Morris Kaplan Candidate
Born: |
1869 Russia |
Resided: |
Bemidji,
Minnesota
Beltrami County Duluth, Minnesota Saint Louis County |
Death: | July 19, 1959 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Iron mines manager |
Political Party: | Public Ownership; Socialist |
Offices Held: | Mayor of Bemidji. |
Notes: | Kaplan ran for the U.S. House from Duluth in 1912 and for the U.S. Senate in 1934 from Bemidji. Kaplan was Mayor of Bemidji in the early 1930s and was a general merchant. |
Sources: | Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1959-MN-024645). United States Census, 1910. United States Census, 1930. |
![Photo of Morris Kaplan](https://mn-election-archive-media.s3.amazonaws.com/production/uploads/images/candidate/KaplanMorris01.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAQUHZIOEIHOCNDFSE&Signature=fa3y%2FxG7dO7aR8nR30Y2k3rfC6Y%3D&Expires=1725762471)
The Labor World, October 12, 1912 (p. 6).
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
2 | 3 | 1 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/06/1934 | U.S. Senate | General | Socialist | 5,618 | 0.56% | Lost |
11/05/1912 | U.S. House, District 08 | General | Public Ownership | 7,408 | 18.33% | Lost |
09/17/1912 | U.S. House, District 08 | Primary | Public Ownership | 1,726 | 72.95% | Won |