1881 Minnesota State Auditor election

1881 Minnesota State Auditor election

8 November 1881

Nominee William W. Braden Rudolph Lehmicke Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 65,964 36,501 Percentage 62.36% 34.51%

State Auditor before election Orlan P. Whitcomb Republican Elected State Auditor William W. Braden Republican

The 1881 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 8 November 1881 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives William W. Braden defeated Democratic nominee Rudolph Lehmicke, Greenback nominee Ebenezer Ayres and Prohibition nominee G.A. Armstrong.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1881, Republican nominee William W. Braden won the election by a margin of 29,463 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Rudolph Lehmicke, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Braden was sworn in as the 4th state auditor of Minnesota on 10 January 1882.

Results

Minnesota State Auditor election, 1881

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Braden	65,964	62.36
	Democratic	Rudolph Lehmicke	36,501	34.51
	Greenback	Ebenezer Ayres	2,547	2.41
	Prohibition	G.A. Armstrong	769	0.72
Total votes			105,781	100.00
	Republican hold