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![McLaughlin, Mary](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Mary McLaughlin, a fusion candidate was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Deer Lodge County, Montana in 1900. McLaughlin was endorsed by the Democrats, the Independent Democrats, Labor party, and the Peoples party.