1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election
November 5, 1940
Secretary of State before election; Mike Holm; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Mike Holm; Republican

The 1940 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee James I. Heller and Democratic nominee Austin T. Haley.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1940, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 570,606 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee James I. Heller, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his eleventh term on January 6, 1941.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Holm (incumbent)	800,754	66.34
	Farmer–Labor	James I. Heller	230,148	19.06
	Democratic	Austin T. Haley	176,195	14.60
Total votes			1,207,097	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1940 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
^ "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 7, 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1940 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. March 7, 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

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