Secretary of State, 1888 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1888 |
| Cycle: | 1888 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Mattson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 141,373 | 53.90 | +13.94 |
| William Bredenhagen | Man | Democrat | 104,806 | 39.96 | |
| Peter Thompson | Man | Prohibition | 15,475 | 5.90 | |
| John P. (J.P.) Schoenbeck | Man | Union Labor | 466 | 0.18 |
Secretary of State Mattson was reelected to a second (and third nonconsecutive) term. By winning a third term, Mattson matched Republican Fred Von Baumbach for the state record.
Bredenhagen was a former Carver County Clerk, Mayor of Carver, inusrance agent, and newspaper publisher.
Thompson was a banker from Worthington and founder and publisher of the Worthington Globe.
Schoenbeck was a resident of Nicollet County and former Democratic state Senator (SD 34, 1876-1878).
Sources
- The Saint Paul Daily Globe, December 21, 1888 (p. 2).