Francis Marion Griffith

Notable Facts

  • Served as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 57th General Assembly (1890-1892)
  • Served as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 58th General Assembly (1892-1894)

Offices

Indiana Senate
Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland Counties
In office
Nov 3, 1886 to Nov 7, 1894

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
8 years, 6 days
U.S. House
District 4
In office
Dec 6, 1897 to Mar 4, 1905

Party: Democratic
Assumed: Special Election
Left: Did Not Run
7 years, 2 months, 28 days
Francis Marion Griffith spent 15 years, 3 months, 3 days in office in Indiana, including 7 years, 2 months, 28 days at the federal level and 8 years, 6 days at the state level.

Elections

1894–Attorney General LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
50.64%
William A. Ketcham*, Republican, 279,794 votes
42.23%
Francis Marion Griffith, Democratic, 233,330 votes
 5.18%
Silas M. Holcomb, People's (Populist), 28,630 votes
 1.95%
Clarence Kessinger, Prohibition, 10,762 votes
Out of 552,516 votes casts, the margin of victory was 46,464 (8.41%)
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1897–U.S. House (District 4) WON
Special Election–Tuesday, August 10, 1897
50.39%
Francis Marion Griffith*, Democratic, 19,342 votes
47.59%
Charles W. Lee, Republican, 18,268 votes
 2.03%
Uriah M. Browder, People's (Populist), 778 votes
Out of 38,388 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,074 (2.80%)
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1898–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
52.16%
Francis Marion Griffith (i)*, Democratic, 21,751 votes
47.32%
Charles W. Lee, Republican, 19,733 votes
 0.51%
Jasper N. Hughes, Prohibition, 213 votes
Out of 41,697 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,018 (4.84%)
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1900–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
51.23%
Francis Marion Griffith (i)*, Democratic, 24,249 votes
47.83%
Nathan Powell, Republican, 22,641 votes
 0.81%
George Church, Prohibition, 384 votes
 0.13%
John L. Hammond, People's (Populist), 62 votes
Out of 47,336 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,608 (3.40%)
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1902–U.S. House (District 4) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1902
52.04%
Francis Marion Griffith (i)*, Democratic, 21,751 votes
45.21%
Joshua M. Spencer, Republican, 18,894 votes
 1.98%
Isaac C. Overman, Prohibition, 828 votes
 0.77%
Thomas McDonough, Socialist, 320 votes
Out of 41,793 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,857 (6.83%)
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In the 5 races for which we have results, Francis Marion Griffith had a record of 4-1. That includes a record of 3-1 in 4 general elections, and 1-0 in 1 special election.