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      Home/Elections/1926/Governor/Minnesota
      1926·Governor·Minnesota

      Minnesota Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Theodore Christianson
      56.5%395,779 votes
      Runner-up
      OTH
      Other
      38.1%266,845 votes
      Margin
      R+51.1
      700,632 total votes
      3 candidates700,632 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Theodore ChristiansonREP✓
      		REP395,77956.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH266,84538.1%
      Alfred JaquesDEM
      		DEM38,0085.4%

      Seat History

      Governor in Minnesota

      2022
      Timothy J WalzDEM
      D+7.7
      2018
      Timothy J WalzDEM
      D+11.4
      2014
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+5.6
      2010
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+0.4
      2006
      Tim PawlentyREP
      R+1.0
      2002
      Tim PawlentyREP
      R+7.9
      1998
      OtherOTH
      R+34.3
      1994
      Arne CarlsonREP
      R+28.6
      1990
      Arne CarlsonREP
      R+3.3
      1986
      Rudy PerpichDEM
      D+12.9
      1982
      Rudy PerpichDEM
      D+18.6
      1978
      Albert H. QuieREP
      R+7.0
      1974
      Wendell R. AndersonDEM
      D+33.5
      1970
      Wendell R. AndersonDEM
      D+8.5
      1966
      Harold LevanderREP
      R+5.6
      View all Governor history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Alfred JaquesDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+51.1
      Career1926-1926
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Theodore ChristiansonREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginR+42.5
      Career1924-1928
      Governor
      Full profile →
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