Secretary of State, 1879 Election

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Date: November 4, 1879
Cycle: 1879
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Fred Von Baumbach Man Republican 60,430 56.71 +19.68
Felix A. (F.A.) Borer Man Democrat 39,464 37.03
Alexander (A.P.) Lane Man Greenback-Labor 4,139 3.88
Isaac C. (I.C.) Stearns Man Prohibition 2,528 2.37

The official canvass did not include the results of Watonwan County due to the county auditor mislabeling the envelope when submitting county and state election results to the Secretary of State. The results above include the tally from Watonwan.

Baumbach was Auditor of Douglas County.

Borer was an attorney from Le Sueur County.

Lane was a resident of Champlin and the Republican nominee for state Auditor in 1857.

Stearns was a farmer from Zumbrota and a former state Reprsentative (HD 06, 1859-1861).

Sources

  • The Rochester Post, December 5, 1879 (p. 2). The Tribune Alamanc for 1880 (pg. 61).