Secretary of State, 1877 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1877 |
| Cycle: | 1877 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Irgens Incumbent | Man | Republican | 55,125 | 57.62 | +18.87 |
| Peter (P.T.) Lindholm | Man | Democrat | 37,071 | 38.75 | |
| Albert E. (A.E.) Rice Incumbent | Man | Greenback | 1,469 | 1.54 | |
| Moses T. (M.T.) Anderson | Man | Prohibition | 1,267 | 1.32 | |
| Charles (C.H.) Roberts | Man | Greenback | 732 | 0.77 |
Secretary of State Irgens was reelected to a second term.
Lindholm was a resident of Vasa and teacher at Vasa High School.
Rice was a resident of Kandiyohi County.
Anderson was a resident of Minneapolis.
Republican Senator Albert E. Rice had received the Greenback nomination for the office but eventually declined. The Greenback Party Central Committee substituted Professor Charles (C.H.) Roberts of Rochester as a last-minute nominee.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twentieth Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1878 (p. 18). The Minneapolis Tribune, January 11, 1878 (p. 1). The Worthington Advance, January 17, 1878 (p. 4).