Thomas Vollom Candidate

Born: March 9, 1877
Norway
Resided: Erskine, Minnesota
Polk County


Grove Park Township, Minnesota
Polk County
Death: August 30, 1946
Gender: Man
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Political Party: Prohibition; Nonpartisan; Republican; Farmer-Labor
Notes: Vollom came to Minnesota with his parents in 1882 locating in Polk County. Vollom became the business manager of the Garden Vally Telephone Company - the largest cooperatively-owned telephone company in Minnesota.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1946-MN-012615). World War I Draft Registration Card (September 12, 1918). Minnesota State Census, 1905. United States Census, 1910.
Photo of Thomas Vollom
Photo of Thomas Vollom
New Ulm Review, June 2, 1920 (p. 7).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
5 10 1
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/03/1942 State House, District 66 General Nonpartisan 4,260 25.23% Lost
11/05/1940 State House, District 66 General Nonpartisan 5,555 20.32% Lost
11/02/1926 Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner General Farmer-Labor 236,131 37.85% Lost
06/16/1924 Governor Primary Farmer-Labor 7,245 3.65% Lost
06/21/1920 Secretary of State Primary Republican 112,210 39.05% Lost
11/06/1918 State Senate, District 66 General Nonpartisan 2,506 49.68% Lost
06/17/1918 State Senate, District 66 Primary Nonpartisan 2,471 38.69% Won
11/05/1912 State House, District 62 General Prohibition 869 9.36% Lost
11/08/1910 State House, District 62 General Prohibition 2,565 23.83% Lost
11/03/1908 State House, District 62 General Prohibition 247 2.32% Lost