1878 Minnesota State Auditor election

1878 Minnesota State Auditor election

5 November 1878

Nominee Orlan P. Whitcomb Mahlon Black Orin H. Page Party Republican Democratic Greenback Popular vote 60,059 40,119 6,049 Percentage 56.09% 37.47% 5.65%

State Auditor before election Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Elected State Auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican

The 1878 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 5 November 1878 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Orlan P. Whitcomb defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Stillwater Mahlon Black, Greenback nominee Orin H. Page and Prohibition nominee Theodore G. Carter.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1878, Republican nominee Orlan P. Whitcomb won re-election by a margin of 19,940 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Mahlon Black, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Whitcomb was sworn in for his third term on 7 January 1879.

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1878

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orlan P. Whitcomb (incumbent)	60,059	56.09
	Democratic	Mahlon Black	40,119	37.47
	Greenback	Orin H. Page	6,049	5.65
	Prohibition	Theodore G. Carter	856	0.79
Total votes			107,083	100.00
	Republican hold