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1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election

← 1938 5 November 1940 1942 →
 
Nominee Mike Holm James I. Heller Austin T. Haley
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote 800,754 230,148 176,195
Percentage 66.34% 19.06% 14.60%

Secretary of State before election

Mike Holm
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Mike Holm
Republican

The 1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee James I. Heller and Democratic nominee Austin T. Haley.[1]

General election

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On election day, 5 November 1940, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 570,606 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee James I. Heller, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his eleventh term on 6 January 1941.[2]

Results

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Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Holm (incumbent) 800,754 66.34
Farmer–Labor James I. Heller 230,148 19.06
Democratic Austin T. Haley 176,195 14.60
Total votes 1,207,097 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Secretary of State, 1940 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2024.