1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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 County results Hammond:
30-40%
40-50%
50–60%
60–70%
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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
- William E. Lee, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Eliminated in primary
- Adolph Olson Eberhart, incumbent Governor of Minnesota, former Lieutenant Governor and State Senator
- Elwood L. Raab, mining engineer[1]
Results
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Lee | 102,757 | 52.64% | |
| Republican | Adolph Olson Eberhart | 86,340 | 44.23% | |
| Republican | Elwood L. Raab | 6,105 | 3.13% | |
| Total votes | 195,202 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
- Daniel W. Lawler, former Mayor of St. Paul
Results
Hammond
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
- 80-90%
- 90-100%
Lawler
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Winfield Scott Hammond | 21,852 | 51.09% | |
| Democratic | Daniel W. Lawler | 20,923 | 48.91% | |
| Total votes | 42,775 | 100% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Winfield Scott Hammond | 156,304 | 45.54% | +14.24% | |
| Republican | William E. Lee | 143,730 | 41.87% | +1.15% | |
| Prohibition | Willis G. Calderwood | 18,582 | 5.41% | −3.97% | |
| Socialist | Thomas J. Lewis | 17,225 | 5.02% | −3.07% | |
| Industrial Labor | Herbert Johnson | 3,861 | 1.12% | n/a | |
| Progressive | Hugh T. Halbert | 3,553 | 1.04% | −9.47% | |
| Majority | 12,574 | 3.66% | |||
| Turnout | 343,255 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Raab's Action Great Surprise". The Kenyon News. 30 April 1914. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b Schmahl, Julius A. (1915). Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915.
External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
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