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      Home/Elections/1948/US Senate/Minnesota
      1948·US Senate·Minnesota

      Minnesota US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Hubert Humphrey
      59.9%729,494 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Joseph H. Ball
      39.7%482,801 votes
      Margin
      D+20.3
      1,217,250 total votes
      3 candidates1,217,250 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Hubert HumphreyDEM✓
      		DEM729,49459.9%
      Joseph H. BallREP
      		REP482,80139.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH4,9550.4%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Minnesota(Class II)

      2024
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+15.7
      2020
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+5.2
      2018(S)
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+10.6
      2018
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+24.1
      2014
      Al FrankenDEM
      D+10.2
      2012
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+34.7
      2008
      Al FrankenDEM
      EVEN
      2006
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+20.1
      2002
      Norm ColemanREP
      R+2.2
      2000
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+5.5
      1996
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+9.0
      1994
      Rod GramsREP
      R+5.0
      1990
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+2.6
      1988
      Dave DurenbergerREP
      R+14.9
      1984
      Rudy BoschwitzREP
      R+16.8
      View all US Senate history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Hubert HumphreyDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+22.2
      Career1948-1976
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Joseph H. BallREP
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginR+8.2
      Career1942-1948
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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