1892 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election

none 1892 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election North Dakota presidential no 1890 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election 1890 1894 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election 1894 November 8, 1892 Laura J. Eisenhuth, ND Superintendent of Public Instruction (blended).jpg Laura J. Eisenhuth Democratic-Independent 19,078 52.38% Joseph M. Devine.gif Joseph M. Devine Republican Party (United States) 17,343 47.62% Superintendent John Ogden Republican Party (United States) Laura J. Eisenhuth Democratic-Independent x150px x150px The 1892 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 8, 1892, to elect the North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. Republican incumbent John Ogden did not run for re-election. Democratic-Independent nominee and schoolteacher Laura J. Eisenhuth won the election, defeating Republican LaMoure County Superintendent of Schools Joseph M. Devine by four percentage points and becoming the first woman to be elected to a statewide position in the United States. General election Candidates Laura J. Eisenhuth, schoolteacher and 1890 Democratic nominee for North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction (Democratic) Joseph M. Devine, LaMoure County Superintendent of Schools (Republican) Results 1892 North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction election resultshttp://bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/curt-eriksmoen/history-nd-elected-first-woman-to-be-administrator-of-a/article_6a517d7e-4eff-11df-8b8c-001cc4c002e0.html History: ND elected first woman to be administrator of a state office Bismarck Tribune April 25, 2010 October 5, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160616120235/https://bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/curt-eriksmoen/history-nd-elected-first-woman-to-be-administrator-of-a/article_6a517d7e-4eff-11df-8b8c-001cc4c002e0.html June 16, 2016 |- | style="background-color: #66ccff; width: 5px;" | | Democratic-Independent | Laura J. Eisenhuth | style="text-align:right;" | 19,078 | style="text-align:right;" | 52.38% Republican Party (United States) Joseph M. Devine 17,343 47.62% 36,421 100.00% |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" | style="background-color: #66ccff; width: 5px;" | | colspan="5" | Democratic-Independent gain from Republican References Superintendent of Public Instruction