Republicans swept elections for statewide office again, reelecting Governor Theodore Christianson, Lieutenant Governor William Nolan, Secretary of State Mike Holm, Auditor Ray Chase, Attorney General Clifford Hilton, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner Ole Jacobson, and Clerk of the Supreme Court Grace Kaercher. Julius Schmahl defeated appointed Treasurer Edward Stark in the GOP primary en route to a general election victory. Democrats did not field nominees in races for Secretary of State and Treasurer.
In U.S. House races, Republican incumbent Oscar Carss placed a distant third in the 4th CD primary behind Melvin Maas. In the general election, Republican Conrad Selvig flipped the 9th CD seat held by Farmer-Laborite Knud Wefald. The GOP won eight seats overall to two for the Farmer-Labor Party.
Associate Justice Homer Dibell was reelected to the Supreme Court.
Elections
Date
Office
Stage
Winners
Details
11/02/1926
State House, District 67
General
Louis Enstrom (Nonpartisan) won with 1,818 votes (55.07%) and a winning margin of +10.15
John (J.C.) Pratt (Nonpartisan) won with 5,307 votes (27.79%) and a winning margin of +3.40
Harry Julius Johnson (Nonpartisan) won with 4,972 votes (26.04%) and a winning margin of +1.65
Mike Holm (Republican) won with 449,447 votes (67.40%) and a winning margin of +34.79
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Mike Holm
Incumbent
Man
Republican
449,447
67.40
Charles Olson
Man
Farmer-Labor
217,424
32.60
This marked the second contest for Minnesota Secretary of State in which the Democratic Party did not field a nominee (along with 1916). Secretary of State of Holm was reelected to his fourth of 16 terms.
Olson was a resident of Duluth and American Federation of Labor activist.