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1888 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1888 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election?

John Lind won the 1888 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election. John Lind received 25,699 popular votes (56.98%). The main challenger was M S Wilkinson (36.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Lind and Wilkinson

Lind +20.4 pts · won by 9,219 votes
John LindRepublicanWINNER56.98%
25,699 votes
M S WilkinsonDemocratic36.54%
16,480 votes
D W Edwardsprohibition6.48%
2,924 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.