1878 Minnesota State Auditor election

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1878 Minnesota State Auditor election
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  1875 5 November 1878 1881  
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Nominee Orlan P. Whitcomb Mahlon Black Orin H. Page
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Popular vote60,05940,1196,049
Percentage56.09%37.47%5.65%

State Auditor before election

Orlan P. Whitcomb
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Orlan P. Whitcomb
Republican

The 1878 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 5 November 1878 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Stillwater Mahlon Black, Greenback nominee Orin H. Page and Prohibition nominee Theodore G. Carter. [1]

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General election

On election day, 5 November 1878, Republican nominee Orlan P. Whitcomb won re-election by a margin of 19,940 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Mahlon Black, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Whitcomb was sworn in for his third term on 7 January 1879. [2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1878
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Orlan P. Whitcomb (incumbent) 60,059 56.09
Democratic Mahlon Black 40,11937.47
Greenback Orin H. Page6,0495.65
Prohibition Theodore G. Carter8560.79
Total votes107,083 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Auditor, 1878 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.