Joseph R. Backus

Offices

We found no record of Joseph R. Backus serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.

Elections

1900–Lieutenant Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
50.60%
Newton Whiting Gilbert*, Republican, 331,774 votes
46.65%
John C. Lawler, Democratic, 305,934 votes
 2.04%
Robert H. Clark, Prohibition, 13,409 votes
 0.34%
Joseph R. Backus, Social Democratic, 2,238 votes
 0.23%
Charles M. Walter, People's (Populist), 1,488 votes
 0.10%
Gustav A. Dryer, Socialist Labor, 652 votes
 0.04%
S. D. Perry, Union Reform, 248 votes
Out of 655,743 votes casts, the margin of victory was 25,840 (3.95%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Joseph R. Backus had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.