Secretary of State, 1936 Election
General
| Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Cycle: | 1936 |
| Office: | Secretary of State |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Holm Incumbent | Man | Republican | 545,965 | 50.11 | +10.95 |
| Paul C. Hartig | Man | Farmer-Labor | 426,668 | 39.16 | |
| Carl Hennemann | Man | Democrat | 113,217 | 10.39 | |
| Vincent R. Dunne | Man | Socialist | 3,722 | 0.34 |
Secretary of State Holm was reelected to his ninth of 16 terms in his most narrowly decided race to date.
Hartig was a dentist from Minneapolis.
Hennemann was a newspaper man from St. Cloud.
Dunne a resident of Minneapolis active in labor organizations, the U.S. Senate nominee for the Communist Party in 1928, and the Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948, 1952, and 1954. Dunne was nominated by petition.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).