1898 Minnesota State Auditor election

1898 Minnesota State Auditor election
	8 November 1898
State Auditor before election; Robert C. Dunn; Republican	Elected State Auditor ; Robert C. Dunn; Republican

The 1898 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 8 November 1898 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Robert C. Dunn defeated Democratic nominee George N. Lamphere, Prohibition nominee Delburt U. Weld and Midroad-Populist nominee Charles H. Hopkins.^[1]

General election

On election day, 8 November 1898, Republican nominee Robert C. Dunn won re-election by a margin of 46,754 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee George N. Lamphere, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Dunn was sworn in for his second term on 3 January 1899.^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert C. Dunn (incumbent)	139,241	56.90
	Democratic	George N. Lamphere	92,487	37.80
	Prohibition	Delburt U. Weld	7,747	3.17
	Populist	Charles H. Hopkins	5,226	2.13
Total votes			244,701	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Auditor, 1898 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[GBN-1] "Auditor, 1898 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

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