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1926 Minnesota State Auditor election

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ130641852 ↗
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The 1926 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 2, 1926, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Ray P. Chase defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Severin O. Tjosvold.

General election

On election day, November 2, 1926, Republican nominee Ray P. Chase won re-election by a margin of 195,617 votes against his opponent Farmer–Labor nominee Severin O. Tjosvold, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Chase was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1927.

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