1910 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1910 Minnesota Secretary of State election

8 November 1910

Nominee Julius A. Schmahl Fred W. Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 153,656 92,608 Percentage 55.32% 33.34%   Nominee Torkel Hoiland Frank F. Marzahn Party Socialist Prohibition Popular vote 17,369 14,148 Percentage 6.25% 5.09%

Secretary of State before election Julius A. Schmahl Republican Elected Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl Republican

The 1910 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 8 November 1910 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl defeated Democratic nominee Fred W. Johnson, Socialist nominee Torkel Hoiland and Prohibition nominee Frank F. Marzahn.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1910, Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl won re-election by a margin of 61,048 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Fred W. Johnson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Schmahl was sworn in for his third term on 4 January 1911.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1910

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julius A. Schmahl (incumbent)	153,656	55.32
	Democratic	Fred W. Johnson	92,608	33.34
	Socialist	Torkel Hoiland	17,369	6.25
	Prohibition	Frank F. Marzahn	14,148	5.09
Total votes			277,781	100.00
	Republican hold