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1916 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

J. A. A. Burnquist won the 1916 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. J. A. A. Burnquist received 245,841 popular votes (62.94%). The main challenger was Thomas P. Dwyer (23.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Burnquist and Dwyer

Burnquist +39.1 pts · won by 152,729 votes
J. A. A. BurnquistRepublicanWINNER62.94%
245,841 votes
Thomas P. DwyerDemocratic23.84%
93,112 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 13.2% 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.