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1914 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1914 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Winfield S. Hammond won the 1914 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Winfield S. Hammond received 156,304 popular votes (45.54%). The main challenger was William E. Lee (41.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Hammond and Lee

Hammond +3.7 pts · won by 12,574 votes
Winfield S. HammondDemocraticWINNER45.54%
156,304 votes
William E. LeeRepublican41.87%
143,730 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 12.6% 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.