1936 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1936 Minnesota Secretary of State election

3 November 1936

Nominee Mike Holm Paul C. Hartig Carl Hennemann Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 545,965 426,668 113,217 Percentage 50.11% 39.16% 10.39%

County results Holm:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Hartig:      40–50%      50–60%

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

The 1936 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 3 November 1936 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Paul C. Hartig, Democratic nominee Hugh T. Kennedy and Socialist nominee Vincent R. Dunne.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1936, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 119,297 votes against his foremost opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Paul C. Hartig, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his ninth term on 4 January 1937.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Holm (incumbent)	545,965	50.11
	Farmer–Labor	Paul C. Hartig	426,668	39.16
	Democratic	Carl Hennemann	113,217	10.39
	Socialist	Vincent R. Dunne	3,722	0.34
Total votes			1,089,572	100.00
	Republican hold