Auditor, 1894 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. (R.C.) Dunn | Man | Republican | 148,281 | 51.23 | +24.72 |
| Adolph Biermann Incumbent | Man | Democrat | 76,737 | 26.51 | |
| Andrew L. Stromberg | Man | People's | 55,411 | 19.14 | |
| Seth S. Johnson | Man | Prohibition | 9,007 | 3.11 |
Auditor Biermann was the first state Auditor to lose at the ballot box in Minnesota history. Biermann and the Democrats unsuccessfully pressured Stromberg to exit the race, but Dunn won an outright majority in the end.
Dunn was a publisher from Princeton (Princeton Union), former Mille Lacs County Attorney (1884-1888), state Representative (HD 39, 1889-1891; HD 46, 1893-1895; HD 45, 1911-1915), Republican nominee for Governor in 1904, and state Senator (SD 55, 1915-1918).
Stromberg was a resident of Washington County.
Johnson was a resident of Cottonwood County.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1895 (p. 465).