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![Chrisman, Mary E.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Mary E. Chrisman, a Democrat, was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Gallatin County, Montana in 1898. She won against the Republican party candidate Josephine Macleod. In 1900 Chrisman won a second term in the office, winning against Eleanor Ferris, the Republican candidate.