U.S. House, District 02, 1878 Election

General

Date: November 5, 1878
Cycle: 1878
Office: U.S. House
State: Minnesota
District: 02
Counties: Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Goodhue, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Swift, Wabasha
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Henry Poehler Man Democrat 14,467 49.96 +2.50
Horace Strait Incumbent Man Republican 13,743 47.46
George C. (G.C.) Chamberlain Man Greenback 596 2.06
Isaac C. (I.C.) Stearns Man Prohibition 124 0.43

Sources

  • The Minneapolis Tribune, November 26, 1878 (p. 4).