Clerk of the Supreme Court, 1872 Election
General
| Date: | November 5, 1872 |
| Cycle: | 1872 |
| Office: | Clerk of the Supreme Court |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Hough Incumbent | Man | Republican | 53,322 | 60.81 | +21.68 |
| James George | Man | Democrat | 34,314 | 39.14 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court Hough was reelected to a third term.
George was a colonel from Rochester, Democratic nominee for an At-large U.S. House seat in 1860 and for U.S. Senate in 1865.
Sources
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the Fifteen Sessiuon of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1873 (p. 15).