Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1916 Election
General
| Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Cycle: | 1916 |
| Office: | Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira B. Mills Incumbent | Man | Republican | 201,592 | 56.03 | +29.59 |
| Olaf (O.A.) Hedin | Man | Democrat | 95,103 | 26.43 | |
| John A. Lind | Man | Prohibition | 63,129 | 17.54 |
The election for this seat was for a six-year term.
Commissioner Mills was reelected to a fifth term. Mills died in office on May 3, 1921. Governor J.A.O. Preus appointed Mankato attorney Ivan Bowen.
Hedin was a resident of Minneapolis in the farm land and real estate business and former Kandiyohi County Register of Deeds.
Lind was a farmer from Lowry.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1917 (p. 513).