John L. Bretz

Offices

U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1891 to Mar 4, 1895

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
4 years, 1 day
John L. Bretz spent 4 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1890–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1890
46.35%
John L. Bretz*, Democratic, 14,697 votes
37.83%
William Nelson Darnell, Republican, 11,996 votes
 14.66%
Sampson Cox, People's (Populist), 4,649 votes
 1.16%
Anderson F. Fox, Prohibition, 369 votes
Out of 31,711 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,701 (8.52%)
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1892–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
47.93%
John L. Bretz (i)*, Democratic, 17,700 votes
42.60%
Benjamin Milton Willoughby, Republican, 15,731 votes
 8.15%
M. W. Ackerty, People's (Populist), 3,010 votes
 1.31%
L. L. Cooper, Prohibition, 485 votes
Out of 36,926 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,969 (5.33%)
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1894–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
47.56%
Alexander M. Hardy*, Republican, 17,624 votes
42.90%
John L. Bretz (i), Democratic, 15,896 votes
 8.68%
Elisha A. Riggins, People's (Populist), 3,217 votes
 0.86%
William J. Trout, Prohibition, 318 votes
Out of 37,055 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,728 (4.66%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, John L. Bretz had a record of 2-1. That includes a record of 2-1 in 3 general elections.