1892 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1892 Minnesota Secretary of State election
	8 November 1892
Secretary of State before election; Frederick P. Brown; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Frederick P. Brown; Republican

The 1892 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1892 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Frederick P. Brown defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate Peter Nelson, People's nominee Henry B. Martin and Prohibition nominee Hans H. Aaker.^[1]

General election

On election day, 8 November 1892, Republican nominee Frederick P. Brown won re-election by a margin of 8,252 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter Nelson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Brown was sworn in for his second term on 7 January 1893.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick P. Brown (incumbent)	105,010	42.11
	Democratic	Peter Nelson	96,758	38.80
	Populist	Henry B. Martin	35,047	14.05
	Prohibition	Hans H. Aaker	12,585	5.04
Total votes			249,400	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1892 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1892 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 30, 2024.

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