1914 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1914 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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Nominee Julius A. Schmahl Nels N. Bergheim Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 180,070 96,585 Percentage 57.01% 30.58%   Nominee Iver M. Kalnes John C. Lewis Party Prohibition Progressive Popular vote 22,515 16,684 Percentage 7.13% 5.28%

Secretary of State before election Julius A. Schmahl Republican Elected Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl Republican

The 1914 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl defeated Democratic nominee Nels N. Bergheim, Prohibition nominee Iver M. Kalnes and Progressive nominee John C. Lewis. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl won re-election by a margin of 83,485 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Nels N. Bergheim, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Schmahl was sworn in for his fifth term on January 3, 1915. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius A. Schmahl (incumbent)	180,070	57.01
	Democratic	Nels N. Bergheim	96,585	30.58
	Prohibition	Iver M. Kalnes	22,515	7.13
	Progressive	John C. Lewis	16,684	5.28
Total votes			315,854	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Secretary of State, 1914 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
2. "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-01.