1956 Minnesota Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1956 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1954 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1954 1958 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1958 November 6, 1956 125px Joseph L. Donovan Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 723,739 51.92% 125px C. Elmer Anderson Republican Party (United States) 670,278 48.08% 1956 Minnesota secretary of state election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsDonovan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Anderson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Secretary of State Joseph L. Donovan Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Joseph L. Donovan Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1956 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday November 6, to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State. Democratic–Farmer–Labor candidate and incumbent Minnesota secretary of state Joseph L. Donovan defeated Republican candidate and former governor of Minnesota. C. Elmer Anderson.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319561099922600/ Secretary of State, 1956 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-03 General election On election day, November 6, 1956, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Joseph L. Donovan won re-election by a margin of 53,461 votes against his opponent Republican nominee C. Elmer Anderson, thereby retaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of secretary of state. Donovan was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1957.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871936 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-03 Results Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1956 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Joseph L. Donovan (incumbent) 723,739 51.92 Republican Party (United States) C. Elmer Anderson 670,278 48.08 1,394,017 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1956 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Secretary of State elections Category:November 1956 in the United States