1863 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1863 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 1861 3 November 1863 1865 →
 
Nominee David Blakeley Amos Coggswell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 19,643 12,701
Percentage 60.73% 39.27%

Secretary of State before election

David Blakeley (Acting)
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

David Blakeley
Republican

The 1863 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1863 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Acting Secretary of State David Blakeley defeated Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Amos Coggswell.[1]

  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1863 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2024.