1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election

1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election

5 November 1867

Nominee Henry C. Rogers Amos Coggswell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 35,154 27,694 Percentage 54.61% 43.02%

Secretary of State before election Henry C. Rogers Republican Elected Secretary of State Henry C. Rogers Republican

The 1867 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 5 November 1867 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Henry C. Rogers defeated Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Amos Coggswell.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1867, Republican nominee Henry C. Rogers won the election by a margin of 7,460 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Amos Coggswell, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Rogers was sworn in for his second term on 8 January 1868.

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1867

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry C. Rogers (incumbent)	35,154	54.61
	Democratic	Amos Coggswell	27,694	43.02
	Write-in		1,530	2.37
Total votes			64,378	100.00
	Republican hold