1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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Nominee John S. Irgens Peter T. Lindholm Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 55,125 37,071 Percentage 57.62% 38.75%

Secretary of State before election John S. Irgens Republican Elected Secretary of State John S. Irgens Republican

The 1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1877, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State John S. Irgens defeated Democratic nominee Peter T. Lindholm, Temperance nominee Moses T. Anderson and Greenback nominee Charles H. Roberts. The Greenback Party originally nominated Albert E. Rice, but after Rice declined the nomination, he was replaced by Charles H. Roberts. Despite this, Rice still received 1,469 votes and ultimately performed better than the official Greenback nominee. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1877, Republican nominee John S. Irgens won re-election by a margin of 18,054 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter T. Lindholm, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Irgens was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1878. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1877

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John S. Irgens (incumbent)	55,125	57.62
	Democratic	Peter T. Lindholm	37,071	38.75
	Greenback	Albert E. Rice	1,469	1.54
	Prohibition	Moses T. Anderson	1,267	1.32
	Greenback	Charles H. Roberts	732	0.77
Total votes			95,664	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Secretary of State, 1877 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
2. "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-29.