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1948 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1948 Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1946 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 C. Elmer Anderson.jpg C. Elmer Anderson Republican Party of Minnesota 591,208 591208 1171078 2 3x4.svg John T. McDonough Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 562,422 562422 1171078 2 1948 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsAnderson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%McDonough: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Lieutenant Governor C. Elmer Anderson Republican Party of Minnesota C. Elmer Anderson Republican Party of Minnesota
The 1948 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Lieutenant Governor C. Elmer Anderson of the Republican Party of Minnesota defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party challenger John T. McDonough.
Results
1948 lieutenant gubernatorial election, Minnesota
Republican Party of Minnesota
C. Elmer Anderson (incumbent)
591,208
50.48%
-10.69%
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
John T. McDonough
562,422
48.03%
+9.20%
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
Robert W. Duel
17,448
1.49%
n/a
28,786
2.45%
1,171,078
Republican Party of Minnesota
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Election Returns
Lieutenant Gubernatorial
1948
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