1926 Election Cycle

Republicans swept elections for statewide office again, reelecting Governor Theodore Christianson, Lieutenant Governor William Nolan, Secretary of State Mike Holm, Auditor Ray Chase, Attorney General Clifford Hilton, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner Ole Jacobson, and Clerk of the Supreme Court Grace Kaercher. Julius Schmahl defeated appointed Treasurer Edward Stark in the GOP primary en route to a general election victory. Democrats did not field nominees in races for Secretary of State and Treasurer.

In U.S. House races, Republican incumbent Oscar Carss placed a distant third in the 4th CD primary behind Melvin Maas. In the general election, Republican Conrad Selvig flipped the 9th CD seat held by Farmer-Laborite Knud Wefald. The GOP won eight seats overall to two for the Farmer-Labor Party.

Associate Justice Homer Dibell was reelected to the Supreme Court.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/02/1926 State House, District 67 General Louis Enstrom (Nonpartisan) won with 1,818 votes (55.07%) and a winning margin of +10.15
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Louis Enstrom Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 1,818 55.07
Martin (M.R.) Olson Man Nonpartisan 1,483 44.93
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11/02/1926 State House, District 67 General Frank A. (F.A.) Green (Nonpartisan) won with 2,849 votes (51.42%) and a winning margin of +2.83
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Frank A. (F.A.) Green Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 2,849 51.42
Peter (P.B.) Malberg Man Nonpartisan 2,692 48.58

Rematch.

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11/02/1926 State House, District 67 General Victor Holmquist (Nonpartisan) won with 1,700 votes (55.83%) and a winning margin of +11.66
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Victor Holmquist Man Nonpartisan 1,700 55.83
Ludvig Peterson Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 1,345 44.17
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11/02/1926 State House, District 66 General John (J.C.) Pratt (Nonpartisan) won with 5,307 votes (27.79%) and a winning margin of +3.40
Harry Julius Johnson (Nonpartisan) won with 4,972 votes (26.04%) and a winning margin of +1.65
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
John (J.C.) Pratt Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 5,307 27.79
Harry Julius Johnson Man Nonpartisan 4,972 26.04
B.M. Bensen Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 4,657 24.39
Alfred Solstad Man Nonpartisan 4,160 21.78
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11/02/1926 Secretary of State General Mike Holm (Republican) won with 449,447 votes (67.40%) and a winning margin of +34.79
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Mike Holm Incumbent Man Republican 449,447 67.40
Charles Olson Man Farmer-Labor 217,424 32.60

This marked the second contest for Minnesota Secretary of State in which the Democratic Party did not field a nominee (along with 1916). Secretary of State of Holm was reelected to his fourth of 16 terms.

Olson was a resident of Duluth and American Federation of Labor activist.

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