State House, District 30, 1902 Election

General

Date: November 4, 1902
Cycle: 1902
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 30
Counties: Dakota
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
John B. (J.B.) Kelly Man Republican 1,700 33.09 +1.97
Joseph Peters Man Democrat 1,658 32.27 +1.15
J.G. Sieben Man Democrat 1,599 31.12
Adam (A.L.) Dixon Man Write-In 181 3.52

Dixon, a farmer from Waterford, did not participate in the September primary in which the GOP only had one candidate (Kelly). The Dakota County Republican Committee selected Dixon to be their second nominee, but his name was ultimately removed from the ballot. Dixon still continued his campaign as a write-in candidate.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1903 (p. 523). The Stillwater Messenger, October 11, 1902 (p. 4).