Secretary of State, 1950 Election

Primary Republican

Date: September 12, 1950
Cycle: 1950
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Mike Holm Incumbent Man Republican 271,896 83.35 +66.69
Oliver Wanglie Man Republican 54,324 16.65

Secretary of State Holm faced his fifth contested nomination out of 16 attempts. This was a rematch of the 1948 GOP primary.

Wanglie was a Minneapolis attorney who also sought the GOP nomination for Secretary of State in 1948 and 1952.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1951 (p. 169).