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![Elsie M. Clough](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Elsie M. Clough, a Democrat, was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Valley County, Montana, in 1898. She married while in office and in 1900 ran for re-election as Elsie Rutter. In that race she was defeated by Carrie E. Luther, her Republican opponent.