Secretary of State, 1952 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 9, 1952
Cycle: 1952
Office: Secretary of State
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Koscie Marsh Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 82,650 35.62 +12.42
Melvin Cooper Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 53,826 23.20
Earl A. Arneson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 53,267 22.96
Daniel B. Paulsen Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 42,269 18.22

Marsh was a pharmacist from St. Paul, DFL nominee for Secretary of State in 1950, and candidate for the Secretary of State special election in 1952.

Cooper was a hardware store owner from St. Louis Park and nominee for the Secretary of State special election in 1952.

Arneson was a launch and mobile equipment operator from Minneapolis.

Paulsen was a resident of Willmar and owner of a Coast-to-Coast store.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1953 (p. 357).