1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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Nominee John S. Irgens Peter T. Lindholm
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 55,125 37,071
Percentage 57.62% 38.75%

Secretary of State before election

John S. Irgens
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

John S. Irgens
Republican

The 1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1877 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State John S. Irgens defeated Democratic nominee Peter T. Lindholm, Temperance nominee Moses T. Anderson and Greenback nominee Charles H. Roberts. The Greenback Party originally nominated Albert E. Rice, but after Rice declined the nomination, he was replaced by Charles H. Roberts. Despite this, Rice still received 1,469 votes and ultimately performed better than the official Greenback nominee.[1]

  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1877 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2024.