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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Minnesota

Joseph H. Ball (Republican) beat Elmer A. Benson (independent) in Minnesota in 1942, 47.0% to 28.2%, a margin of 18.8 points and 142,332 votes.

Arthur E. Nelson (Republican) beat Al Hansen (independent) in Minnesota in 1942, 56.1% to 26.7%, a margin of 29.4 points and 195,232 votes. (This was a special election.)

Minnesota changed party: in 1936 it went third-party, for Ernest Lundeen.

Republicans led in 47 of the 87 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 40. The largest, Hennepin, cast 171,393 votes and went to the Republican by 40.2 points. The closest was Red Lake, where 4 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.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph H. Ball won	Republican	356,297	47.0%
Elmer A. Benson	Farmer-Labor	213,965	28.2%
All other candidates		109,226	14.4%
Ed Murphy	Democratic	78,959	10.4%
Total		758,447

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Arthur E. Nelson won	Republican	372,240	56.1%
Al Hansen	Farmer-Labor	177,008	26.7%
John E. O'Rourke	Democratic	114,086	17.2%
Total		663,334

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Hennepin	16,035 9.4%	84,863 49.5%	70,495	171,393	R+40.2
Ramsey	6,853 10.3%	33,735 50.8%	25,857	66,445	R+40.5
St. Louis	7,810 12.9%	26,026 42.9%	26,764	60,600	Others
Stearns	2,719 17.3%	6,650 42.3%	6,353	15,722	R+25.0
Dakota	1,417 11.8%	5,439 45.5%	5,103	11,959	R+33.6
Winona	2,001 17.1%	5,930 50.5%	3,804	11,735	R+33.5
Itasca	1,737 15.5%	4,443 39.7%	5,008	11,188	Others
Otter Tail	618 5.5%	5,146 46.0%	5,413	11,177	Others
Polk	976 9.2%	5,076 47.7%	4,580	10,632	R+38.6
Mower	834 8.0%	3,497 33.4%	6,144	10,475	Others
Blue Earth	1,140 11.7%	4,983 51.0%	3,657	9,780	R+39.3
Olmsted	1,086 11.6%	5,302 56.8%	2,946	9,334	R+45.2
Rice	1,082 12.3%	5,035 57.4%	2,661	8,778	R+45.0
Goodhue	588 7.0%	4,518 53.9%	3,283	8,389	R+46.8
Washington	712 8.7%	4,254 52.0%	3,222	8,188	R+43.3
Freeborn	724 9.1%	4,747 59.6%	2,500	7,971	R+50.5
Kandiyohi	477 6.0%	2,505 31.5%	4,961	7,943	Others
Crow Wing	803 10.3%	3,206 41.1%	3,793	7,802	Others
Carlton	755 10.5%	3,037 42.4%	3,369	7,161	Others
Fillmore	490 7.0%	4,037 57.4%	2,510	7,037	R+50.4
Martin	597 8.5%	4,407 63.0%	1,990	6,994	R+54.5
Morrison	1,118 16.1%	2,772 40.0%	3,035	6,925	Others
Wright	722 10.5%	2,775 40.5%	3,351	6,848	Others
Renville	680 10.1%	2,656 39.4%	3,407	6,743	Others
Faribault	755 11.2%	3,949 58.8%	2,016	6,720	R+47.5
Todd	661 9.9%	3,098 46.4%	2,921	6,680	R+36.5
Le Sueur	923 14.1%	3,175 48.3%	2,470	6,568	R+34.3
Brown	569 8.8%	2,382 37.0%	3,492	6,443	Others
Redwood	551 8.9%	2,969 47.8%	2,687	6,207	R+39.0
Beltrami	552 9.0%	2,712 44.3%	2,855	6,119	Others
Nobles	754 12.5%	2,992 49.5%	2,297	6,043	R+37.0
Clay	555 9.2%	2,673 44.5%	2,784	6,012	Others
Pine	567 9.5%	2,234 37.6%	3,146	5,947	Others
Lyon	775 13.1%	2,911 49.1%	2,244	5,930	R+36.0
Carver	435 7.4%	1,667 28.5%	3,752	5,854	Others
Wabasha	771 13.2%	2,925 50.2%	2,135	5,831	R+36.9
Douglas	461 7.9%	2,303 39.6%	3,047	5,811	Others
Steele	674 11.7%	3,413 59.0%	1,696	5,783	R+47.4
Becker	620 10.8%	2,745 47.7%	2,387	5,752	R+36.9
Meeker	499 9.0%	2,282 41.3%	2,741	5,522	Others
McLeod	391 7.2%	2,462 45.6%	2,549	5,402	Others
Koochiching	848 16.2%	2,098 40.0%	2,295	5,241	Others
Chippewa	369 7.3%	2,004 39.4%	2,715	5,088	Others
Houston	667 13.5%	2,473 50.2%	1,783	4,923	R+36.7
Yellow Medicine	274 5.6%	1,967 40.5%	2,611	4,852	Others
Waseca	633 13.1%	2,218 45.7%	1,998	4,849	R+32.7
Scott	750 15.6%	2,375 49.2%	1,698	4,823	R+33.7
Anoka	565 11.8%	2,190 45.9%	2,014	4,769	R+34.1
Cass	508 10.7%	2,342 49.5%	1,879	4,729	R+38.8
Nicollet	372 7.9%	2,363 50.0%	1,987	4,722	R+42.2
Mille Lacs	323 6.9%	1,756 37.5%	2,603	4,682	Others
Jackson	531 11.5%	2,241 48.4%	1,861	4,633	R+36.9
Aitkin	391 8.8%	1,998 44.9%	2,062	4,451	Others
Benton	738 16.9%	1,761 40.2%	1,878	4,377	Others
Lac Qui Parle	313 7.4%	1,783 42.1%	2,144	4,240	Others
Swift	380 9.0%	1,466 34.8%	2,362	4,208	Others
Cottonwood	315 7.5%	2,043 48.6%	1,845	4,203	R+41.1
Pope	267 6.5%	2,041 49.3%	1,830	4,138	R+42.9
Marshall	388 9.4%	1,804 43.9%	1,917	4,109	Others
Chisago	186 4.6%	2,051 50.3%	1,840	4,077	R+45.7
Roseau	360 8.9%	1,485 36.6%	2,216	4,061	Others
Murray	502 12.9%	1,973 50.5%	1,429	3,904	R+37.7
Sibley	295 7.6%	1,505 38.6%	2,097	3,897	Others
Pennington	267 6.9%	1,597 41.1%	2,026	3,890	Others
Dodge	326 8.4%	2,019 52.1%	1,527	3,872	R+43.7
Norman	263 7.1%	1,567 42.3%	1,872	3,702	Others
Pipestone	403 11.7%	1,980 57.5%	1,061	3,444	R+45.8
Isanti	106 3.1%	1,353 39.8%	1,943	3,402	Others
Watonwan	297 9.1%	1,657 50.9%	1,302	3,256	R+41.8
Wadena	283 8.9%	1,635 51.5%	1,257	3,175	R+42.6
Clearwater	215 7.1%	1,039 34.4%	1,765	3,019	Others
Kittson	314 10.4%	1,224 40.6%	1,478	3,016	Others
Grant	180 6.0%	1,363 45.3%	1,464	3,007	Others
Hubbard	357 12.7%	1,492 53.2%	957	2,806	R+40.4
Big Stone	390 14.7%	1,091 41.1%	1,173	2,654	Others
Stevens	360 13.6%	1,437 54.4%	844	2,641	R+40.8
Sherburne	169 6.6%	1,320 51.9%	1,056	2,545	R+45.2
Wilkin	335 13.2%	1,351 53.2%	855	2,541	R+40.0
Lake	253 10.1%	931 37.1%	1,326	2,510	Others
Kanabec	192 7.7%	1,018 41.0%	1,271	2,481	Others
Traverse	357 14.8%	1,119 46.3%	942	2,418	R+31.5
Rock	253 10.6%	1,422 59.4%	718	2,393	R+48.9
Lincoln	261 11.1%	1,131 48.1%	958	2,350	R+37.0
Mahnomen	339 15.1%	903 40.1%	1,010	2,252	Others
Red Lake	314 17.4%	749 41.4%	745	1,808	R+24.1
Lake Of The Woods	163 11.2%	512 35.1%	783	1,458	Others
Cook	100 10.1%	519 52.3%	374	993	R+42.2

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 Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Amy Klobuchar (D)	D+15.7
2020	Tina Smith (D)	D+5.2
2018	Amy Klobuchar (D)	D+24.1
2014	Al Franken (D)	D+10.2
2012	Amy Klobuchar (D)	D+34.7
2008	Al Franken (D)	level
2006	Amy Klobuchar (D)	D+20.1
2002	Norm Coleman (R)	R+2.2
2000	Mark Dayton (D)	D+5.5
1996	Paul Wellstone (D)	D+9.0
1994	Rod Grams (R)	R+5.0
1990	Paul David Wellstone (D)	D+2.6
1988	David Durenberger (R)	R+15.3
1984	Rudy Boschwitz (R)	R+16.8
1982	Dave Durenberger (R)	R+6.0
1978	Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R)	R+16.2
1976	Hubert H. Humphrey (D)	D+42.5
1972	Walter Mondale (D)	D+13.8
1970	Hubert Humphrey (D)	D+16.1
1966	Walter Mondale (D)	D+8.7
1964	Eugene McCarthy (D)	D+21.1
1960	Hubert Humphrey (D)	D+15.3
1958	Eugene McCarthy (D)	D+6.3
1954	Hubert Humphrey (D)	D+14.3
1952	Edward J. Thye (R)	R+14.1
1948	Hubert Humphrey (D)	D+20.3
1946	Edward J. Thye (R)	R+19.1
1942	Joseph H. Ball (R)	R+36.6
1940	Henrik Shipstead (R)	R+32.4
1936	Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934	Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930	Thomas D. Schall (R)	R+1.5
1928	Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924	Thomas D. Schall (R)	R+40.0
1922	Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918	Knute Nelson (R)	R+60.0
1916	Frank Kellogg (R)	R+17.7