1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota Presidential no 1875 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1875 1879 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1879 November 6, 1877 125px John S. Irgens Republican Party (United States) 55,125 57.62% 125px Peter T. Lindholm Democratic Party (United States) 37,071 38.75% Secretary of State John S. Irgens Republican Party (United States) John S. Irgens Republican Party (United States) The 1877 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 1877, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State John S. Irgens defeated Democratic nominee Peter T. Lindholm, Temperance nominee Moses T. Anderson and Greenback nominee Charles H. Roberts. The Greenback Party originally nominated Albert E. Rice, but after Rice declined the nomination, he was replaced by Charles H. Roberts. Despite this, Rice still received 1,469 votes and ultimately performed better than the official Greenback nominee.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318771099922600/ Secretary of State, 1877 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-29 General election On election day, November 6, 1877, Republican nominee John S. Irgens won re-election by a margin of 18,054 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Peter T. Lindholm, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Irgens was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1878.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1057928 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-09-29 Results Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1877 Republican Party (United States) John S. Irgens (incumbent) 55,125 57.62 Democratic Party (United States) Peter T. Lindholm 37,071 38.75 Greenback Party Albert E. Rice 1,469 1.54 Prohibition Party Moses T. Anderson 1,267 1.32 Greenback Party Charles H. Roberts 732 0.77 95,664 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1877 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Secretary of State elections Category:November 1877 in the United States