Secretary of State, 1900 Election

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Date: November 6, 1900
Cycle: 1900
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Peter E. Hanson Man Republican 174,867 57.14 +17.35
Michael E. (M.E.) Neary Man Democrat-People's 121,776 39.79
Frank E. Carlisle Man Prohibition 9,375 3.06

Hanson was a banker from Litchfield and former state Senator (SD 39, 1895-98).

Neary was a resident of Minneapolis, president of the Minnesota State Federation of Labor, and assistant gas inspector for the Minneapolis Gas Department.

Carlisle was a resident of Lake Benton.

Neary contested the election on the grounds Hanson violated the Corrupt Practices Act by allegedly offering the Assistant Secretary of State position to Minneapolis Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Peter Sjoblom while the GOP state convention was in session.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1901 (p. 533). The Worthington Advance, December 28, 1900 (p. 3).