David Marston Clough

★ Governor

Born: December 27, 1846
Died: August 28, 1924
Age at death: 77
Home state: Minnesota
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1896

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Clough165,806

Opponents162,254

Elections run

David Marston Clough (1846–1924), a Republican politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 governor election in Minnesota with 165,806 votes (49.17%), defeating John Lind.

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How many votes has David Marston Clough received?

David Marston Clough has received 165,806 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Marston Clough’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1896	GovernorMinnesota	Won	165,80649.17%	John Lind

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q885147). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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