Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936
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Nominee Elmer Austin Benson Martin A. Nelson
Party Farmer–Labor Republican
Popular vote680,342431,841
Percentage60.74%38.55%
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County Results:


Benson     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Nelson     40-50%     50-60%

Contents


Governor before election

Hjalmar Petersen
Farmer–Labor

Elected Governor

Elmer Austin Benson
Farmer–Labor

The 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Elmer Austin Benson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Martin A. Nelson. The Democrats did not field a candidate.

The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought to make common cause in the political sphere to redress their grievances.

Elmer Austin Benson American politician

Elmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. In 1935, Elmer Benson was appointed to the U.S. Senate following the death of Thomas Schall. He served as the 24th Governor of Minnesota, defeating Republican Martin Nelson in a landslide victory in Minnesota's 1936 gubernatorial election. He lost the governorship two years later following his defeat to Republican Harold Stassen in the 1938 gubernatorial election.

Republican Party of Minnesota Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

Results

1936 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Farmer–Labor Elmer Austin Benson 680,34260.74%+16.12%
Republican Martin A. Nelson 431,84138.55%+0.83%
Industrial Earl Stewart7,9960.71%n/a
Majority248,50122.18%
Turnout 1,120,179
Farmer–Labor hold Swing

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