U.S. House, District 02, 1880 Election

General

Date: November 2, 1880
Cycle: 1880
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
Horace Strait Man Republican 24,508 56.24 +13.31
Henry Poehler Incumbent Man Democrat 18,707 42.93
George C. (G.C.) Chamberlain Man Greenback 309 0.71
Isaac C. (I.C.) Stearns Man Prohibition 38 0.09

Rematch. Strait previously represented Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District from 1873-1879.

Sources

  • Saint Paul Daily Globe, November 21, 1880 (p. 1). The Record and Union, November 26, 1880 (p. 5).