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Election 1938 Results

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1938 Minnesota governor election

Harold Stassen (Republican) beat Elmer Benson (independent) in Minnesota in 1938, 59.9% to 34.2%, a margin of 25.7 points and 291,576 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1936 it went third-party, for Elmer Austin Benson.

Republicans led in 81 of the 87 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 6. The largest, Hennepin, cast 226,568 votes and went to the Republican by 52.2 points. The closest was Pennington, where 16 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harold Stassen won Republican 678,839 59.9%
Elmer Benson Farmer-Labor 387,263 34.2%
Thomas F. Gallagher Democratic 65,875 5.8%
All other candidates 899 0.1%
Total1,132,876

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 12,510 5.5% 130,727 57.7% 83,331 226,568 R+52.2
Ramsey 7,853 6.5% 64,293 53.4% 48,264 120,410 R+46.9
St. Louis 3,941 4.1% 45,796 47.2% 47,202 96,939 Others
Stearns 1,678 7.2% 15,958 68.2% 5,766 23,402 R+61.0
Otter Tail 716 3.4% 15,064 71.1% 5,409 21,189 R+67.7
Dakota 897 5.3% 11,226 66.3% 4,811 16,934 R+61.0
Winona 1,102 7.3% 10,857 71.6% 3,201 15,160 R+64.3
Polk 885 5.9% 8,147 53.9% 6,086 15,118 R+48.0
Itasca 794 5.3% 7,830 52.0% 6,437 15,061 R+46.7
Blue Earth 903 6.4% 10,216 72.9% 2,897 14,016 R+66.4
Goodhue 712 5.3% 9,359 69.1% 3,473 13,544 R+63.8
Olmsted 836 6.5% 8,636 66.7% 3,480 12,952 R+60.2
Mower 637 5.2% 7,606 61.7% 4,088 12,331 R+56.5
Rice 1,057 8.6% 9,129 74.5% 2,060 12,246 R+65.9
Washington 807 6.7% 7,854 65.0% 3,414 12,075 R+58.4
Freeborn 563 4.7% 7,608 64.1% 3,703 11,874 R+59.3
Wright 531 4.5% 8,432 71.6% 2,819 11,782 R+67.1
Crow Wing 501 4.4% 6,696 58.3% 4,283 11,480 R+54.0
Morrison 719 6.5% 7,239 65.6% 3,085 11,043 R+59.0
Brown 1,039 9.7% 6,829 63.9% 2,817 10,685 R+54.2
Fillmore 525 4.9% 7,855 74.0% 2,231 10,611 R+69.1
Carlton 485 4.7% 5,293 51.1% 4,577 10,355 R+46.4
Kandiyohi 467 4.5% 4,969 48.1% 4,885 10,321 R+43.6
Becker 589 5.8% 5,924 57.9% 3,721 10,234 R+52.1
Todd 465 4.6% 6,686 65.5% 3,056 10,207 R+60.9
Renville 1,099 10.9% 6,529 64.9% 2,428 10,056 R+54.0
Beltrami 378 3.8% 4,963 49.4% 4,705 10,046 R+45.6
Clay 340 3.5% 5,311 54.6% 4,082 9,733 R+51.1
Le Sueur 808 8.4% 6,894 71.8% 1,897 9,599 R+63.4
Martin 448 4.7% 7,635 80.1% 1,448 9,531 R+75.4
Faribault 687 7.4% 6,719 72.1% 1,915 9,321 R+64.7
McLeod 486 5.3% 6,799 73.9% 1,921 9,206 R+68.6
Pine 436 4.9% 5,011 55.8% 3,533 8,980 R+50.9
Lyon 637 7.2% 5,736 64.5% 2,520 8,893 R+57.3
Redwood 699 7.9% 6,036 68.3% 2,100 8,835 R+60.4
Meeker 412 4.8% 5,896 68.4% 2,307 8,615 R+63.7
Cass 382 4.6% 4,742 56.7% 3,232 8,356 R+52.2
Steele 728 8.8% 6,364 76.5% 1,225 8,317 R+67.8
Douglas 553 6.7% 4,909 59.1% 2,851 8,313 R+52.4
Carver 406 4.9% 6,778 82.6% 1,024 8,208 R+77.6
Anoka 485 5.9% 4,917 60.3% 2,758 8,160 R+54.3
Nobles 596 7.5% 5,213 65.6% 2,138 7,947 R+58.1
Wabasha 716 9.2% 5,534 71.4% 1,501 7,751 R+62.2
Aitkin 264 3.5% 4,487 59.8% 2,748 7,499 R+56.3
Yellow Medicine 366 5.0% 4,230 58.2% 2,673 7,269 R+53.2
Chippewa 263 3.7% 3,773 53.1% 3,066 7,102 R+49.4
Nicollet 432 6.1% 4,878 68.9% 1,773 7,083 R+62.8
Sibley 475 6.7% 5,070 71.7% 1,528 7,073 R+65.0
Jackson 571 8.2% 4,389 63.2% 1,980 6,940 R+55.0
Koochiching 512 7.4% 3,135 45.3% 3,272 6,919 Others
Marshall 428 6.2% 3,511 51.2% 2,913 6,852 R+45.0
Scott 560 8.2% 5,273 77.4% 979 6,812 R+69.2
Swift 493 7.3% 3,246 48.0% 3,019 6,758 R+40.7
Mille Lacs 281 4.2% 3,780 56.1% 2,675 6,736 R+51.9
Lac Qui Parle 272 4.1% 3,855 57.6% 2,563 6,690 R+53.6
Cottonwood 376 5.6% 4,617 69.2% 1,678 6,671 R+63.6
Waseca 691 10.6% 4,424 67.9% 1,399 6,514 R+57.3
Houston 377 5.8% 4,775 73.5% 1,342 6,494 R+67.7
Benton 388 6.3% 4,579 73.8% 1,241 6,208 R+67.5
Norman 299 4.8% 3,390 54.8% 2,494 6,183 R+50.0
Chisago 261 4.3% 3,922 63.9% 1,952 6,135 R+59.7
Pope 370 6.5% 3,267 57.1% 2,089 5,726 R+50.6
Murray 474 8.4% 3,601 63.6% 1,585 5,660 R+55.2
Pennington 236 4.3% 2,631 47.7% 2,647 5,514 Others
Roseau 228 4.1% 2,351 42.7% 2,931 5,510 Others
Watonwan 359 6.7% 3,474 64.8% 1,531 5,364 R+58.1
Isanti 166 3.1% 2,870 53.7% 2,312 5,348 R+50.6
Wadena 254 4.9% 3,354 64.8% 1,565 5,173 R+59.9
Dodge 302 6.0% 3,697 72.8% 1,076 5,075 R+66.9
Pipestone 296 5.9% 3,415 68.3% 1,286 4,997 R+62.4
Clearwater 154 3.1% 2,074 42.1% 2,704 4,932 Others
Lincoln 441 9.5% 2,811 60.5% 1,391 4,643 R+51.0
Grant 184 4.0% 2,754 59.8% 1,669 4,607 R+55.8
Rock 249 5.4% 3,320 72.2% 1,030 4,599 R+66.8
Kittson 557 12.2% 2,088 45.5% 1,939 4,584 R+33.4
Stevens 361 8.0% 3,029 67.2% 1,118 4,508 R+59.2
Kanabec 231 5.2% 2,541 57.3% 1,661 4,433 R+52.1
Hubbard 290 6.7% 2,804 64.5% 1,255 4,349 R+57.8
Big Stone 387 9.1% 2,520 59.2% 1,352 4,259 R+50.1
Sherburne 205 4.9% 2,917 69.8% 1,060 4,182 R+64.8
Wilkin 278 6.8% 2,707 66.6% 1,082 4,067 R+59.7
Lake 145 3.9% 1,923 51.9% 1,637 3,705 R+48.0
Mahnomen 177 5.2% 1,788 52.8% 1,424 3,389 R+47.5
Red Lake 261 8.6% 1,706 56.2% 1,068 3,035 R+47.6
Traverse 297 9.8% 1,787 59.0% 947 3,031 R+49.2
Lake Of The Woods 120 5.1% 910 39.0% 1,303 2,333 Others
Cook 36 2.4% 951 62.9% 524 1,511 R+60.6

Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Walz (D) D+7.7
2018 Tim Walz (D) D+11.4
2014 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.6
2010 Mark Dayton (D) D+0.4
2006 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+1.0
2002 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+7.9
1998 Jesse Ventura (other)
1994 Arne Carlson (R) R+29.2
1990 Arne Carlson (R) R+3.3
1986 Rudy Perpich (D) D+13.0
1982 Rudy Perpich (D) D+18.6
1978 Albert H. Quie (R) R+7.0
1974 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+33.4
1970 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+8.5
1966 Harold Levander (R) R+5.6
1962 Karl F. Rolvaag (D) level
1960 Elmer L. Andersen (R) R+1.5
1958 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+14.4
1956 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+3.2
1954 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+5.9
1952 C. Elmer Anderson (R) R+11.3
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+22.5
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+8.1
1946 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+19.3
1944 Edward John Thye (R) R+23.8
1942 Harold Stassen (R) R+42.1
1940 Harold Stassen (R) R+40.9
1938 Harold Stassen (R) R+54.1
1936 Elmer Austin Benson (other)
1934 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1932 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1930 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1928 Theodore Christianson (R) R+33.6
1926 Theodore Christianson (R) R+51.1
1924 Theodore Christianson (R) R+42.8
1922 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+33.5
1920 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+42.7
1918 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+24.3
1916 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+39.1
1914 Winfield Scott Hammond (D) D+3.7
1912 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) R+9.4
1910 Adolph O. Eberhart (R) R+20.5
1908 John Albert Johnson (D) D+8.0
1906 John A. Johnson (D) D+26.2
1904 John A. Johnson (D) D+2.6
1902 Samuel R. Van Sant (R) R+20.9
1900 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) R+0.7
1898 John Lind (D) D+8.0
1896 David M. Clough (R) R+1.1
1894 Knute Nelson (R) R+31.9
1892 Knute Nelson (R) R+5.7
1890 William R. Merriam (R) R+0.9
1888 William R. Merriam (R) R+9.2
1886 Andrew R. McGill (R) R+1.1
1883 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+10.5
1881 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+26.4
1879 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.7
1877 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+17.9
1875 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.1
1873 Cushman K. Davis (R) R+7.1
1871 Horace Austin (R) R+21.2
1869 Horace Austin (R) R+3.7
1867 William R. Marshall (R) R+8.2
1865 William R. Marshall (R) R+11.2