1883 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1883 Minnesota Secretary of State election

6 November 1883

Nominee Frederick Von Baumbach James J. Green Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 79,960 51,027 Percentage 58.86% 37.56%

Secretary of State before election Frederick Von Baumbach Republican Elected Secretary of State Frederick Von Baumbach Republican

The 1883 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1883 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Frederick Von Baumbach defeated Democratic nominee James J. Green and Prohibition nominee Edwin G. Paine.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1883, Republican nominee Frederick Von Baumbach won re-election by a margin of 28,933 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee James J. Green, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Von Baumbach was sworn in for his third term on 10 January 1884.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1883

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Von Baumbach (incumbent)	79,960	58.86
	Democratic	James J. Green	51,027	37.56
	Prohibition	Edwin G. Paine	4,795	3.53
	Write-in		78	0.05
Total votes			135,860	100.00
	Republican hold