1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1910 November 3, 1908 File:John Albert Johnson 1909 Portrait.jpg 150x150px John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota 175,136 51.93% File:Jacob F Jacobson.jpg Jacob F. Jacobson Republican Party of Minnesota 147,997 43.88% 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsJohnson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Jacobson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota John Albert Johnson Democratic Party of Minnesota The 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1908. Democratic incumbent John Albert Johnson defeated Republican challenger Jacob F. Jacobson. Johnson was only the second governor of Minnesota to be elected to a third term, the first being John S. Pillsbury in 1879. Johnson did not become the second governor to serve three full terms, as he died only eight months into his term, in September of 1909. Candidates William W. Allen, attorney (Independence) George D. Haggard, physician (Prohibition) Jacob F. Jacobson, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican) John Albert Johnson, incumbent (Democrat) Beecher Moore, lecturer (Public Ownership) Campaigns thumb|A political cartoon depicting the "burning out" of Republican support for Johnson|160px|left The Democratic State Convention was held on August 19, 1908. Johnson was nominated for his third term without opposition. He was unaware he was even a nominee until the convention had concluded and his nomination finalized. When he was asked by a journalist later that day about his thoughts on the renomination, an unaware Johnson replied, "I have not been officially notified of the nomination. I have nothing to say."DEMOCRATS NOMINATE JOHNSON August 20, 1908 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19080820.1.21&srpos=14&e=------190-en-20--1--img-txIN-Johnson----1908------- The Republican State Convention was held on June 26, 1908. Jacobson was the overwhelming choice, but was contested by Attorney General Edward T. Young. Young's delegates mostly switched to Jacobson before the ballot was called. By the time it came to vote, a motion passed to have the nomination done by acclamation, which was overwhelmingly in favor of Jacobson.JACOBSON BY ACCLAMATION June 27, 1908 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19080627.1.2&srpos=11&e=------190-en-20--1--img-txIN-Jacobson----1908------- Jacobson was popular with businessmen. Jacobson attempted to market himself as a conservative who was not against progressives.THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR JACOBSON October 29, 1908 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=sppp19081029.1.10&srpos=18&e=------190-en-20--1--img-txIN-Jacobson----1908------- Johnson's two previous elections had relied almost entirely on defecting Republican votes to win the elections, and the sentiment from both sides was that he would be unable to maintain support among Republicans. Jacobson hoped to being back enough voters to win the election, while Johnson, still popular, attempted to keep them. When the results came out, Jacobson had, in fact, gained about nine percentage points worth of ground, making the election still a comfortable win for Johnson, but his closest result. Jacobson faced difficulty with multiple third-party performances that hindered his campaign. Even with their votes, Johnson still would have had about a four-point lead. Results 1908 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Democratic Party (United States) John Albert Johnson (incumbent) 175,136 51.93% -9.00% Republican Party (United States) Jacob F. Jacobson 147,997 43.88% +9.10% Prohibition Party (United States) George D. Haggard 7,024 2.08% -0.53% Public Ownership Party (United States) Beecher Moore 6,516 1.93% +0.25% Independence Party (United States) William W. Allen 593 0.18% n/a 27,139 8.05% 337,266 Democratic Party (United States) See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections References External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive Minnesota Gubernatorial 1908 Category:November 1908 in the United States