1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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Nominee Winfield S. Hammond William E. Lee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote156,304143,730
Percentage45.54%41.87%
  Willis G. Calderwood.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Willis G. Calderwood Thomas J. Lewis
Party Prohibition Socialist
Popular vote18,58217,225
Percentage5.41%5.02%
1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Hammond:     30-40%     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%
Lee:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%

Contents

Lewis:     30-40%
Governor before election

Adolph Olson Eberhart
Republican

Elected Governor

Winfield Scott Hammond
Democratic

The 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate Winfield Scott Hammond defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William E. Lee. A Democrat would not be elected governor of Minnesota again until 1954.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county: Lee 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Eberhart 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% MNGubernatorialRepublicanPrimary1914.svg
Results by county:
Lee
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
  •      70-80%
Eberhart
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%

Republicans conducted a ranked-choice primary, though second choices were not used, as Lee received over 50% in the first round. [2]

Republican Party of Minnesota primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Lee 102,757 52.64%
Republican Adolph Olson Eberhart 86,34044.23%
Republican Elwood L. Raab6,1053.13%
Total votes195,202 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county: Hammond 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Lawler 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% MNGubernatorialDemocraticPrimary1914.svg
Results by county:
Hammond
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
  •      70-80%
  •      80-90%
  •      90-100%
Lawler
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
  •      70-80%
Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hammond 21,852 51.09%
Democratic Daniel W. Lawler20,92348.91%
Total votes42,775 100%

[2]

Results

1914 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Winfield Scott Hammond 156,304 45.54% +14.24%
Republican William E. Lee 143,73041.87%+1.15%
Prohibition Willis G. Calderwood 18,5825.41%−3.97%
Socialist Thomas J. Lewis17,2255.02%−3.07%
Industrial Labor Herbert Johnson3,8611.12%n/a
Progressive Hugh T. Halbert3,5531.04%−9.47%
Majority 12,5743.66%
Turnout 343,255
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Raab's Action Great Surprise". The Kenyon News. April 30, 1914. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Schmahl, Julius A. (1915). Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915.


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