1906 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1906 Minnesota Secretary of State election
	6 November 1906
Secretary of State before election; Peter E. Hanson; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Julius A. Schmahl; Republican

The 1906 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1906 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl defeated Democratic nominee Peter M. Magnusson and Prohibition nominee Nels C. Hendricks.^[1]

General election

On election day, 6 November 1906, Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl won the election by a margin of 40,959 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter M. Magnusson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Schmahl was sworn in as the 13th Minnesota Secretary of State on 7 January 1907.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius A. Schmahl	142,266	54.83
	Democratic	Peter M. Magnusson	101,307	39.04
	Prohibition	Nels C. Hendricks	15,900	6.13
Total votes			259,473	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1906 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1906 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

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