The first general election held in the Pincher Creek electoral district turned into a hotly contested four way race.

Large portions of the population worked as coal miners in the mountains while the foothills provided prime land for cattle ranching.

Former Mayor of Town of Pincher Creek R. O. Allison would unsuccessful contest the 1926 and 1935 Alberta general elections.

[6] Kettles was well known for founding the Pincher Creek townsite in 1882 when he worked for the North-West Mounted Police and served as a Department of Indian Affairs employee.

However the election turned as the final polls brought in favorable results for Marcellus leading him to a close victory.