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1946 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota 1893 Presidential no 1942 Minnesota State Auditor election 1942 1950 Minnesota State Auditor election 1950 November 5, 1946 125px Stafford King Republican Party (United States) 526,776 61.68% 125px Bernie M. Olson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 327,268 38.32% 1946 Minnesota state auditor election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsKing: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Olson: #7996e2 50–60% State Auditor Stafford King Republican Party (United States) Stafford King Republican Party (United States)
The 1946 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Stafford King defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Bernie M. Olson.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319461099924600/ Auditor, 1946 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-11
General election
On election day, November 5, 1946, Republican nominee Stafford King won re-election by a margin of 199,508 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Bernie M. Olson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. King was sworn in for his fifth term on January 6, 1947.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=871916 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com March 7, 2019 2024-10-11
Results
Minnesota State Auditor election, 1946
Republican Party (United States)
Stafford King (incumbent)
526,776
61.68
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Bernie M. Olson
327,268
38.32
854,044
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
References
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