1890 Minnesota State Auditor election

1890 Minnesota State Auditor election

4 November 1890

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.

General election

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.

Results

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