Frost, Flora J.

Flora J. Frost was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Jackson County, Minnesota. Frost first ran for the office in 1886, as the candidate of the Peoples party, but lost to her Republican rival. She came in second in a field of five candidates. The Peoples party that year in Jackson County, Minnesota were reconvened Democrats. Two years later Frost ran again, this time as a Democrat, but lost to the Republican candidate. In 1890 Frost ran for a third time, and was elected to the post. Frost for a fourth time in 1892 and was endorsed by all the parties, and did not face an opponent. In 1894 Frost ran for the office once more, facing another female candidate, Lizzie Price. Frost won the race, gaining 53% of the votes. The two women faced each other again in 1896. The original vote count had Frost one ballot ahead of her rival. There was a dispute over the casting of some ballots and the case went before the district court in December of that year. Several ballots cast out for both candidates as being fraudulent, but Frost retained most of her ballots. Price asked that the suit be dismissed. Frost continued to run for the office, but lost to her Republican rival in 1898. Frost ran once more in 1900, but came in second, losing to her Republican rival Laura T. Olson.