State Senate, District 17, 1906 Election
Primary Republican
| Date: | September 18, 1906 |
| Cycle: | 1906 |
| Office: | State Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | 17 |
| Counties: | Lincoln, Lyon, Yellow Medicine |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil B. Seward | Man | Republican | 2,574 | 43.98 | +4.90 |
| Marcus Lauritsen | Man | Republican | 2,287 | 39.08 | |
| Ole Ostensoe | Man | Republican | 717 | 12.25 | |
| Robert Faulds | Man | Republican | 274 | 4.68 |
Seward was a resident of Marshall.
Lauritsen was a banker from Tyler and sitting state Representative (HD 17, 1905-1907).
Ostensoe was a resident of Canby.
Faulds was a resident of Arco. He was endorsed by the farmer's convention.
Sources
- The News-Messenger of Lyon County, September 21, 1906 (p. 7). The Minneapolis Journal, September 25, 1906 (p. 4).