Secretary of State, 1865 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1865
Cycle: 1865
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Henry Rogers Man Republican 17,669 57.32 +14.64
John R. Jones Man Democrat 13,157 42.68

Rogers was farmer from Mower City and a former state Senator (SD 13, 1859-1861) and state Representative (HD 15, 1862-1863).

Jones was an attorney from Chatfield, former state Senator (SD 09, 1857-1859), and nominee for Attorney General in 1877.

Sources

  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1866 (p. 14).