State House, District 50, 1890 Election
General
Date: | November 4, 1890 |
Cycle: | 1890 |
Office: | State House |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | 50 |
Counties: | Becker, Clay, Wilkin |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter E. Thompson | Man | Republican | 2,298 | 15.72 | +1.94 |
Evan (E.J.) Moore | Man | Farmers' Alliance | 2,163 | 14.80 | +1.02 |
S.C. Bowman | Man | Democrat-Farmers' Alliance | 2,066 | 14.13 | +0.36 |
Jorgen Jensen | Man | Republican | 2,014 | 13.78 | |
Peter Hanson | Man | Republican | 1,712 | 11.71 | |
J.C. Nolan | Man | Farmers' Alliance | 1,468 | 10.04 | |
Samuel Torgerson | Man | Democrat | 1,326 | 9.07 | |
W.E. Truax | Man | Democrat | 851 | 5.82 | |
W.J. Bodkin | Man | Independent | 720 | 4.93 |
The canvassing board certified Jenson as the winner of the election. Bowman contested the decision and the House of Representatives decided in his favor.
Torgerson was a resident of Moorhead and Superintendent of Public Schools for Clay County.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1891 (p. 570).