Congress Representative Ballot: Spooner, Henry J.

Republican Nomination (First District) – In the First Congressional District election of 1884 Henry Spooner was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to his seat in the 47th Congress and continued to serve through the 52nd Congress. In the Second Congressional District William Price defeated his Democratic opponent Charles Page with a majority of only 16 votes. The majority was small because of the large number of other candidates in the race including three other Republicans, a candidate from the Prohibition party and one from the People’s party. Page contested the election and on January 25, 1887 the U.S. House of Representatives declared the seat vacant. A special election was held on February 21, 1887 with Page defeating Price and Prohibition candidate Alfred Chadsey. Page’s plurality was 295 votes. 8.5 cm X 14.1 cm