Claim: Democrat John Eugene Osborne, an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Wyoming, garnered the lowest number of votes in the 1896 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming,
Evidence: John Eugene Osborne (June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943) was an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Wyoming and United States Representative as a member of the Democratic Party. 3rd Governor of Wyoming John Eugene Osborne Democratic 49.14% 10,310 Republican Frank Wheeler Mondell 47.87% 10,044