State House, District 49, 1896 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1896
Cycle: 1896
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 49
Counties: Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, Traverse
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Louis O. Foss Incumbent Man Republican 3,282 28.09 +4.72
Jerrey M. Finney Incumbent Man Republican 3,138 26.85 +3.48
Rollin J. Hall Man Democrat-People's 2,731 23.37
Gustave A. (G.A.) Westphal Man People's 2,534 21.69

Hall was a resident of Morris. He identified as a Populist.

Westphal was a resident of Leonardsville.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 498).