1878 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1878 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota Presidential no 1875 Minnesota State Auditor election 1875 1881 Minnesota State Auditor election 1881 November 5, 1878 125px Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) 60,059 56.09% 125px Mahlon Black Democratic Party (United States) 40,119 37.47% 125px Orin H. Page Greenback Party 6,049 5.65% State Auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) The 1878 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 5, 1878, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Stillwater Mahlon Black, Greenback nominee Orin H. Page and Prohibition nominee Theodore G. Carter.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318781099924600/ Auditor, 1878 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-10 General election On election day, November 5, 1878, Republican nominee Orlan P. Whitcomb won re-election by a margin of 19,940 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Mahlon Black, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Whitcomb was sworn in for his third term on January 7, 1879.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058009 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-10-10 Results Minnesota State Auditor election, 1878 Republican Party (United States) Orlan P. Whitcomb (incumbent) 60,059 56.09 Democratic Party (United States) Mahlon Black 40,119 37.47 Greenback Party Orin H. Page 6,049 5.65 Prohibition Party Theodore G. Carter 856 0.79 107,083 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1878 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 1878 in the United States