1881 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1881 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota Presidential no 1878 Minnesota State Auditor election 1878 1886 Minnesota State Auditor election 1886 November 8, 1881 125px William W. Braden Republican Party (United States) 65,964 62.36% 125px Rudolph Lehmicke Democratic Party (United States) 36,501 34.51% State Auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) William W. Braden Republican Party (United States) The 1881 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 8, 1881, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives William W. Braden defeated Democratic nominee Rudolph Lehmicke, Greenback nominee Ebenezer Ayres and Prohibition nominee G.A. Armstrong.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318811099924600/ Auditor, 1881 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-10 General election On election day, November 8, 1881, Republican nominee William W. Braden won the election by a margin of 29,463 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Rudolph Lehmicke, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Braden was sworn in as the 4th state auditor of Minnesota on January 10, 1882.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1058010 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-10-10 Results Minnesota State Auditor election, 1881 Republican Party (United States) William W. Braden 65,964 62.36 Democratic Party (United States) Rudolph Lehmicke 36,501 34.51 Greenback Party Ebenezer Ayres 2,547 2.41 Prohibition Party G.A. Armstrong 769 0.72 105,781 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1881 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 1881 in the United States