1930 Minnesota State Auditor election

1930 Minnesota State Auditor election
November 4, 1930
State Auditor before election; Ray P. Chase; Republican	Elected State Auditor ; Stafford King; Republican

The 1930 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Stafford King defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Henry Teigan and Democratic nominee Benjamin M. Loeffler.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 4, 1930, Republican nominee Stafford King won the election by a margin of 125,134 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Henry Teigan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. King was sworn in as the 10th state auditor of Minnesota on January 3, 1931.^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stafford King	385,406	53.24
	Farmer–Labor	Henry Teigan	260,272	35.96
	Democratic	Benjamin M. Loeffler	78,183	10.80
Total votes			723,861	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Auditor, 1930 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-11.

[GBN-1] "Auditor, 1930 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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