Secretary of State, 1859 Election
General
| Date: | October 11, 1859 |
| Cycle: | 1859 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Baker | Man | Republican | 20,732 | 53.47 | +6.95 |
| Francis Baasen Incumbent | Man | Democrat | 18,039 | 46.53 |
With Bassen's loss, Democrats would lose the next 48 elections to the office of Secretary of State until Joseph Donovan's victory in 1954.
Baker was a former Ohio Secretary of State (1856-1858) who later settled in Mankato and served as Railroad Commissioner (1882-1887).
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Second Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1859 (p. 39).