1890 Minnesota State Auditor election
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The 1890 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 4 November 1890 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Democratic nominee and former nominee for governor of Minnesota Adolph Biermann defeated Republican nominee Peter J. McGuire and Prohibition nominee Ole Kron.[1]
General election
[edit]On election day, 4 November 1890, Democratic nominee Adolph Biermann won the election by a margin of 33,198 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Peter J. McGuire, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Biermann was sworn in as the 5th state auditor of Minnesota on 5 January 1891.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adolph Biermann | 130,857 | 54.75 | |
Republican | Peter J. McGuire | 97,659 | 40.86 | |
Prohibition | Ole Kron | 10,476 | 4.39 | |
Total votes | 238,992 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
[edit]- ^ "Auditor, 1890 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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