Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1916

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Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1916
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  1914 November 7, 1916 1918  

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Nominee Thomas Frankson Julius Thorson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote213,604 103,509
Percentage56.75%27.5%

 
Nominee Andrew Hanson L. A. Simonson
Party Socialist Prohibition
Popular vote 33,628 25,662
Percentage8.93%6.82%

Lieutenant Governor before election

George H. Sullivan
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Thomas Frankson
Republican

The 1916 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1916. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Thomas Frankson defeated Minnesota Democratic Party challenger Julius Thorson, Socialist Party of Minnesota candidate Andrew Hanson, and Prohibition Party candidate L. A. Simonson.

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.

Thomas Frankson American politician

Thomas Frankson was born in York Township, Minnesota. He was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1917 to 1921. Frankson was a lawyer, real estate developer, and politician. He died June 8, 1939 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Minnesota Democratic Party was a political party in Minnesota that existed from the formation of Minnesota Territory in 1849 until 1944, when the party merged with the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party to form the modern Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

Results

1916 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Thomas Frankson 213,604 56.75% +8.47%
Democratic Julius Thorson 103,509 27.50% -6.16%
Socialist Andrew Hanson 33,628 8.93% +0.07%
Prohibition L. A. Simonson 25,662 6.82% +0.96%
Majority 110,095 29.25%
Turnout 376,403
Republican hold Swing


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