1894 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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1894 Minnesota Secretary of State election
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NomineeAlbert BergCharles J. HainesPeter J. Seberger
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Popular vote152,70169,10258,614
Percentage52.71%23.85%20.23%
Secretary of State before election

Frederick P. Brown
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Albert Berg
Republican

The 1894 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Albert Berg defeated Democratic nominee Charles J. Haines, People's nominee Peter J. Seberger and Prohibition nominee Charles O. Winger. [1]

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General election

On election day, November 6, 1894, Republican nominee Albert Berg won the election by a margin of 83,599 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Charles J. Haines, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Berg was sworn in as the 11th Minnesota Secretary of State on January 31, 1895. [2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1894
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Albert Berg 152,701 52.71
Democratic Charles J. Haines69,10223.85
Populist Peter J. Seberger58,61420.23
Prohibition Charles O. Winger9,3063.21
Total votes289,723 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary of State, 1894 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  2. ↑ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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