1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1904 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1904 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1908 November 6, 1906 Portrait of Governor John A. Johnson from St. Peter, Minnesota - DPLA - 90bba407f71ac3a5947dbb4d01af5685 (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota 168,480 60.93% File:Alcole-march-1908.jpg Albert L. Cole Republican Party of Minnesota 96,162 34.78% 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsJohnson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Cole: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota The 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1906. Democratic incumbent John Albert Johnson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Albert L. Cole. Candidates Albert L. Cole, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican) Charles W. Dorsett, attorney (Prohibition) John Albert Johnson, incumbent (Democrat) Ole E. Lofthus, teacher (Public Ownership) Campaigns At the Republican State Convention, held in Duluth on June 13, 1906, Cole was unanimously nominated.REPUBLICAN TICKET HEADED BY COLE OF WALKER IS NAMED IN DULUTH CONVENTION June 14, 1906 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19060614.1.4&srpos=1&e=-03-1906--10-1906-190-en-20--1--img-txIN-Cole----1906------- The Democratic State Convention was held on September 4, 1906. Johnson was renominated unanimously.DEMOCRATS INDORSE THE WHOLE STATE September 5, 1906 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19060905.1.2&e=-03-1906--10-1906-190-en-20--1--img-txIN-Johnson----1906------- Johnson, a popular incumbent, increased his majority from the previous election in 1904 by over twelve points, nearly winning every county. This was, at the time, the best showing the Democratic Party of Minnesota for governor. Results 1906 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Democratic Party (United States) John Albert Johnson (incumbent) 168,480 60.93% +12.22% Republican Party (United States) Albert L. Cole 96,162 34.78% -11.35% Prohibition Party (United States) Charles W. Dorsett 7,223 2.61% +0.12% Public Ownership Party (United States) O. E. Lofthus 6,516 1.68% -0.23% 72,318 26.15% 276,511 Democratic Party (United States) See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive Minnesota Gubernatorial 1906 Category:November 1906 in the United States