1920 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1920 Minnesota Secretary of State election

2 November 1920

Nominee Mike Holm Lily J. Anderson Frank C. Burmaster Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 434,130 193,658 79,941 Percentage 59.12% 26.37% 10.89%

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

The 1920 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1920 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Lily J. Anderson, Democratic nominee Frank C. Burmaster, Socialist nominee John H. Hirt and National nominee John M. Copeland.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1920, Republican nominee Mike Holm won the election by a margin of 240,472 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Lily J. Anderson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in as the 14th Minnesota Secretary of State on 3 January 1921.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1920

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Holm	434,130	59.12
	Farmer–Labor	Lily J. Anderson	193,658	26.37
	Democratic	Frank C. Burmaster	79,941	10.89
	Socialist	John H. Hirt	18,965	2.58
	National	John M. Copeland	7,608	1.04
Total votes			734,302	100.00
	Republican hold