1894 Minnesota State Auditor election

1894 Minnesota State Auditor election

←  1890 November 6, 1894 1898  →

Nominee Robert C. Dunn Adolph Biermann Andrew L. Stromberg Party Republican Democratic Populist Popular vote 148,281 76,737 55,411 Percentage 51.23% 26.51% 19.14%

State Auditor before election Adolph Biermann Democratic Elected State Auditor Robert C. Dunn Republican

The 1894 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 6, 1894, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Robert C. Dunn defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent state auditor Adolph Biermann, People's nominee Andrew L. Stromberg and Prohibition nominee Seth S. Johnson. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 6, 1894, Republican nominee Robert C. Dunn won the election by a margin of 71,544 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Adolph Biermann, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Dunn was sworn in as the 6th state auditor of Minnesota on January 31, 1895. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Dunn	148,281	51.23
	Democratic	Adolph Biermann (incumbent)	76,737	26.51
	Populist	Andrew L. Stromberg	55,411	19.14
	Prohibition	Seth S. Johnson	9,007	3.12
Total votes			289,436	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "Auditor, 1894 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
2. "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. December 14, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-10.