1918 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1918 Minnesota Secretary of State election
	5 November 1918
Secretary of State before election; Julius A. Schmahl; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Julius A. Schmahl; Republican

The 1918 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1918 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Edward Indrehus.^[1]

General election

On election day, 5 November 1918, Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl won re-election by a margin of 91,269 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Edward Indrehus, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Schmahl was sworn in for his seventh term on 3 January 1919.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1918
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius A. Schmahl (incumbent)	218,414	63.21
	Democratic	Edward Indrehus	127,145	36.79
Total votes			345,559	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1918 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1918 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2024.

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