Women in Western Elections [The Woman's Column, April 23, 1898]

Anna Newell's Campaign for City Council, 1898

Parker, Jessie Amelia

Jessie Amelia Parker (Gertje) was elected Mayor of Kendrick, Idaho in 1898 at the young age of 22. She was married to George Gertje in December 1898, upon which she took his last name.

Jessie Amelia Parker's Campaign for Mayor, 1898

Combs, Laura

Laura Combs (also known as Laura C. Holtschneider) was elected and alderman at Buena Vista, Colorado in 1898 and was possibly the only woman occupying that post in Colorado at the time.

Laura D. Pollock's Campaign for County Superintendent of Schools, 1899

Martha Rumpler's Campaign for State Senate, 1918

Ruby, Ella

Ella Ruby was elected to the one year office of City Clerk of Delta, Colorado, in 1898. She ran again the following year.

Rose M. Parker's Campaign for County Superintendent of Instruction, 1910

Ella Ruby's Campaign for City Clerk, 1898

Pace, Chloe

Chloe Pace was elected City Clerk by a majority of 286 votes in Beloit, Kansas in 1898.