Secretary of State, 1956 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 11, 1956
Cycle: 1956
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Joseph Donovan Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 245,624 85.25 +70.50
Bloyd Garfield Kleven Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 42,499 14.75

Secretary of State Donovan was renominated.

Kleven was a resident of Oslo.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1957-1958 (p. 523).