1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election
November 5, 1867
Secretary of State before election; Henry C. Rogers; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Henry C. Rogers; Republican

The 1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1867, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Henry C. Rogers defeated Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Amos Coggswell.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1867, Republican nominee Henry C. Rogers won the election by a margin of 7,460 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Amos Coggswell, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Rogers was sworn in for his second term on January 8, 1868.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry C. Rogers (incumbent)	35,154	54.61
	Democratic	Amos Coggswell	27,694	43.02
	Write-in		1,530	2.37
Total votes			64,378	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1867 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-28.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1867 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-28.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-28.

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