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MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Minnesota State Archives SECRETARY OF STATE Election Division An Inventory of Its Nominating Petitions OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Agency: Minnesota. Election Division. Series Title: Nominating petitions, Dates: 1892-1996. Abstract: Petitions signed by registered voters, nominating candidates for state offices, the state legislature, Congress, and United States President or presidential elector. Most are for minor party or independent candidates. The majority are for the November general elections, although primaries and special elections are represented, as well. They are variously titled: "nominating petition," "certificate of nomination," and "affidavit of nomination" are the most common. Quantity: 47.7 cu. ft. (49 boxes). Location: See Detailed Description section for box locations. ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS Arranged by year, thereunder by office. secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 2 INDEX TERMS This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. Topics: Nominations for office--Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota. Secretary of State. Types of Documents: Petitions. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation: [Indicate the cited item, year, and folder title here]. Minnesota Secretary of State: Election Division. Nominating petitions. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. Accession Information: Accession number(s): none: "Certificate of nomination," with other materials, 1896-1916. Requested for transfer from Secretary of State's office, 11/28/25. none: Petitions, 1912. Received Aug. 1920. none: "Nomination certificates," 1916. Requested for transfer from Secretary of State's office, 06/23/21 415: "Petitions: renominations, repeal, etc.," 1898, 1920-1960. 3536? mss: Petitions for presidential electors, 1920. Requested for transfer from Secretary of State's office, 03/31/32. 981-21: Petitions, 1974-1978. 982-11: Petitions, 1980. 983-91: Petitions, 1982. 987-88: Petitions, 1984-1986. 991-202: Petitions, 1988. 995-14: Petitions, 1990, 1992. 997-117: Petitions, 1994. 999-4: Petitions, 1994-1996. Processing Information: March 1987: Petitions 1892-1956: Consolidated, selectively refoldered, and inventoried in detail. Need further cleaning and rehousing. PALS ID No.: 0800009026 RLIN ID No.: MNHV87-A742 secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Note to Researchers: Many documents are brittle or on poor-quality paper. Some are not completely flat. They have been selectively refoldered; portions are still loose in the boxes. File numbers in the list below were taken from the Secretary of State's original covers, most of which have been discarded due to their deteriorated condition. To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. Location Box 112.B.19.11B 1 1892. Peoples Party: Various offices. 3 rolls. 1904. Public Ownership Party: Presidential elector: G. W. Bucklin. 1 folder. 1910. Socialist Labor Party: Governor: C. W. Brandborg. 1 bundle. 1912. Progressive Party: Presidential elector: W. B. Douglas. 4 folders. 112.B.19.12F 2 Presidential electors: A. V. Rieke, Wolf von Schierbrand, Ole O. Canestorp, W. T. Coe, L. C. Churchill, W. A. Marin. 112.B.19.13B 3 Presidential electors: W. A. Marin, C. A. Rohrer, J. W. Wright, W. H. Magie, Ezra E. McCrea, E. H. Smith. 112.B.19.14F 4 Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: T. J. Sharkey and John H. Grass. Governor: P. V. Collins. Secretary of State: M. S. Norelius. 2 folders. 1912. Chief Justice: Calvin L. Brown. 2 folders. 1912. Associate Justice: Oscar Hallam. The bottom quarter of many petitions is missing; they appear to have been cut off. Notary certifications, which contain complete lists of names, accompany most of them. 112.B.19.15B 5 1918. Farmer-Labor Party: Attorney General: Tom Davis. 4 folders. Governor: David H. Evans. 4 folders. Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: Fred E. Tillquist. 1920. Independent Party: Governor: Henrik Shipstead. 3 folders. Attorney General: Thomas V. Sullivan. 3 folders. 112.B.19.16F 6 Lieutenant Governor: George H. Mallon. 3 folders. 1920. Industrial Labor Party: Presidential Elector: Earl Stewart. secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 4 Location Box 112.B.19.16F 6 1920. Socialist Party: Governor: Peter J. Samson. Lieutenant Governor: Lillian Friedman. Secretary of State: J. H. Hirt. Treasurer: P. H. Phelps. Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: Tom May. 112.B.20.1B 7 Presidential electors. 112.B.20.2F 8 1920. Prohibition Party. [All in rolls; not inspected.] 112.B.20.3B 9 1924. Independent (LaFollette) Party: Presidential electors. All loose in box. 112.B.20.4F 10 1928. Workers (Communist) Party: Governor: J. O. Bentall. U.S. Senator: Vincent R. Dunne. Presidential electors: Carl Cowl and S. Bloomberg. 1928. Socialist Party: Presidential electors. 112.B.20.5B 11 1930. Communist Party: U.S. Senator: Rudolph Harju (File 209). 2 folders. Governor: Karl Reeve (File 210). 2 folders. Lieutenant Governor: Andrew Roine (File 211). 2 folders. Secretary of State: Henry Bartlett (File 212). 2 folders. Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: Nick Maki (File 213). 2 folders. 1932. Communist Party: Presidential electors: O. J. Arness (File 5636), Lucille Bartlett (File 5635), Robert Turner (File 5691). 6 folders. U.S. Congress: M. Karson (File 5658). 2 folders. U.S. Congress: Fred Lequier (File 5659). 1 folder. 112.B.20.6F 12 U.S. Congress: Fred Lequier. 1 folder. U.S.Congress: J. W. Anderson (File 5660). 2 folders. Governor: William Schneiderman (File 5634). 2 folders. Lieutenant Governor: John Lindman (File 5695). 2 folders. Attorney General: Tom Foley (File 5697). 2 folders. Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: Emil Nygard (File 5698). 2 folders. secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 5 Location Box 112.B.20.6F 12 1932. Farmer-Labor Party: Presidential elector: Herbert L. Thurber (File 5699). 1932. Socialist Party: Presidential elector: J. A. Gonstead (File 5664). 1932. Industrial Party (S.L.P.): Presidential elector: Grant H. Campbell (File 5644). Governor: John P. Johnson (File 5645). 112.B.20.7B 13 1933. Special election: Minnesota Consolidated Drys: for delegates to constitutional convention to vote on repeal of 18th Amendment. 1/2 box. 1934. Communist Party (File 7199): U.S. Senator: Alfred Tiala. 2 folders. (Original file folder said "Petition #2") Governor: S. K. Davis. 2 folders. Secretary of State: Robert Turner. 2 folders. 1934. Socialist Party: U.S. Senator: Morris Kaplan (File 6). 2 folders. Clerk of Supreme Court: Oscar F. Hawkins (File 5). 2 folders. 1934. Independent Party: Governor: A. C. Townley (File 3). 2 folders. 112.B.20.8F 14 1936. Communist Party: Presidential electors (File 7928). 4 folders. Eva D. Jones (petition nos. 1-220); Nat Ross (petition nos. 1- 225). 1936. Industrial Party (S.L.P.): Presidential elector: Grant H. Campbell (Files 7919, 8804). 2 folders. Governor: Earl Stewart (File 157). 2 folders. 1936. Independent candidates: U.S. Senator (short term, Nov. 9, 1936 - Jan. 3, 1937): John G. Alexander (File 159). 2 folders. Andrew Olaf Devold (File 156). N. J. Holmberg (File 154). 1936. Socialist Party: Presidential electors: Carl Pemble, Carl G. Peterson. 3 folders. Secretary of State: Vincent R. Dunne (File 158). 1936. Union Party: Presidential electors: Endre B. Anderson, Leslie Erickson. 112.B.20.9B 15 Presidential electors (File 7920): John C. Erp, Jos. F. Hazzard, P. I. King, Henry W. Libby, Mrs. Elizabeth McConville, Julius J. Reiter, Mrs. Victoria Sams, Victor J. Schmitt, Sadie Van Dusen. secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 6 Location Box 112.B.20.9B 15 1938. Industrial Party: Governor: John William Castle (File 8805). 1940. Trotskyist Anti-War Party: U.S. Senator: Grace Holmes Carlson (File 8812, nos. 1-150). 1940. Socialist Party: Presidential elector: Herbert F. Jones (File 8811). 1940. Communist Party: Presidential electors (File 8813). Leo Koski, Rose Tillotson. 112.B.20.10F 16 Robert Turner, Victor Tervo, Helen A. Winter, Wilbur S. Broms, Frank Engman, Belle Sundeen, Wilma Harju, Olga Maatta, Paul Rundgren. 112.B.20.11B 17 1942. Industrial Government Party (S.L.P.): Governor: Harris A. Brandborg (File 9122). 1942. Independent Progressive Party: U.S. Senator: Martin A. Nelson (File 9123). 1942. Communist Party: Governor: Martin Mackie (File 9124). Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner: Robert J. Kelly (File 9125). 1944. Industrial Government Party (S.L.P.): Presidential elector: Ole Rortvedt (File 9616). Governor: Gerald M. York (File 9617). 1944. Socialist Party: Presidential elector: Pauline M. Erickson (File 9618). 1946. Industrial Government Party (S.L.P.): Governor: Rudolph Gustafson (File 10004). 1946. Revolutionary Workers Party: U.S. Senator: Grace Carlson (File 10011). 1948. Industrial Government Party (S.L.P.): Governor: Rudolph Gustafson (File 10622). Presidential elector: Ole Rortvedt (File 10623). 1948. Socialist Workers Party: U.S. Senator: Vincent R. Dunne (File 10626). Presidential elector: Dorothy Schultz (File 10627). 1948. Socialist Party: Presidential elector: Leslie S. Forster (File 10629). secst004.inv SECRETARY OF STATE. Election Division. Nominating Petitions. p. 7 Location