Treasurer, 1952 Election
General
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Val Bjornson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 753,165 | 56.00 | +11.99 |
John E. O'Hara | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 591,891 | 44.00 |
Tresurer Bjornson was reelected to a second term.
O'Hara was a U.S. postal employee from St. Paul. He campaigned on abolishing the office of Treasurer - something that was not realized in the state until 2003.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1953 (p. 536).