1875 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1875 Minnesota Secretary of State election

2 November 1875

Nominee John S. Irgens Adolph Biermann Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,820 33,969 Percentage 55.81% 42.30%

Secretary of State before election Samuel P. Jennison Republican Elected Secretary of State John S. Irgens Republican

The 1875 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1875 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee John S. Irgens defeated Democratic nominee Adolph Biermann and Temperance nominee and former member of the Minnesota Senate John H. Stevens.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1875, Republican nominee John S. Irgens won the election by a margin of 10,851 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Adolph Biermann, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Irgens was sworn in as the 7th Minnesota Secretary of State on 7 January 1876.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1875

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John S. Irgens	44,820	55.81
	Democratic	Adolph Biermann	33,969	42.30
	Prohibition	John H. Stevens	1,521	1.89
Total votes			80,310	100.00
	Republican hold