1860 Minnesota State Auditor election

1860 Minnesota State Auditor election

6 November 1860

Nominee Charles McIlrath Herman Trott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 21,464 12,153 Percentage 62.40% 35.33%

State Auditor before election William F. Dunbar Democratic Elected State Auditor Charles McIlrath Republican

The 1860 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1860 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Charles McIlrath defeated Democratic nominee Herman Trott and Southern Democrats nominee Josiah S. Weiser.^[1]

General election

On election day, 6 November 1860, Republican nominee Charles McIlrath won the election by a margin of 9,311 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Herman Trott, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. McIlrath was sworn in as the 2nd state auditor of Minnesota on 2 January 1861.^[2]

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1860

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles McIlrath	21,464	62.40
	Democratic	Herman Trott	12,153	35.33
	Southern Democrats	Josiah S. Weiser	779	2.27
	Write-in		2	0.00
Total votes			34,398	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. "Auditor, 1860 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
2. "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.