1922 Minnesota State Auditor election

1922 Minnesota State Auditor election
November 7, 1922
State Auditor before election; J. A. O. Preus; Republican	Elected State Auditor ; Ray P. Chase; Republican

The 1922 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 7, 1922, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Ray P. Chase defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Eliza Evans Deming and Democratic nominee John E. Casey.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 7, 1922, Republican nominee Ray P. Chase won the election by a margin of 61,176 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Eliza Evans Deming, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Chase was sworn in as the 9th state auditor of Minnesota on January 3, 1923.^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ray P. Chase	315,089	49.14
	Farmer–Labor	Eliza Evans Deming	253,913	39.60
	Democratic	John E. Casey	72,157	11.26
Total votes			641,159	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Auditor, 1922 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

[GBN-1] "Auditor, 1922 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

[GHN-2] "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

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