Secretary of State, 1952 Election

Special Primary Republican

Date: September 9, 1952
Cycle: 1952
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Virginia (Mrs. Mike) Holm Woman Republican 130,244 36.54 +13.91
Elmer Stassen Man Republican 80,673 22.63
Ludwig I. Roe Man Republican 38,251 10.73
Robert Lundquist Man Republican 24,486 6.87
Margaret Chase Woman Republican 18,354 5.15
John J. McCarthy Man Republican 17,980 5.04
R.E. (Andy) Anderson Man Republican 15,560 4.37
Philip Griffin Man Republican 7,876 2.21
Earl Oren Man Republican 7,515 2.11
Ken Nelson Man Republican 7,174 2.01
Wellman (W.D., Jack) Ritter Man Republican 5,931 1.66
Oliver Wanglie Man Republican 2,376 0.67

Holm was a former secretary and office manager from St. Paul and the widow of former 16-term Secretary of State Mike Holm.

Stassen was a resident of South St. Paul, the brother of former three-term Governor Harold Stassen, and a past president of the Minnesota Food Retailers Association.

Roe was a resident of Montevideo and editor and publisher of the Montevideo News.

Lundquist was a grocer from Minneapolis, former 9th Ward Alderman (1947-1951), and candidate for 2nd District Hennepin County Commissioner in 1950.

Chase was a resident of Farmington and city editor of the Hastings Gazette.

McCarthy was a resident of Owatonna and former executive assistant to Senator Edward Thye.

Andy Anderson was an owner and operator of a motor vehicle title clearing house and resident of Minneapolis.

Stassen was a resident of South St. Paul, the brother of former three-term Governor Harold Stassen, and a past president of the Minnesota Food Retailers Association.

Oren was a resident of St. Paul and president and manager of a transit company.

Nelson was a farmer from Farmington.

Ritter was a resident of Anoka who ran a wholesale barber supply business. He was also a candidate for Secretary of State in 1956.

Wanglie was a Minneapolis attorney who also sought the GOP nomination for Secretary of State in 1948 and 1950.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1953 (p. 353).