58
Heman W. (H.W.) Stone Man Republican 3,666 18.10 +1.08
Christopher A. (C.A.) Fosness Man Democrat-People's 3,472 17.14 +0.12
Jacob O. (J.O.) Haugland Man Republican 3,448 17.02
John Maguire Man Democrat-People's 3,199 15.79
Francis (F.E.) Davidson Man Democrat-People's 2,502 12.35

Fosnes was a resident of Montevideo. He identified as a Populist.

Maguire was a farmer from Dawson and former state Representative (HD 37, 1885-1887; HD 43, 1891-1895). He identified as a Populist.

Davidson identified as a Populist.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 497).