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1874 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election

Minnesota · 2 candidates · See every 1874 U.S. House race

Who won the 1874 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election?

Horace Strait won the 1874 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election. Horace Strait received 13,742 popular votes (50.41%). The main challenger was Cox (49.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Strait and Cox

Strait +0.8 pts · won by 221 votes
Horace StraitRepublicanWINNER50.41%
13,742 votes
CoxDemocratic49.59%
13,521 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.