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Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

1869:
Governor
Daniel Cobb 1,764 3.24
Lieutenant Governor
John H. Stevens (no data)
Secretary of State
E.J. Thompson (no data)
Auditor
C.C. Comes (no data)
Treasurer
Henry Russell (no data)
Justice, Supreme Court
E.O. Hamlin (no data)
Attorney General
J. Ham Davidson (no data)
Clerk of Court
A.P. Connelly (no data)
1871:
Governor
Samuel Mayall 846 1.08
Lieutenant Governor
(no data)
Treasurer
(no data)
Secretary of State
(no data)
Attorney General
(no data)
Justice, Supreme Court
(no data) (no data)
1873:
Governor
Samuel Mayall 1,036 1.35
Lieutenant Governor
(no data)
Secretary of State
(no data)
1875:
Governor
R.F. Humiston 1,669 2.01
Lieutenant Governor
Tuttle 2,205 2.75
Secretary of State
Stevens 1,521 1.89
Auditor
Hutchinson 1,493 1.79
Treasurer
H.D. brown 1,544 1.88
Attorney General
McCarty 2,749 2.33
Railroad Commissioner
Osreely 1,544 1.89
Clerk of Court 
Sewall 1,564 1.86
1878:

Auditor

 D.G. Carter 702 0.66

Clerk

 William Copp 674 0.68

Cong. Dist. 1

 George W. Green 926 2.86

Cong. Dist. 2

 J.C. Stearns 124 0.43

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 3 seats.
1879:

Governor

 W.W. Satterlee 2,868 2.74 *

*William W. Satterlee Papers, #P1634 of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Lieutenant Governor

 (no data) 3,615 3.43

Attorney General

 (no data) 2,588 2.56

Secretary of State

 (no data) 2,507 2.37

Treasurer

 (no data) 2,551 2.42

Railroad Commissioner

(no data) 2,539 2.40

1881:
Governor
I.C. Stearns 708 0.67
Lieutenant Governor
George B. Kingsley 768 0.72
Secretary of State
W.W. Regan 734 0.69
Treasurer
A.F. Sauftenburg 783 0.74
Auditor
G.A. Armstrong 767 0.73
Attorney General
A.W. Bangs 572 0.54
Railroad Commis.
William R. Marshll 753 0.73
Clerk
A.C. Dunn 756 0.74
1883:
Governor
Charles E. Holt 4.924 3.63
Lieutenant  Governor
E.S. Payne (no data)
Secretary of State
C.B. Shore (no data)
Treasurer
C.M. Anderson (no data)
1886:
Governor
James E. Childs 9,030 4.09
Lt. Governor
James P. Pinkham no data
Secretary of State
P.J. Kniss no data
Treasurer
C.A. Bierce no data
Auditor
W.H. Allen no data
Attorney General
W.M. Ilatch no data
Justice, Supreme Court
J McKnight no data
 
 J.W. Cochran no data
 
 C.E. Shannon no data
Clerk, Supreme Court
C.A. Fosness no data

Congtr. Dist.1
   (Rochester)

 D.H. Roberts 1,458 4.34

Congr. Dist. 2
   (southwest)

 George J. Day 2,114 5.52

Congr. Dist. 3
   (south of Twin Cities)

 Noah Lathrop 988 2.96

Congr. Dist. 4
   (Twin Cities)

 Lyman W. Denton 1,990 3.06

Congr. Dist. 5
   (northern half)

 J. Henry Long 1,239 2.74 *

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5)
1888:
Governor
Hugh Harrison 17,026 6.51
Lt. Governor
T.S. Reimestad 15,565 5.97
Secretary of State
Peter Thompson 15,473 5.90
Treasurer
J.A. Allen 15,510 5.92
Attorney General
C.E. Shannon 15,629 5.95
1890:
Governor
James P Pinkham 8,424 3.50
Secretary of State
Hans S. Hilleboe 9,352 3.92
Treasurer
Newton R. Frost 9,509 3.97
Auditor
Ole Kron 10,476 4.38
Clerk
W.E. Dean 9,951 4.21
Congr. Dist. 2 (sw)
Ira B. Reynolds 1,146 2.71
Congr. Dist. 3
   (s of Twin Cit)
Charles R. Shepard 1,116 3.20
Congr. Dist. 4
   (Twin Cities)
William J. Dean 3,238 8.27 *

Kittel Halvorsen

Kittel Halvorsen was elected to Congress in 1890, on the Prohibition ticket (Dubin says he was elected as a "Populist," but the original ballot says "Prohibition" -- telephone call to Minnesota Historical Society, 7 May 2001).
     Halvorsen was born at Telemarken, Norway on 15 December 1846; in 1848, his parents immigrated to The United States, first settling near White Water, Walworth County, Wisconsin, then moving to Columbia County, then to Winnebago County.  He attended public schools in Winchester, Wisconsin.
    In 1863, Halvorsen enlisted in Company C, First Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, serving there until the end of the Civil War.  He then came to Stearns County, Minnesota, settling near Belgrade.  He did farming and ranching, was Justice of the Peace in 1870-1875, was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 1870-1880, was Township Assessor in 1880, was Town Clerk in 1880-1891, and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1886-1888.
     Halvorsen was defeated for re-election in 1892 and returned to farming, near brooten in Stearns County.  He was an alternate delegate to the People's Party national convention in 1896.  He moved to Tewaukon Townsip, Sargent County, North Dakota in 1900, where he did farming.   In 1910, he returned to Minnesota and farmed in North Fork until 1924.  He died at Havanna, North Dakota on 12 June 1936 and is buried in Big Grove Church Cemetery, North Fork Township (near brooten), Minnesota.  (Adapted from "United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997," by Michael J. Dubin.)

The Prohibition Party claims some of the responsibility for electing Kittel Halvorsen to Congress.  Halvorsen, a native of Telemarken, Norway, emigrated with his parents to The United States in 1848.  They settled in Minnesota, where Halvorsen engaged in farming and cattle-breeding, and where he held several local offices.  He was a member of the Minnesota House in 1886-88.
     In 1890, Halvorsen was elected to the national House of Representatives, on the endorsement of the Farmer-Labor (Democratic), Prohibition, and Populist parties.  He served only one term, being defeated for re-election in 1892.
     Kittel Halvorsen was born on 15 December 1846. He died in Havana, North Dakota on 12 July 1936.

-- Gammon, 2007, pp.48-49
1892:
Governor
William J. Dean 12,239 4.78
Lieutenant Governor
Ole Kron 13,823 5.60
Secretary of State
H.H. Aaker 12,585 5.04
Treasurer
D.H. Evans 12,796 5.12
Attorney General
Robert Taylor 14,000 5.58
Congr. Dist. 1 (Rochester)
P.H. Harst 1,554 4.20
Congr. Dist. 2 (sw)
E.H. bronson 1,833 4.87
Congr. Dist. 3 (Willmar)
William B. Reed 1,415 3.99
Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Paul)
David Morgan 1,963 5.73
Congr. Dist. 5 (Mppls)
J.T. Caton 2,458 6.14
Congr. Dist. 6 (Duluth)
Edward L. Curial 1,692 4.24
Congr. Dist. 7 (nw)
L.F. Hampson 2,731 7.71

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 7 of 7)

  
1894:
Governor
Hans S, Hilleboe 6,832 2.30
Lieutenant Governor
Charles M. Way 9,347 3.23
Secretary of State
Charles O. Winger 9,306 3.21
Auditor
Seth S. Johnson 9,007 3.12
Treasurer
Fred L. Hampson 9,298 3.22
Attorney General
James E. Child 9,400 3.27

Congr. Dist. 1 (Rochester)

 I. Horcutt 1,254 3.21

Congr. Dist. 2 (southwest)

 H.S. Killom 1,480 3.46

Congr. Dist. 3 (southeast)

 Lucien W. Chaney 948 2.39

Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Paul)

 David Morgan 589 1.62

Congr. Dist. 5
   (Minneapolis)

 Theodore S. Reimstad 1,039 2.59

Congr. Dist. 7 (northwest)

 Ole Kron 2,726 6.72

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 7)
1896:
Governor
William J. Dean 5,154 1.53
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 6,917 2.12
Secretary of State
(no data) 7,307 2.23

Congr. Dist. 1 (Rochester)

 H.D. Clarke 846 1.84

Congr. Dist. 2 (southwest)

 Richard Price 1,035 2.00

Congr. Dist. 3 (s of Twin Cities)

 C.T. Laugeson 801 1.83

Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Paul)

 George S. Innis 451 1.13

Congr. Dist. 7 (northwest)

 J.F. Heiberg 1,173 2.30

((Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 7)
1898:
Governor
George W. Higgins 5,299 2.10
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 7,942 3.21
Secretary of State
A.H. Stone 8,725 3.53
Auditor
D.U. Weld 7,747 3.18
Attorney General
P.M. Doty 8,404 3.48
Congr. Dist. 1 (Rochester)
Clarence Wedge 1,088 3.40
Congr. Dist. 2 (southwest)
Thaddeus P. Grout 1,265 3.39
Congr. Dist. 3 (s of Mpls)
J.R. Lowe 1,446 4.27
Congr. Dist. 4 (St. Paul)
Newton J. bray 461 1.56
Congr. Dist. 5 (Mpls)
Charles M. Way 885 2.62
Congr. Dist. 7 (northwest)
Engrebret Lobeck 1,693 4.36

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 6 of 7)
1900:
Governor
B.B. Haugan 5,430 1.73
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 8,364 2.73
Secretary of State
(no data) 9,375 3.16
Congr. 2 (southwest)
S.D. Works 1,604 3.14
Congr. 4 (St. Paul)
Charles J. Scanlan 717 1.94
Congr. 5 (Minneapolis)
E. Phillips 933 2.24
Congr. 7 (northwest)
H.H. Aaker 2,483 5.00

(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 7)
1902:
Governor
Charles Scanlon 5,765 2.13
Lieutenant Governor
Ker ? 7,972 3.02
Secretary of State
Odess ? 7,653 2.89
Treasurer
Orne ? 8,100 3.10
Congr. Dist. 3
   (Faribault)
Charles H. Blood 6,476 2.28
Congr. Dist. 5
   (Minneapolis)
George D. Haggard 350 0.90
Congr. Dist. 7
   (Willmar)
Knut Johnson 288 1.09

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 3 of 9 seats.
1904:
Governor
Charles H. Dorsett 7,577 2.49
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 10,283 3.40
Secretary of State
(no data) 9,839 3.43
Treasurer
(no data) 12,439 4.38

Congr. Dist. 5
   (Minneapolis)

 Joseph H. Morton 1,754 4.10

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 9 seats.
1906:
Governor
Charles W. Dorsett 7,223 2.61
Lieutenant Governor
Ole Lokensgaard 15,900 6.09
Secretary of State
N.C. Hendricks 15,900 6.12
Railroad Commissioner
J.F. Hieberg 14,893 5.91

Congr. Dist. 2 (southwest)

 David A. Rucker 811 3.03

Congr. Dist. 5 (Minneapolis)

 Frederick F. Lindsay 1,157 2.71

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 9 seats.
1908:
Governor
George D. Haggard 7,024 2.09
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 19,317 6.52
Secretary of State
(no data) 15,216 5.07
Railroad Commissioner
(no data) 20,790 8.79
1910:
Governor
J.F. Heiberg 8,960 3.04
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 15,788 5.70
Secretary of State
(no data) 14,148 5.09
Railroad Commissioner
(no data) 22,837 9.22
1912:
Governor
E.E. Lobeck 29,876 9.38
Lieutenant Governor
X. Andrews 25,635 8.74
Secretary of State
C.L. Johnson 20,025 7.44
Attorney General
X. Morse 27,140 9.74
Representative
William G. Calderwood 25,863 9.25
Congr. Dist. 3
   (south-central)
Frank F. Marzhan 1,919 6.35

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 10 seats.
1914:
Governor
Willis G. Calderwood 18,582 5.41
Lieutenant Governor
(no data) 18,938 5.86
Secretary of State
(no data) 22,515 7.14
Railroad Commissioner
(no data) 24,087 8.01  
1916:
Senator
Willis G. Calderwood 78,425 20.56
Governor
Thomas J. Anderson 19,884 5.08
Lieutenant Governor
L.A. Simonson 25,662 6.83
Secretary of State
C.L. Johnson 84,131 24.39 *
Railroad Commiss.
John Lind 63,129 17.56
Congr. Dist. 4
   (St. Paul)
Hjalmar O. Peterson 1,305 3.40
Congr. Dist. 5
   (Minneapolis)
Arthur Markve 6,599 14.63
Congr. Dist. 6
   (north central)
John Knutson 2,766 7.52
Congr. Dist. 7
   (southwest)
Engebut E. Lobeck 11,961 30.07

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 4 of 10 seats.
1918:
Senator
Willis G. Calderwood 137,296 39.99 *
Governor
Olaf O. Stageberg 6,649 1.80
Lieutenant Governor
George D. Haggard 43,836 12.89
Auditor
Fremont R. McManigal 37,661 11.03
Treasurer
L.A. Simonson 43,067 12.69
Attorney General
Lars O. Haug 15,047 4.28
Railroad Commis.
William Hokanson 10,628 3.04
1920:
Lt. Governor
C.H. Hubbell 6,695 0.89  
Secretary of State
John M. Copeland 7,608 1.04  
 
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