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1880 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1880 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election?

Horace Strait won the 1880 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election. Horace Strait received 24,508 popular votes (56.71%). The main challenger was Poehler (43.29%).

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

Strait +13.4 pts · won by 5,801 votes
Horace StraitRepublicanWINNER56.71%
24,508 votes
PoehlerDemocratic43.29%
18,707 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.