State House, District 54, 1896 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1896
Cycle: 1896
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 54
Counties: Cook, Lake, Saint Louis
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Patrick R. (P.R.) Vail Man Republican 9,816 19.46 +4.52
George R. Laybourn Man Republican 9,413 18.66 +3.72
Phillip C. Schmidt Man Republican 9,182 18.20 +3.26
Michael (M.F.) Marion Man Democrat-People's 7,535 14.94
George C. Findley Man Democrat-People's 7,349 14.57
Erick G. (E.G.) Wallinder Man Democrat-People's 7,156 14.18

Marion was a grocer from Tower and sitting Tower City Recorder. He identified as a Democrat.

Findley identified as a Populist.

Wallinder indentified as a Populist.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 498). The Saint Paul Globe, September 16, 1896 (p. 1).