State House, District 43, 1896 Election
General
| Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Cycle: | 1896 |
| Office: | State House |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | 43 |
| Counties: | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob F. (J.F.) Jacobson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 3,970 | 19.60 | +2.58 |
| Heman W. (H.W.) Stone | Man | Republican | 3,666 | 18.10 | +1.08 |
| Christopher A. (C.A.) Fosness | Man | Democrat-People's | 3,472 | 17.14 | +0.12 |
| Jacob O. (J.O.) Haugland | Man | Republican | 3,448 | 17.02 | |
| John Maguire | Man | Democrat-People's | 3,199 | 15.79 | |
| Francis (F.E.) Davidson | Man | Democrat-People's | 2,502 | 12.35 |
Fosnes was a resident of Montevideo. He identified as a Populist.
Maguire was a farmer from Dawson and former state Representative (HD 37, 1885-1887; HD 43, 1891-1895). He identified as a Populist.
Davidson identified as a Populist.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 497).