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1916 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1914 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1914 1918 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1918 November 7, 1916 125px Julius A. Schmahl Republican Party (United States) 261,292 75.64% 125px Charles L. Johnson Prohibition Party 84,131 24.36% Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl Republican Party (United States) Julius A. Schmahl Republican Party (United States)
The 1916 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 1916, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl defeated Prohibition nominee Charles L. Johnson.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319161099922600/ Secretary of State, 1916 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-01
General election
On election day, November 7, 1916, Republican nominee Julius A. Schmahl won re-election by a margin of 177,161 votes against his opponent Prohibition nominee Charles L. Johnson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Schmahl was sworn in for his sixth term on January 3, 1917.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=913392 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com July 7, 2020 2024-10-01
Results
Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1916
Republican Party (United States)
Julius A. Schmahl (incumbent)
261,292
75.64
Prohibition Party
Charles L. Johnson
84,131
24.36
345,423
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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