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Election 1944 Results

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1944 Minnesota governor election

Edward John Thye (Republican) beat Byron G. Allen (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1944, 61.6% to 37.8%, a margin of 23.8 points and 271,053 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1942, when Harold Stassen won.

Republicans led in 78 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 9. The largest, Hennepin, cast 274,114 votes and went to the Republican by 11.8 points. The closest was Red Lake, where 34 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Edward John Thye won Republican 701,185 61.6%
Byron G. Allen Democratic 430,132 37.8%
All other candidates 7,151 0.6%
Total1,138,468

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 120,226 43.9% 152,474 55.6% 1,414 274,114 R+11.8
Ramsey 57,003 44.8% 69,203 54.3% 1,175 127,381 R+9.6
St. Louis 52,310 57.5% 37,769 41.5% 859 90,938 D+16.0
Stearns 5,668 24.9% 16,957 74.5% 139 22,764 R+49.6
Otter Tail 4,241 22.9% 14,209 76.7% 78 18,528 R+53.8
Dakota 6,144 36.1% 10,753 63.2% 125 17,022 R+27.1
Olmsted 4,912 30.8% 10,960 68.7% 76 15,948 R+37.9
Winona 4,761 31.6% 10,167 67.5% 134 15,062 R+35.9
Blue Earth 3,265 21.8% 11,643 77.7% 67 14,975 R+55.9
Mower 5,539 38.3% 8,848 61.2% 80 14,467 R+22.9
Goodhue 3,507 24.7% 10,619 74.8% 63 14,189 R+50.1
Polk 6,069 43.3% 7,845 56.0% 106 14,020 R+12.7
Itasca 7,441 54.1% 6,205 45.1% 111 13,757 D+9.0
Freeborn 4,836 38.0% 7,852 61.7% 41 12,729 R+23.7
Washington 3,985 33.4% 7,864 66.0% 69 11,918 R+32.5
Rice 2,645 22.2% 9,218 77.4% 49 11,912 R+55.2
Wright 2,516 22.7% 8,472 76.6% 74 11,062 R+53.8
Kandiyohi 5,028 47.4% 5,537 52.2% 42 10,607 R+4.8
Crow Wing 4,468 42.4% 5,990 56.8% 83 10,541 R+14.4
Brown 1,819 17.8% 8,345 81.5% 74 10,238 R+63.7
Faribault 2,001 20.0% 7,949 79.5% 48 9,998 R+59.5
Clay 4,050 40.6% 5,869 58.8% 56 9,975 R+18.2
Anoka 4,369 44.0% 5,481 55.2% 78 9,928 R+11.2
Fillmore 1,807 18.2% 8,051 81.3% 45 9,903 R+63.1
Martin 2,002 20.2% 7,856 79.3% 43 9,901 R+59.1
Todd 2,566 26.5% 7,045 72.9% 56 9,667 R+46.3
Renville 2,412 25.6% 6,970 73.9% 45 9,427 R+48.4
Becker 4,440 47.9% 4,780 51.6% 45 9,265 R+3.7
Morrison 2,785 30.1% 6,389 69.0% 81 9,255 R+38.9
Carlton 5,029 54.4% 4,152 44.9% 56 9,237 D+9.5
Lyon 2,638 30.4% 6,017 69.3% 33 8,688 R+38.9
Redwood 1,853 21.5% 6,721 78.0% 41 8,615 R+56.5
McLeod 1,559 18.2% 6,968 81.3% 40 8,567 R+63.1
Beltrami 4,438 52.1% 4,033 47.4% 45 8,516 D+4.8
Steele 1,958 23.3% 6,418 76.2% 42 8,418 R+53.0
Le Sueur 2,199 26.4% 6,073 72.9% 56 8,328 R+46.5
Douglas 2,727 33.3% 5,426 66.3% 36 8,189 R+33.0
Pine 3,458 42.5% 4,620 56.8% 52 8,130 R+14.3
Nobles 2,127 27.2% 5,647 72.2% 50 7,824 R+45.0
Meeker 1,995 25.7% 5,732 73.7% 46 7,773 R+48.1
Carver 1,094 14.2% 6,563 85.2% 46 7,703 R+71.0
Wabasha 1,638 23.4% 5,315 75.9% 51 7,004 R+52.5
Nicollet 1,450 20.7% 5,507 78.7% 38 6,995 R+58.0
Yellow Medicine 2,102 30.4% 4,789 69.3% 20 6,911 R+38.9
Cass 2,478 37.0% 4,176 62.3% 47 6,701 R+25.3
Waseca 1,433 21.4% 5,235 78.2% 24 6,692 R+56.8
Jackson 2,033 30.8% 4,551 68.8% 27 6,611 R+38.1
Chippewa 2,418 36.6% 4,147 62.8% 34 6,599 R+26.2
Cottonwood 1,363 21.0% 5,095 78.6% 28 6,486 R+57.5
Sibley 955 15.3% 5,242 84.1% 35 6,232 R+68.8
Scott 1,665 26.8% 4,515 72.7% 34 6,214 R+45.9
Lac Qui Parle 2,027 32.8% 4,141 66.9% 21 6,189 R+34.2
Houston 1,110 17.9% 5,052 81.7% 25 6,187 R+63.7
Marshall 2,584 42.5% 3,471 57.1% 29 6,084 R+14.6
Swift 2,559 42.7% 3,400 56.7% 33 5,992 R+14.0
Koochiching 3,392 56.7% 2,554 42.7% 40 5,986 D+14.0
Mille Lacs 2,222 37.5% 3,660 61.8% 38 5,920 R+24.3
Aitkin 1,982 34.9% 3,671 64.6% 28 5,681 R+29.7
Chisago 1,612 28.5% 4,008 70.9% 33 5,653 R+42.4
Watonwan 1,289 23.0% 4,286 76.5% 24 5,599 R+53.5
Pope 1,897 34.1% 3,647 65.5% 22 5,566 R+31.4
Benton 1,604 29.3% 3,828 69.9% 44 5,476 R+40.6
Roseau 2,808 52.0% 2,555 47.3% 37 5,400 D+4.7
Murray 1,366 25.6% 3,929 73.5% 51 5,346 R+47.9
Pennington 2,511 48.5% 2,643 51.1% 21 5,175 R+2.6
Dodge 1,033 20.6% 3,965 79.0% 20 5,018 R+58.4
Pipestone 1,302 26.1% 3,671 73.6% 18 4,991 R+47.5
Norman 1,946 39.5% 2,949 59.9% 30 4,925 R+20.4
Wadena 1,313 27.6% 3,417 71.8% 31 4,761 R+44.2
Isanti 1,704 36.6% 2,939 63.1% 18 4,661 R+26.5
Rock 894 20.7% 3,400 78.8% 23 4,317 R+58.0
Stevens 1,025 24.7% 3,103 74.8% 19 4,147 R+50.1
Grant 1,678 40.6% 2,434 59.0% 16 4,128 R+18.3
Clearwater 2,285 57.4% 1,680 42.2% 19 3,984 D+15.2
Lincoln 1,214 30.7% 2,716 68.7% 23 3,953 R+38.0
Big Stone 1,845 46.9% 2,064 52.4% 27 3,936 R+5.6
Kittson 2,097 53.9% 1,762 45.3% 28 3,887 D+8.6
Wilkin 1,280 33.1% 2,571 66.5% 16 3,867 R+33.4
Kanabec 1,258 32.6% 2,588 67.1% 12 3,858 R+34.5
Hubbard 1,099 28.6% 2,711 70.7% 26 3,836 R+42.0
Sherburne 913 25.2% 2,689 74.2% 21 3,623 R+49.0
Lake 2,046 60.9% 1,288 38.3% 25 3,359 D+22.6
Traverse 1,192 38.4% 1,895 61.1% 17 3,104 R+22.6
Red Lake 1,232 48.9% 1,266 50.2% 22 2,520 R+1.3
Mahnomen 1,164 47.7% 1,249 51.2% 25 2,438 R+3.5
Lake Of The Woods 858 45.2% 1,016 53.6% 23 1,897 R+8.3
Cook 366 33.9% 705 65.3% 9 1,080 R+31.4

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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