1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota

none March 2026 September 2023 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1940 1952 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1952 November 5, 1946 EdwardThye.jpg Edward J. Thye Republican Party of Minnesota 517,775 58.92% Theodore Jorgenson Edit.jpg Theodore Jorgenson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 349,520 39.78% 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 280px County results Thye: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Jorgenson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead Republican Party of Minnesota Edward J. Thye Republican Party of Minnesota 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 Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota merged in 1944, to form the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Edward John Thye, 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 resultsPrimary Election Returns of Election Held July 8, 1946 1947-01-01 https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1946-07-08-p-man.pdf live Minnesota Legislature https://web.archive.org/web/20220525100110/https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1946-07-08-p-man.pdf 2022-05-25 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Theodore Jorgenson 58,047 50.41% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Frank Patrick Ryan 41,278 35.85% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Victor D. Engstrom 15,826 13.74% 115,151 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Declared Carl Krause John C. Peterson W. F. Schilling Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923 Edward J. Thye, Governor of Minnesota since 1943 Results Republican primary election results Republican Party of Minnesota Edward J. Thye 238,210 57.28% Republican Party of Minnesota Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) 160,619 38.62% Republican Party of Minnesota John C. Peterson 10,710 2.57% Republican Party of Minnesota W. F. Schilling 3,524 0.85% Republican Party of Minnesota Carl Krause 2,821 0.68% 415,884 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=83741 Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952 Republican Party of Minnesota Edward J. Thye 517,775 58.92% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Theodore Jorgenson 349,520 39.78% Revolutionary Workers Party (United States) Grace Carlson 11,421 1.30% Independent (United States) Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) 15 0.00% 878,731 100.00% 168,255 19.14% Republican Party of Minnesota Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party See also United States Senate elections, 1946 and 1947 References Minnesota 1946 Category:1946 Minnesota elections