Clerk of the Supreme Court, 1878 Election
General
| Date: | November 5, 1878 |
| Cycle: | 1878 |
| Office: | Clerk of the Supreme Court |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel H. (S.H.) Nichols Incumbent | Man | Republican | 58,897 | 56.14 | +19.23 |
| Dillon O'Brien | Man | Democrat | 38,718 | 36.90 | |
| William (W.G.) Jebb | Man | Greenback | 6,805 | 6.49 | |
| William Copp | Man | Prohibition | 492 | 0.47 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court Nichols was reelected to a second term. Nichols' tally includes 842 votes for "Samuel Nichols."
O'Brien was an attorney, author, and orator from St. Paul.
Jebb was a resident of Meeker County. Jebb's tally ncludes 959 votes for "W.J. Webb."
Copp was a resident of Rochester and Prohibition nominee for CD 02 in 1884.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-First Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1879 (p. 12).