Alexander M. Hardy

Offices

U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1895 to Mar 4, 1897

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years, 1 day
Alexander M. Hardy spent 2 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1894–U.S. House (District 2) WON
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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1896–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
48.20%
Robert Walter Miers*, Democratic, 21,757 votes
45.99%
Alexander M. Hardy (i), Republican, 20,759 votes
 5.82%
Newel H. Motsinger, People's (Populist), 2,625 votes
Out of 45,141 votes casts, the margin of victory was 998 (2.21%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Alexander M. Hardy had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.