1914 Minnesota State Auditor election

1914 Minnesota State Auditor election

←  1910 November 3, 1914 1918  →

Nominee J. A. O. Preus Andrew J. Rush Timothy A. Thompson Party Republican Democratic Socialist Popular vote 181,198 92,133 30,291 Percentage 57.13% 29.05% 9.55%

State Auditor before election Samuel G. Iverson Republican Elected State Auditor J. A. O. Preus Republican

The 1914 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1914, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee J. A. O. Preus defeated Democratic nominee Andrew J. Rush, Socialist nominee Timothy A. Thompson and Progressive nominee Will Curtis. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1914, Republican nominee J. A. O. Preus won the election by a margin of 89,065 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Andrew J. Rush, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Preus was sworn in as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota on January 3, 1915. ^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. A. O. Preus	181,198	57.13
	Democratic	Andrew J. Rush	92,133	29.05
	Socialist	Timothy A. Thompson	30,291	9.55
	Progressive	Will Curtis	13,556	4.27
Total votes			317,178	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Auditor, 1914 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
2. "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-11.