1934 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1934 Minnesota Secretary of State election

6 November 1934

Nominee Mike Holm Konrad K. Solberg Hugh T. Kennedy Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 477,573 359,322 170,545 Percentage 47.13% 35.46% 16.83%

Secretary of State before election Mike Holm Republican Elected Secretary of State Mike Holm Republican

The 1934 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 6 November 1934 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor of Minnesota Konrad K. Solberg, Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy and Communist nominee Robert Turner.^[1]

General election

On election day, 6 November 1934, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 118,251 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Konrad K. Solberg, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his eighth term on 7 January 1935.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Holm (incumbent)	477,573	47.13
	Farmer–Labor	Konrad K. Solberg	359,322	35.46
	Democratic	Hugh T. Kennedy	170,545	16.83
	Communist	Robert Turner	5,791	0.58
Total votes			1,013,231	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Secretary of State, 1934 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
2. "MN Secretary of State". ourcampaigns.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2024.