1950 Minnesota Secretary of State election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1950 Minnesota Secretary of State election
| country = Minnesota
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1948 Minnesota Secretary of State election
| previous_year = 1948
| next_election = 1952 Minnesota Secretary of State special election
| next_year = 1952 (sp)
| election_date = 7 November 1950
| image1 = 125px
| nominee1 = Mike Holm
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 686,364
| percentage1 = 66.60%
| image2 = 125px
| nominee2 = Marie F. McGuire
| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| popular_vote2 = 344,173
| percentage2 = 33.40%
| map_image = 1950 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%}}
| title = Secretary of State
| before_election = Mike Holm
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Mike Holm
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1950 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mike Holm defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Marie F. McGuire.{{cite web |url=https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319501099922600/ |title=Secretary of State, 1950 Election |publisher=electionarchives.lib.umn.edu |date= |access-date=2 October 2024}}
General election
On election day, 7 November 1950, Republican nominee Mike Holm won re-election by a margin of 342,191 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Marie F. McGuire, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Holm was sworn in for his sixteenth term on 8 January 1951.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871923 |title=MN Secretary of State |publisher=ourcampaigns.com |date=8 July 2020 |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 = 686,364
|percentage = 66.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
|candidate = Marie F. McGuire
|votes = 344,173
|percentage = 33.40
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 1,030,537
|percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner= Republican Party (United States)
|loser =
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Category:1950 Minnesota elections