Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1912 Election
General
| Date: | November 5, 1912 |
| Cycle: | 1912 |
| Office: | Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira B. Mills Incumbent | Man | Republican | 169,202 | 63.27 | +26.54 |
| Julius J. (J.J.) Reiter | Man | Democrat | 98,219 | 36.73 |
This election for this seat was for a four-year term. Commissioner Mills was reelected to a fourth term.
Reiter was a former Mayor of Rochester, Farmer-Labor nominee for CD 01 in 1920 and 1924, Farmer-Labor nominee for VIce-President in 1932, and Farmer-Labor candidate for an at-large U.S. House seat in 1932.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1913 (p. 507).