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Election 1946 Results

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1946 US Senate election in Minnesota

Edward J. Thye (Republican) beat Theodore Jorgenson (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1946, 58.9% to 39.8%, a margin of 19.1 points and 168,255 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Henrik Shipstead won.

Republicans led in 77 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Hennepin, cast 204,801 votes and went to the Republican by 9.5 points. The closest was Mahnomen, where 9 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Edward J. Thye won Republican 517,775 58.9%
Theodore Jorgenson Democratic 349,520 39.8%
All other candidates 11,436 1.3%
Total878,731

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 91,777 44.8% 111,173 54.3% 1,851 204,801 R+9.5
Ramsey 35,619 40.8% 50,239 57.5% 1,443 87,301 R+16.7
St. Louis 43,694 57.2% 31,280 40.9% 1,421 76,395 D+16.2
Stearns 5,657 30.5% 12,650 68.1% 257 18,564 R+37.7
Dakota 5,570 39.5% 8,337 59.2% 187 14,094 R+19.6
Itasca 7,496 55.3% 5,801 42.8% 262 13,559 D+12.5
Olmsted 3,772 31.3% 8,132 67.5% 151 12,055 R+36.2
Otter Tail 2,954 26.0% 8,304 73.1% 109 11,367 R+47.1
Blue Earth 2,704 23.9% 8,472 74.8% 145 11,321 R+50.9
Polk 4,398 40.1% 6,438 58.7% 129 10,965 R+18.6
Mower 4,224 38.8% 6,570 60.4% 85 10,879 R+21.6
Goodhue 3,096 28.7% 7,596 70.5% 81 10,773 R+41.8
Winona 3,101 30.5% 6,955 68.4% 113 10,169 R+37.9
Washington 3,367 34.5% 6,244 63.9% 161 9,772 R+29.4
Freeborn 3,610 37.3% 5,999 62.0% 74 9,683 R+24.7
Kandiyohi 4,733 52.8% 4,146 46.2% 91 8,970 D+6.5
Rice 2,391 26.7% 6,474 72.4% 80 8,945 R+45.6
Crow Wing 3,610 44.2% 4,422 54.2% 130 8,162 R+9.9
Becker 3,126 39.2% 4,707 59.1% 136 7,969 R+19.8
Morrison 2,810 35.7% 4,906 62.3% 153 7,869 R+26.6
Todd 2,487 31.7% 5,234 66.7% 124 7,845 R+35.0
Clay 2,602 33.2% 5,138 65.5% 103 7,843 R+32.3
Beltrami 3,750 47.9% 3,979 50.8% 105 7,834 R+2.9
Carlton 4,073 53.8% 3,411 45.1% 86 7,570 D+8.7
Renville 2,423 32.4% 4,925 65.9% 121 7,469 R+33.5
Faribault 1,712 23.0% 5,625 75.7% 94 7,431 R+52.7
Fillmore 1,452 19.8% 5,798 79.1% 78 7,328 R+59.3
Le Sueur 2,073 29.2% 4,881 68.7% 152 7,106 R+39.5
Steele 1,788 25.7% 5,094 73.1% 84 6,966 R+47.5
Wright 2,006 29.6% 4,688 69.2% 85 6,779 R+39.6
Lyon 2,047 30.8% 4,522 68.0% 84 6,653 R+37.2
Anoka 2,983 45.4% 3,498 53.3% 83 6,564 R+7.8
Pine 3,073 47.3% 3,358 51.7% 70 6,501 R+4.4
Meeker 2,109 32.6% 4,268 65.9% 102 6,479 R+33.3
McLeod 1,671 25.9% 4,702 72.8% 84 6,457 R+46.9
Martin 1,288 20.0% 5,114 79.3% 50 6,452 R+59.3
Nobles 1,646 25.6% 4,697 73.0% 91 6,434 R+47.4
Douglas 2,433 38.8% 3,758 60.0% 77 6,268 R+21.1
Carver 1,378 22.2% 4,767 76.7% 67 6,212 R+54.6
Wabasha 1,519 25.0% 4,453 73.2% 109 6,081 R+48.2
Redwood 1,585 27.3% 4,134 71.3% 77 5,796 R+44.0
Marshall 2,165 37.5% 3,550 61.5% 61 5,776 R+24.0
Chippewa 2,553 44.4% 3,142 54.6% 55 5,750 R+10.2
Brown 1,548 27.4% 4,005 70.8% 104 5,657 R+43.4
Jackson 1,683 30.4% 3,777 68.2% 77 5,537 R+37.8
Scott 1,728 31.5% 3,683 67.2% 73 5,484 R+35.6
Aitkin 2,348 43.3% 2,988 55.0% 92 5,428 R+11.8
Koochiching 2,736 50.6% 2,592 48.0% 74 5,402 D+2.7
Waseca 1,390 25.8% 3,928 72.8% 77 5,395 R+47.0
Houston 981 18.4% 4,268 80.2% 70 5,319 R+61.8
Benton 1,586 31.7% 3,309 66.2% 107 5,002 R+34.4
Mille Lacs 2,086 42.5% 2,750 56.0% 77 4,913 R+13.5
Yellow Medicine 1,893 39.5% 2,853 59.5% 49 4,795 R+20.0
Cass 1,807 37.9% 2,866 60.1% 99 4,772 R+22.2
Sibley 1,087 23.0% 3,587 75.8% 59 4,733 R+52.8
Nicollet 1,212 25.9% 3,443 73.5% 30 4,685 R+47.6
Pipestone 1,236 27.4% 3,228 71.4% 54 4,518 R+44.1
Roseau 2,200 49.5% 2,186 49.2% 60 4,446 D+0.3
Lac Qui Parle 1,685 38.4% 2,654 60.4% 53 4,392 R+22.1
Chisago 1,499 34.2% 2,836 64.8% 44 4,379 R+30.5
Swift 2,018 47.6% 2,179 51.4% 43 4,240 R+3.8
Norman 1,659 39.5% 2,490 59.3% 50 4,199 R+19.8
Cottonwood 1,045 25.5% 3,016 73.5% 45 4,106 R+48.0
Murray 1,130 28.5% 2,779 70.1% 53 3,962 R+41.6
Wadena 1,163 29.7% 2,701 69.0% 52 3,916 R+39.3
Pope 1,567 40.7% 2,248 58.4% 32 3,847 R+17.7
Hubbard 1,191 32.0% 2,454 65.9% 77 3,722 R+33.9
Dodge 977 26.6% 2,638 71.7% 62 3,677 R+45.2
Watonwan 1,132 31.4% 2,423 67.3% 45 3,600 R+35.9
Pennington 1,687 47.0% 1,870 52.0% 36 3,593 R+5.1
Grant 1,513 45.7% 1,749 52.8% 50 3,312 R+7.1
Lincoln 1,118 34.2% 2,109 64.4% 46 3,273 R+30.3
Stevens 907 28.8% 2,188 69.5% 51 3,146 R+40.7
Sherburne 1,045 34.0% 1,981 64.5% 44 3,070 R+30.5
Isanti 1,314 43.2% 1,699 55.9% 28 3,041 R+12.7
Clearwater 1,703 56.9% 1,256 41.9% 36 2,995 D+14.9
Wilkin 869 29.4% 2,057 69.5% 32 2,958 R+40.2
Lake 1,790 60.6% 1,130 38.3% 34 2,954 D+22.3
Kanabec 1,155 39.1% 1,739 58.9% 58 2,952 R+19.8
Big Stone 1,120 39.3% 1,673 58.6% 60 2,853 R+19.4
Rock 580 21.2% 2,139 78.1% 20 2,739 R+56.9
Kittson 1,407 52.2% 1,261 46.8% 27 2,695 D+5.4
Mahnomen 1,276 49.3% 1,267 48.9% 46 2,589 D+0.3
Traverse 864 36.8% 1,456 62.1% 25 2,345 R+25.2
Red Lake 889 46.9% 982 51.8% 23 1,894 R+4.9
Lake Of The Woods 786 44.5% 943 53.3% 39 1,768 R+8.9
Cook 385 31.5% 814 66.7% 22 1,221 R+35.1

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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