1857 Minnesota State Auditor election

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1857 Minnesota State Auditor election
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October 13, 1857 1860  →
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Nominee William F. Dunbar Alexander P. Lane
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote18,21817,026
Percentage51.69%48.31%
State Auditor before election

Julius Georgii (Territorial)
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

William F. Dunbar
Democratic

The 1857 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on October 13, 1857, in order to elect the first state auditor of Minnesota upon Minnesota acquiring statehood on May 11, 1858. Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives William F. Dunbar defeated Republican nominee Alexander P. Lane. [1]

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General election

On election day, October 13, 1857, Democratic nominee William F. Dunbar won the election by a margin of 1,192 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Alexander P. Lane, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Dunbar was sworn in as the 1st state auditor of Minnesota on May 11, 1858. [2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1857
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Dunbar 18,218 51.69
Republican Alexander P. Lane17,02648.31
Total votes35,244 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Auditor, 1857 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ↑ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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