1936 Senatorial Special Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Guy V. Howard

Republican

317,457

42.89%

N. J. Holmberg

Independent

210,364

28.42%

Andrew Olaf Devold

Independent Progressive

147,858

19.98%

John G. Alexander

Independent

64,493

8.71%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Special election to complete unexpired term ending January 3, 1937. Vacancy caused by death of Thomas Schall on December 22, 1935. Elmer Benson was initially appointed to the seat, pending a special election. Benson did not run in either the special election or concurrent regular election.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State. The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota 1937, Minnesota Secretary of State (https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1936-11-03-g-man.pdf) (accessed 24 Oct 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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