1922 Minnesota State Auditor election

1922 Minnesota State Auditor election

7 November 1922

Nominee Ray P. Chase Eliza Evans Deming John E. Casey Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 315,089 253,913 72,157 Percentage 49.14% 39.60% 11.26%

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 7 November 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, 7 November 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 3 January 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

1. "Auditor, 1922 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
2. "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2024.