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1930 Minnesota State Auditor election

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1930 Minnesota State Auditor election

← 1926 4 November 1930 1934 →
 
Nominee Stafford King Henry Teigan Benjamin M. Loeffler
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote 385,406 260,272 78,183
Percentage 53.24% 35.96% 10.80%

State Auditor before election

Ray P. Chase
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Stafford King
Republican

The 1930 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Stafford King defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Henry Teigan and Democratic nominee Benjamin M. Loeffler.[1]

General election

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On election day, 4 November 1930, Republican nominee Stafford King won the election by a margin of 125,134 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Henry Teigan, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. King was sworn in as the 10th state auditor of Minnesota on 3 January 1931.[2]

Results

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Minnesota State Auditor election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stafford King 385,406 53.24
Farmer–Labor Henry Teigan 260,272 35.96
Democratic Benjamin M. Loeffler 78,183 10.80
Total votes 723,861 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Auditor, 1930 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2024.