Claim: Democrat John Eugene Osborne, an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd Governor of Wyoming, garnered the highest 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. John Eugene Osborne 10,310 10,044 628 
Democratic John Eugene Osborne 10,310 10,044 628 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.