1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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 County results Hammond:
30-40%
40-50%
50–60%
60–70%
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The 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914.
Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate Winfield Scott Hammond defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William E. Lee
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
- William E. Lee, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Eliminated in primary
- Lieutenant Governor and State Senator
- Elwood L. Raab, mining engineer[1]
Results
Lee
- 40-50%
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
Eberhart
- 40-50%
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
Republicans conducted a ranked-choice primary, though second choices were not used, as Lee received over 50% in the first round.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Lee | 102,757 | 52.64% | |
| Republican | Adolph Olson Eberhart | 86,340 | 44.23% | |
| Republican | Elwood L. Raab | 6,105 | 3.13% | |
| Total votes | 195,202 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated in primary
- Daniel W. Lawler, former Mayor of St. Paul
Results
Hammond
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
- 80-90%
- 90-100%
Lawler
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Winfield Scott Hammond | 21,852 | 51.09% | |
Democratic
|
Daniel W. Lawler | 20,923 | 48.91% | |
| Total votes | 42,775 | 100% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Winfield Scott Hammond | 156,304 | 45.54% | +14.24% | |
| Republican | William E. Lee | 143,730 | 41.87% | +1.15% | |
Prohibition
|
Willis G. Calderwood | 18,582 | 5.41% | -3.97% | |
| Socialist | Thomas J. Lewis | 17,225 | 5.02% | -3.07% | |
Industrial Labor
|
Herbert Johnson | 3,861 | 1.12% | n/a | |
Progressive
|
Hugh T. Halbert | 3,553 | 1.04% | -9.47% | |
| Majority | 12,574 | 3.66% | |||
| Turnout | 343,255 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Raab's Action Great Surprise". The Kenyon News. April 30, 1914. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Schmahl, Julius A. (1915). Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915.