Secretary of State, 1896 Election
General
| Date: | November 3, 1896 |
| Cycle: | 1896 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Berg Incumbent | Man | Republican | 183,211 | 55.86 | +13.95 |
| Julius Heinrich | Man | Democrat-People's | 137,459 | 41.91 | |
| James (J.A.) McConkey | Man | Prohibition | 7,307 | 2.23 |
Secretary of State Berg was reelected to a second term.
Heinrich was elected Register of Deeds for Hennepin County and served two years. He was renominated as the Democrat-People's nominee for Secretary of State in 1898.
McConkey was a resident of Fergus Falls and Farmers' Alliance-Prohibition nominee for HD 48 in 1892.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1897 (p. 487).