1898 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1898 Minnesota Secretary of State election

←  1896 November 8, 1898 1900  →

Nominee Albert Berg Julius J. Heinrich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 136,687 96,765 Percentage 55.39% 39.21%

Secretary of State before election Albert Berg Republican Elected Secretary of State Albert Berg Republican

The 1898 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Albert Berg defeated Democratic nominee Julius J. Heinrich, Prohibition nominee Archibald A. Stone and People's nominee Michael F. Wesenberg. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Albert Berg won re-election by a margin of 39,922 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Julius J. Heinrich, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Berg was sworn in for his third term on January 3, 1899. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1898

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert Berg (incumbent)	136,687	55.39
	Democratic	Julius J. Heinrich	96,765	39.21
	Prohibition	Archibald A. Stone	8,725	3.54
	Populist	Michael F. Wesenberg	4,608	1.86
Total votes			246,785	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Secretary of State, 1898 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
2. "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2024-09-30.