1871 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1871 Minnesota Secretary of State election
	7 November 1871
Secretary of State before election; Hans Mattson; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Samuel P. Jennison; Republican

The 1871 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1871 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Samuel P. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee Erik N. Falk and Temperance nominee Jonas Guilford.^[1]

General election

On election day, 7 November 1871, Republican nominee Samuel P. Jennison won the election by a margin of 12,502 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Erik N. Falk, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Jennison was sworn in as the 6th Minnesota Secretary of State on 9 January 1872.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1871
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel P. Jennison	44,789	58.01
	Democratic	Erik N. Falk	32,287	41.82
	Prohibition	Jonas Guilford	130	0.17
Total votes			77,206	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1871 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1871 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

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