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  MN Governor
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Parents > United States > Minnesota > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1948 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1948 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1948 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1949 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1951 - 12:00pm
ContributorThe Oncoming Storm
Last ModifiedRBH January 12, 2013 02:32pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1946
NameLuther W. Youngdahl Votes519,067 (58.96%)
Term01/08/1947 - 01/05/1949 Margin169,502 (+19.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1950
NameLuther W. Youngdahl Votes635,800 (60.75%)
Term01/03/1951 - 01/03/1953 Margin235,163 (+22.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 14, 1948 MN Governor - R Primary
Luther W. Youngdahl
R 373,041
Sep 14, 1948 MN Governor - DFL Primary
Charles L. Halsted
DFL 224,952

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Name (I) Gov. Luther W. Youngdahl Charles L. Halsted Orville E. Olson Rudolph Gustafson  
PartyRepublican Democratic-Farmer-Labor Progressive Industrial Government (Socialist Labor)  
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Uncertified Votes 643,572 (53.15%) 545,766 (45.07%) 14,950 (1.24%) 6,598 (0.55%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -97,806 (-8.08%) -628,622 (-51.91%) -636,974 (-52.60%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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