1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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County results Burnquist: 30–40% 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% Evans: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918. The incumbent Republican Party of Minnesota governor J. A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger David H. Evans. This is the first gubernatorial election in Minnesota with a Farmer–Labor candidate. Charles August Lindbergh unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | J. A. A. Burnquist (incumbent) | 166,515 | 42.73% | -20.21% | |
Farmer–Labor | David H. Evans | 111,948 | 28.73% | n/a | |
Democratic | Fred Wheaton | 76,793 | 19.71% | -4.13% | |
Socialist | L. P. Berot | 7,794 | 2.00% | -4.73% | |
National | Olaf O. Stageberg | 6,648 | 1.71% | n/a | |
Majority | 54,567 | 14.00% | |||
Turnout | 389,698 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657