1896 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1896 Minnesota Secretary of State election
November 3, 1896
Secretary of State before election; Albert Berg; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Albert Berg; Republican

The 1896 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1896, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Albert Berg defeated Democratic nominee Julius J. Heinrich and Prohibition nominee James A. McConkey.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1896, Republican nominee Albert Berg won re-election by a margin of 45,752 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Julius J. Heinrich, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Berg was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1897.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert Berg (incumbent)	183,211	55.86
	Democratic	Julius J. Heinrich	137,459	41.91
	Prohibition	James A. McConkey	7,307	2.23
Total votes			327,977	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1896 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1896 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. December 13, 2004. Retrieved 2024-09-30.

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