Clerk of the Supreme Court, 1930 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1930 |
| Cycle: | 1930 |
| Office: | Clerk of the Supreme Court |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace F. Kaercher Incumbent | Woman | Republican | 338,154 | 50.07 | +0.15 |
| Roy C. Smelker | Man | Farmer-Labor | 337,157 | 49.93 |
Clerk of the Supreme Court Kaercher Davis was reelected to a third term. For the third cycle Democrats did not field a candidate for the office (1910, 1914).
Smelker was a St. Paul attorney, former two-term Wisconsin Assemblyman (1903-1907), the first Secretary of the Farmer-Labor Party, Farmer-Labor nominee for Attorney General in 1922, and candidate for the 4th CD in 1942.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1931 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).