Treasurer, 1952 Election

General

Date: November 5, 1952
Cycle: 1952
Office: Treasurer
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
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).