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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Minnesota governor election

Harold Stassen (Republican) beat Hjalmar Petersen (independent) in Minnesota in 1942, 51.6% to 37.8%, a margin of 13.8 points and 109,883 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Harold Stassen also won.

Republicans led in 66 of the 87 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 21. The largest, Hennepin, cast 172,897 votes and went to the Republican by 42.4 points. The closest was Carlton, where 39 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 409,800 51.6%
Hjalmar Petersen Farmer-Labor 299,917 37.8%
John D. Sullivan Democratic 75,151 9.5%
All other candidates 9,360 1.2%
Total794,228

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 17,345 10.0% 90,627 52.4% 64,925 172,897 R+42.4
Ramsey 7,275 9.9% 36,797 50.3% 29,095 73,167 R+40.3
St. Louis 8,810 13.8% 27,127 42.4% 28,014 63,951 Others
Stearns 2,343 13.9% 8,007 47.6% 6,463 16,813 R+33.7
Dakota 1,069 8.5% 6,604 52.6% 4,888 12,561 R+44.1
Winona 1,831 15.0% 6,927 56.6% 3,478 12,236 R+41.6
Otter Tail 594 5.1% 6,327 54.3% 4,735 11,656 R+49.2
Itasca 1,584 13.7% 5,120 44.1% 4,895 11,599 R+30.5
Polk 959 8.7% 5,441 49.4% 4,616 11,016 R+40.7
Mower 746 7.0% 5,221 48.7% 4,762 10,729 R+41.7
Blue Earth 968 9.5% 6,257 61.7% 2,923 10,148 R+52.1
Olmsted 906 9.3% 6,183 63.7% 2,624 9,713 R+54.3
Rice 863 9.3% 6,464 69.3% 1,996 9,323 R+60.1
Goodhue 501 5.7% 5,535 62.9% 2,758 8,794 R+57.2
Washington 695 8.2% 4,593 54.0% 3,211 8,499 R+45.9
Crow Wing 917 11.1% 3,362 40.8% 3,965 8,244 Others
Freeborn 648 7.9% 5,289 64.3% 2,292 8,229 R+56.4
Kandiyohi 419 5.1% 3,099 37.8% 4,691 8,209 Others
Fillmore 414 5.5% 5,379 71.8% 1,696 7,489 R+66.3
Carlton 725 9.7% 3,336 44.9% 3,375 7,436 Others
Morrison 1,025 13.8% 3,210 43.4% 3,167 7,402 R+29.5
Martin 621 8.5% 4,881 67.2% 1,766 7,268 R+58.6
Wright 458 6.3% 3,867 53.2% 2,939 7,264 R+46.9
Todd 597 8.5% 3,849 54.6% 2,601 7,047 R+46.1
Renville 585 8.3% 3,160 44.9% 3,296 7,041 Others
Le Sueur 808 11.5% 3,856 54.8% 2,375 7,039 R+43.3
Faribault 511 7.3% 4,748 67.8% 1,748 7,007 R+60.5
Brown 370 5.5% 2,753 41.2% 3,558 6,681 Others
Redwood 456 6.9% 3,472 52.9% 2,635 6,563 R+46.0
Nobles 553 8.5% 4,018 62.1% 1,904 6,475 R+53.5
Beltrami 547 8.5% 2,848 44.0% 3,072 6,467 Others
Lyon 593 9.3% 3,803 59.5% 1,999 6,395 R+50.2
Clay 465 7.3% 3,356 53.0% 2,514 6,335 R+45.6
Pine 431 6.8% 2,550 40.4% 3,334 6,315 Others
Wabasha 724 11.5% 3,654 58.0% 1,925 6,303 R+46.5
Becker 549 8.9% 3,221 52.1% 2,415 6,185 R+43.2
Carver 382 6.2% 2,393 38.8% 3,396 6,171 Others
Douglas 275 4.5% 2,545 41.3% 3,344 6,164 Others
Steele 518 8.5% 4,147 68.4% 1,395 6,060 R+59.9
Meeker 357 6.1% 2,949 50.2% 2,564 5,870 R+44.2
McLeod 314 5.5% 3,010 52.7% 2,383 5,707 R+47.2
Koochiching 856 15.3% 2,588 46.3% 2,145 5,589 R+31.0
Chippewa 291 5.5% 2,403 45.5% 2,592 5,286 Others
Houston 550 10.4% 3,616 68.6% 1,103 5,269 R+58.2
Scott 566 10.8% 2,861 54.4% 1,833 5,260 R+43.6
Waseca 532 10.4% 2,906 56.8% 1,679 5,117 R+46.4
Yellow Medicine 263 5.2% 2,482 48.6% 2,358 5,103 R+43.5
Cass 524 10.4% 2,475 49.3% 2,023 5,022 R+38.8
Anoka 556 11.3% 2,428 49.2% 1,954 4,938 R+37.9
Mille Lacs 276 5.6% 1,978 40.1% 2,677 4,931 Others
Jackson 425 8.7% 2,715 55.6% 1,746 4,886 R+46.9
Nicollet 307 6.3% 2,727 56.1% 1,825 4,859 R+49.8
Benton 700 14.8% 2,358 49.7% 1,682 4,740 R+35.0
Aitkin 335 7.1% 2,316 49.1% 2,063 4,714 R+42.0
Lac Qui Parle 214 4.9% 2,334 53.0% 1,856 4,404 R+48.1
Cottonwood 228 5.2% 2,363 54.4% 1,752 4,343 R+49.2
Pope 217 5.0% 2,270 52.4% 1,847 4,334 R+47.4
Roseau 341 7.9% 2,018 46.9% 1,945 4,304 R+39.0
Marshall 316 7.4% 2,069 48.3% 1,901 4,286 R+40.9
Chisago 158 3.7% 2,341 54.7% 1,777 4,276 R+51.1
Swift 388 9.1% 1,808 42.4% 2,067 4,263 Others
Dodge 264 6.3% 2,690 64.5% 1,215 4,169 R+58.2
Murray 379 9.1% 2,422 58.4% 1,347 4,148 R+49.3
Sibley 230 5.6% 1,904 46.1% 1,993 4,127 Others
Pennington 261 6.4% 1,756 42.9% 2,078 4,095 Others
Norman 230 5.8% 2,088 52.3% 1,677 3,995 R+46.5
Pipestone 344 9.4% 2,296 63.0% 1,002 3,642 R+53.6
Isanti 63 1.7% 1,683 46.7% 1,858 3,604 Others
Watonwan 212 6.3% 1,929 57.0% 1,243 3,384 R+50.7
Wadena 222 6.6% 1,941 57.4% 1,217 3,380 R+50.9
Kittson 255 7.7% 1,440 43.6% 1,608 3,303 Others
Clearwater 189 5.9% 1,267 39.5% 1,748 3,204 Others
Grant 179 5.7% 1,514 48.6% 1,422 3,115 R+42.9
Hubbard 374 12.5% 1,670 55.9% 944 2,988 R+43.4
Big Stone 298 10.7% 1,288 46.4% 1,189 2,775 R+35.7
Stevens 543 19.8% 1,583 57.6% 621 2,747 R+37.9
Wilkin 283 10.4% 1,618 59.4% 825 2,726 R+49.0
Sherburne 191 7.1% 1,534 56.7% 982 2,707 R+49.6
Lake 270 10.3% 1,038 39.7% 1,309 2,617 Others
Kanabec 150 5.8% 1,303 50.2% 1,143 2,596 R+44.4
Traverse 265 10.3% 1,396 54.1% 918 2,579 R+43.9
Lincoln 197 7.7% 1,393 54.7% 958 2,548 R+46.9
Rock 187 7.5% 1,819 73.1% 481 2,487 R+65.6
Mahnomen 296 12.3% 1,019 42.4% 1,086 2,401 Others
Red Lake 231 11.9% 933 48.0% 780 1,944 R+36.1
Lake Of The Woods 146 9.6% 633 41.4% 749 1,528 Others
Cook 98 9.5% 602 58.6% 327 1,027 R+49.1

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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