1950 Minnesota State Auditor election
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in Minnesota |
|---|
 |
The 1950 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Stafford King defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Elmer A. Borgschatz.[1]
General election
[edit]On election day, 7 November 1950, Republican nominee Stafford King won re-election by a margin of 256,089 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Elmer A. Borgschatz, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. King was sworn in for his sixth term on 8 January 1951.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stafford King (incumbent) | 627,754 | 62.81 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Elmer A. Borgschatz | 371,665 | 37.19 | |
| Total votes | 999,419 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Auditor, 1950 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
Categories:
- 1950 Minnesota elections
- 1950 in Minnesota
- Minnesota State Auditor elections
- 1950 elections
- November 1950 events
- November 1950 events in North America
- November 1950 events in the United States
- 1950 elections in North America
- 1950 elections in the United States
- 1950s in Minnesota
- 1950s Minnesota elections
- 1950s elections
- 1950s elections in North America
- 1950s elections in the United States
- Government of Minnesota