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1938 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1936 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1936 1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1940 November 8, 1938 125px Mike Holm Republican Party (United States) 690,312 62.64% 125px Paul A. Rasmussen Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party 328,474 29.81% 125px Hugh T. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 83,298 7.55% Secretary of State Mike Holm Republican Party (United States) Mike Holm Republican Party (United States)
The 1938 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Paul A. Rasmussen and Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319381099922600/ Secretary of State, 1938 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-02
General election
On election day, November 8, 1938, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 361,838 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Paul A. Rasmussen, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his tenth term on January 2, 1939.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871959 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-02
Results
Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1938
Republican Party (United States)
Mike Holm (incumbent)
690,312
62.64
Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party
Paul A. Rasmussen
328,474
29.81
Democratic Party (United States)
Hugh T. Kennedy
83,298
7.55
1,102,084
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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