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1906 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1906 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

John Albert Johnson won the 1906 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. John Albert Johnson received 168,480 popular votes (60.93%). The main challenger was Albert L. Cole (34.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Cole

Johnson +26.1 pts · won by 72,318 votes
John Albert JohnsonDemocraticWINNER60.93%
168,480 votes
Albert L. ColeRepublican34.78%
96,162 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.