1952 Minnesota Secretary of State special election

The 1952 Minnesota Secretary of State special election was held on 4 November 1952 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Acting Secretary of State Virginia Paul Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Melvin Cooper in order te serve out the remainder of Virginia Paul Holm's late husband's term. Paul Holm also won a full term to the office that same day against another candidate.^[1]

General election

On election day, 4 November 1952, Republican nominee Virginia Paul Holm won the election by a margin of 207,938 votes against her opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Melvin Cooper, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Paul Holm was sworn in to serve the remainder of her late husband's term on 5 November 1952.^[2]

Results

Minnesota Secretary of State special election, 1952^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virginia Paul Holm (incumbent)	760,718	57.92
	Democratic (DFL)	Melvin Cooper	552,780	42.08
Total votes			1,313,498	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Secretary of State, 1952 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "MN Secretary of State - Special Election". ourcampaigns.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "General election returns on election held November 5, 1952" (PDF). leg.mn.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[GBN-1] "Secretary of State, 1952 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[GHN-2] "MN Secretary of State - Special Election". ourcampaigns.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[WXC-3] "General election returns on election held November 5, 1952" (PDF). leg.mn.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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