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1890 Minnesota State Auditor election

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1890 Minnesota State Auditor election

← 1886 4 November 1890 1894 →
 
Nominee Adolph Biermann Peter J. McGuire
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 130,857 97,659
Percentage 54.75% 40.86%

State Auditor before election

William W. Braden
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Adolph Biermann
Democratic

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

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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

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Minnesota State Auditor election, 1890
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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  1. ^ "Auditor, 1890 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.