1948 Minnesota Secretary of State election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1948 Minnesota Secretary of State election
| country = Minnesota
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1946 Minnesota Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 1946
| next_election = 1950 Minnesota Secretary of State election
| next_year = 1950
| election_date = 2 November 1948
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Mike Holm
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 746,678
| percentage1 = 62.55%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Koscie H. Marsh
| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| popular_vote2 = 447,028
| percentage2 = 37.45%
| map_image = 1948 MN SOS election.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = County results
Holm: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80-90%}}
Marsh: {{legend0|#7996e2|50-60%}}
| title = Secretary of State
| before_election = Mike Holm
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Mike Holm
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
The 1948 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Koscie H. Marsh.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319481099922600/ |title=Secretary of State, 1948 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=2 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 2 November 1948, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 299,650 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Koscie H. Marsh, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his fifteenth term on 3 January 1949.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871919 |title=MN Secretary of State |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=7 March 2019 |access-date=2 October 2024}}
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Holm (incumbent)
|votes = 746,678
|percentage = 62.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
|candidate = Koscie H. Marsh
|votes = 447,028
|percentage = 37.45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1,193,706
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Republican Party (United States)
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:1948 Minnesota elections