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  ND District 01 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > North Dakota > ND - At-Large
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1917 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 20, 1917 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 20, 1917 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start August 10, 1917 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1919 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH February 26, 2012 09:47pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 417.
Description Special election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Helgesen.

Aaker's party was officially the Non-Partisan Progressive Republican Party.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameHenry T. Helgesen Votes20,709 (59.91%)
Term03/04/1917 - 04/10/1917 Margin7,473 (+21.62%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1918
NameJohn M. Baer Votes16,433 (55.05%)
Term03/04/1919 - 03/04/1921 Margin3,017 (+10.11%)
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Name John M. Baer Olger B. Burtness George A. Bangs Hans H. Aaker Frederic T. Cuthbert Henry G. Vick Charles Plain
PartyNonpartisan League Republican Democratic Progressive Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 13,211 (50.94%) 8,969 (34.59%) 3,276 (12.63%) 212 (0.82%) 118 (0.46%) 75 (0.29%) 72 (0.28%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,242 (-16.36%) -9,935 (-38.31%) -12,999 (-50.13%) -13,093 (-50.49%) -13,136 (-50.65%) -13,139 (-50.67%)
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