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OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline May 23, 1912 - 06:00am Central
Polls Open November 05, 1912 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1912 - 09:00am Central
Term Start March 04, 1913 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1915 - 12:00pm
ContributorNone Entered
Last ModifiedRBH May 17, 2020 02:59pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, U.S. Congressional Elections 1788-1996, p. 392. Dershem was cross-endorsed by the Keystone Party, and Focht was cross-endorsed by the Progressive Party.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1910
NameBenjamin Kurtz Focht Votes14,373 (50.61%)
Term03/04/1911 - 03/04/1913 Margin2,692 (+9.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1914
NameBenjamin Kurtz Focht Votes14,176 (41.43%)
Term03/04/1915 - 03/04/1917 Margin1,084 (+3.17%)
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Name St. Rep. Frank L. Dershem (I) Rep. Benjamin Kurtz Focht Frank B. Clayton William G. Bowers W.C. Bratton  
PartyDemocratic Republican Washington Socialist Prohibition  
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Certified Votes 14,073 (38.87%) 10,978 (30.32%) 9,442 (26.08%) 1,377 (3.80%) 337 (0.93%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,095 (-8.55%) -4,631 (-12.79%) -12,696 (-35.07%) -13,736 (-37.94%)  
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