The 1936 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Paul C. Hartig, Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy and Socialist nominee Vincent R. Dunne.[1]
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 County results Holm: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Hartig: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
editOn election day, 3 November 1936, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 119,297 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Paul C. Hartig, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his ninth term on 4 January 1937.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mike Holm (incumbent) | 545,965 | 50.11 | |
| Farmer–Labor | Paul C. Hartig | 426,668 | 39.16 | |
| Democratic | Carl Hennemann | 113,217 | 10.39 | |
| Socialist | Vincent R. Dunne | 3,722 | 0.34 | |
| Total votes | 1,089,572 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Secretary of State, 1936 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2024.