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Benjamin J. Burris
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Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
Statewide
In office
Oct 1, 1921 to Nov 1, 1924
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
Appointed by Governor
Left:
Resigned
Benjamin J. Burris spent 3 years, 1 month, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
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1922–Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1922
50.22%
Benjamin J. Burris
(i)*
, Republican, 535,118 votes
48.37%
Daniel C. McIntosh
, Democratic, 515,361 votes
1.41%
Mary Fogleson
, Socialist, 15,009 votes
Out of
1,065,488
votes casts, the margin of victory was
19,757
(1.85%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Benjamin J. Burris had a record of 1-0. That includes a record of 1-0 in 1 general election.
