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Ira J. Chase
Notable Facts
Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 56th General Assembly (1888-1890)
Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 57th General Assembly (1890-1892)
Offices
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Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Jan 13, 1889 to Nov 23, 1891
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Assumed Other Office
Governor
Statewide
In office
Nov 23, 1891 to Jan 9, 1893
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
Legal Succession
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
Ira J. Chase spent 3 years, 11 months, 27 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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1888–Lieutenant Governor
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
49.01%
Ira J. Chase
*
, Republican, 263,166 votes
48.61%
William R. Myers
, Democratic, 261,011 votes
1.87%
John W. Baxter
, Prohibition, 10,066 votes
0.51%
Hiram Maine
, Union Labor, 2,737 votes
Out of
536,980
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,155
(0.40%)
1892–Governor
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
47.45%
Claude Matthews
*
, Democratic, 260,601 votes
46.18%
Ira J. Chase
(i)
, Republican, 253,625 votes
4.01%
Leroy Templeton
, People's (Populist), 22,017 votes
2.36%
Aaron Worth
, Prohibition, 12,960 votes
Out of
549,203
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,976
(1.27%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, Ira J. Chase had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.