Secretary of State Baker was reelected to a second term but resigned on November 17, 1862 to serve in the Union Army as a colonel of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Governor Alexander Ramsey appointed David Blakely of St. Paul to the office. Blakely was a newspaper publisher who served as the Clerk of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1861-1862.
Buck was an attorney from Mankato who would later be elected to the state House (HD 17, 1866-1867), state Senate (SD 14, 1879-1883), and Supreme Court (1893-1899). Buck was also a candidate for the Supreme Court in 1871 and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1888. Buck's tally includes 715 votes for "Daniel F. Buck."