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1908 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

John Albert Johnson won the 1908 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. John Albert Johnson received 175,136 popular votes (51.93%). The main challenger was Jacob F. Jacobson (43.88%).

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

Johnson +8.0 pts · won by 27,139 votes
John Albert JohnsonDemocraticWINNER51.93%
175,136 votes
Jacob F. JacobsonRepublican43.88%
147,997 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.2% 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.