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![Mary J. Anderson](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Mary J. Anderson, a Populist, was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Otero County, Colorado in 1897. She ran for a second term in 1899. Anderson campaigned in 1901 on the Republican ticket, but lost to the Democratic candidate Mary E. Lyon.