1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota

1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1940 November 5, 1946 1952 →

Nominee Edward J. Thye Theodore Jorgenson Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 517,775 349,520 Percentage 58.92% 39.78%

County results Thye:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Jorgenson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Henrik Shipstead Republican Elected U.S. Senator Edward J. Thye Republican

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The 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1946. It was the first election to either of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate held since the

, who went on to defeat DFL challenger Theodore Jorgenson in the general election.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

• Victor D. Engstrom
• Theodore Jorgenson
• Frank Patrick Ryan

Results

Democratic primary election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Theodore Jorgenson	58,047	50.41%
	Democratic (DFL)	Frank Patrick Ryan	41,278	35.85%
	Democratic (DFL)	Victor D. Engstrom	15,826	13.74%
Total votes			115,151	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Carl Krause
• John C. Peterson
• W. F. Schilling
• U.S. Senator
  since 1923
• Edward J. Thye, Governor of Minnesota
  since 1943

Results

Republican primary election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward J. Thye	238,210	57.28%
	Republican	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	160,619	38.62%
	Republican	John C. Peterson	10,710	2.57%
	Republican	W. F. Schilling	3,524	0.85%
	Republican	Carl Krause	2,821	0.68%
Total votes			415,884	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward J. Thye	517,775	58.92%
	Democratic (DFL)	Theodore Jorgenson	349,520	39.78%
	Revolutionary Workers	Grace Carlson	11,421	1.30%
	Independent	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	15	0.00%
Total votes			878,731	100.00%
Majority			168,255	19.14%
	Republican hold

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1946 and 1947

References