1879 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1879 Minnesota Secretary of State election
	4 November 1879
Secretary of State before election; John S. Irgens; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Frederick Von Baumbach; Republican

The 1879 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 4 November 1879 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Frederick Von Baumbach defeated Democratic nominee Felix A. Borer, Greenback nominee Alexander P. Lane and Prohibition nominee Isaac C. Stearns.^[1]

General election

On election day, 4 November 1879, Republican nominee Frederick Von Baumbach won the election by a margin of 20,966 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Felix A. Borer, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Von Baumbach was sworn in as the 8th Minnesota Secretary of State on 7 January 1880.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1879
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Von Baumbach	60,430	56.71
	Democratic	Felix A. Borer	39,464	37.03
	Greenback	Alexander P. Lane	4,139	3.88
	Prohibition	Isaac C. Stearns	2,528	2.38
Total votes			106,743	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1879 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, 1879 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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