1912 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1912 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 1910 5 November 1912 1914 →
 
Nominee Julius A. Schmahl Harvey W. Grimmer John Alvin Johnson
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 147,293 72,328 32,602
Percentage 49.25% 24.19% 10.90%

 
Nominee Marion S. Norelius Charles L. Johnson
Party Progressive Prohibition
Popular vote 26,790 20,025
Percentage 8.96% 6.70%

Secretary of State before election

Julius A. Schmahl
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Julius A. Schmahl
Republican

The 1912 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1912 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl defeated Democratic nominee Harvey W. Grimmer, Socialist nominee John Alvin Johnson, Progressive nominee Marion S. Norelius and Prohibition nominee Charles L. Johnson.[1]

  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1912 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 1 October 2024.