1897 United States Senate election in Idaho

1897 United States Senate election in Idaho
January 12 – 28, 1897
Majority vote of legislature to win
 
Nominee Henry Heitfeld Fred Dubois Thomas F. Nelson
Party Populist Silver Republican Populist
Legislature 39 30 1
Percentage 55.71% 42.86% 1.43%
Senator before election

Fred Dubois
Silver Republican

 Elected Senator

Henry Heitfeld
Populist

The 1897 United States Senate election in Idaho was held over the course of 23 ballots from January 12 to January 28, 1897, by the Idaho Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of Idaho in the United States Senate.

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