Howard E. Smith Candidate

Born: March 16, 1917
Chicago, Illinois
Cook County
United States
Resided: Crosby, Minnesota
Crow Wing County
Death: June 13, 2011
Gender: Man
Occupation: Owner and operator, Ben Franklin Store of Crosby
Political Party: Nonpartisan (Liberal Caucus); Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Offices Held: Crosby-Ironton School Board member (1952-1964). State Representative: HD 52A (1967-1973); HD 13B (1973-1977).
Sources: Minneapolis Tribune, November 13, 1966 (p. A24). St. Cloud Times, June 18, 2011 (p. B3).
Photo of Howard E. Smith
Photo of Howard E. Smith
68th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
2 8 7
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/05/1974 State House, District 13B General Democratic-Farmer-Labor 7,076 65.79% Won
09/10/1974 State House, District 13B Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor 3,333 65.93% Won
11/07/1972 State House, District 13B General Nonpartisan 10,287 76.43% Won
11/03/1970 State House, District 52A General Nonpartisan 6,074 60.37% Won
11/05/1968 State House, District 52A General Nonpartisan 6,264 57.97% Won
11/08/1966 State House, District 52A General Nonpartisan 4,775 50.44% Won
09/13/1966 State House, District 52A Primary Nonpartisan 2,393 33.76% Won
11/04/1958 State Senate, District 53 General Nonpartisan 8,398 42.98% Lost