1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg
  1918 November 2, 1920 1922  
  Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus I circa 1920.jpg H. Shipstead LCCN2014715430.jpg Laurence C Hodgson 1919.jpg
Nominee J. A. O. Preus Henrik Shipstead Laurence C. Hodgson
Party Republican Independent Democratic
Popular vote415,805281,40281,293
Percentage53.06%35.91%10.37%

1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Preus:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Tie:     Preus/Shipstead 30-40%
Shipstead:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

J. A. A. Burnquist
Republican

Elected Governor

J. A. O. Preus
Republican

The 1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate J. A. O. Preus defeated Independent challenger's Henrik Shipstead and the Mayor of St. Paul, Laurence C. Hodgson. Shipstead narrowly lost to Preus in the Republican primary of that year [1] and challenged him in the general, beating the Democratic nominee but coming far short of winning the general.

Contents

Shipstead would soon join the Farmer–Labor Party, which did not officially participate in this election, and would become the first party member to win statewide under that banner as Senator in 1922. The Farmer–Laborites would also become the main opposition party to the Democrats, displacing them until their political union in the 1940s.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

  • C. W. Stanton, district judge [8]

Results

Results by county:
Hodgson
10-20%
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
90-100%
Hodgson and Thorson tied at 20% apiece in Roseau County
Hargadine
30-40%
Quane
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Thorson
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
80-90%
Jaques
30-40%
Andrist
30-40%
50-60%
Indrehus
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
70-80% MNGubernatorialDemocraticPrimary1920.svg
Results by county:
Hodgson
  •      10-20%
  •      20-30%
  •      30-40%
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
  •      70-80%
  •      90-100%
  • Hodgson and Thorson tied at 20% apiece in Roseau County
Hargadine
  •      30-40%
Quane
  •      30-40%
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
Thorson
  •      20-30%
  •      30-40%
  •      40-50%
  •      80-90%
Jaques
  •      30-40%
Andrist
  •      30-40%
  •      50-60%
Indrehus
  •      20-30%
  •      30-40%
  •      40-50%
  •      70-80%
Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laurence C. Hodgson 11,114 40.17%
Democratic Robert W. Hargadine3,67913.30%
Democratic Oliver J. Quane3,44312.44%
Democratic Julius Thorson3,23211.68%
Democratic Alfred Jaques2,1797.88%
Democratic Charles M. Andrist2,0387.37%
Democratic Edward Indrehus1,9827.16%
Total votes38,480 100%

[9]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

Results by county:
Preus
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Shipstead
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% MNGubernatorialRepublicanPrimary1920.svg
Results by county:
Preus
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
Shipstead
  •      30-40%
  •      40-50%
  •      50-60%
  •      60-70%
  •      70-80%
Republican Party of Minnesota primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. A. O. Preus 133,832 43.55%
Republican Henrik Shipstead 125,86140.96%
Republican Thomas Frankson 27,4218.92%
Republican Franklin F. Ellsworth 7,7542.52%
Republican Samuel G. Iverson 7,3832.40%
Republican Thomas Keefe5,0601.65%
Total votes195,202 100%

Results

1920 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. A. O. Preus 415,805 53.06% +10.33%
Independent Henrik Shipstead 281,40235.91%n/a
Democratic Laurence C. Hodgson 81,29310.37%−9.33%
Socialist Peter J. Sampson5,1240.65%−1.35%
Majority134,40317.15%
Turnout 783,624
Republican hold Swing

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