Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1912 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: September 17, 1912
Cycle: 1912
Office: Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Julius J. (J.J.) Reiter Man Democrat 14,447 50.52 +1.05
Andrew French Man Democrat 14,147 49.48

Reiter was a former Mayor of Rochester, Farmer-Labor nominee for CD 01 in 1920 and 1924, Farmer-Labor nominee for VIce-President in 1932, and Farmer-Labor candidate for an at-large U.S. House seat in 1932.

French was a farmer from Plainview, former Dairy and Food Commissioner, former state Representative (HD 22, 1891-1895), Democratic nominee for SD 22 in 1894, for SD 03 in 1898, and for the 1st CD in 1906 and 1908.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1913 (p. 353).