Treasurer, 1936 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: June 15, 1936
Cycle: 1936
Office: Treasurer
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Ray M. Lang Man Democrat 75,623 65.93 +31.87
Ida McCabe Kayser Woman Democrat 39,073 34.07

Lang was a resident of Alexandria and owner of a wholesale seed and feed business. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1938.

Kayser was a resident of St. Peter, Chair of the Nicollet County Democratic Committee, and party-endorsed candidate. Kayser was the first woman to appear on a primary or general election ballot for the office of Treasurer in Minnesota history.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (p. 205).