1859 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1859 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 1857 11 October 1859 1861 →
 
Nominee James H. Baker Francis Baasen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 20,732 18,039
Percentage 53.47% 46.53%

Secretary of State before election

Francis Baasen
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

James H. Baker
Republican

The 1859 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 11 October 1859 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former Ohio Secretary of State James H. Baker defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Francis Baasen.[1]

  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1859 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2024.