1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg
  1906 November 3, 1908 1910  
  Portrait of John Albert Johnson.jpg Jacob F Jacobson July 1908.jpg
Nominee John Albert Johnson Jacob F. Jacobson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote175,136147,997
Percentage51.93%43.88%

1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Johnson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Jacobson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

John Albert Johnson
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Albert Johnson
Democratic

The 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1908. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Albert Johnson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Jacob F. Jacobson.

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Results

1908 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Albert Johnson (incumbent) 175,136 51.93% -9.00%
Republican Jacob F. Jacobson 147,99743.88%+9.10%
Prohibition George D. Haggard 7,0242.08%-0.53%
Public Ownership Beecher Moore 6,5161.93%+0.25%
Independence William W. Allen 5930.18%n/a
Majority27,1398.05%
Turnout 337,266
Democratic hold Swing

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