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1920 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

Minnesota · 3 candidates · See every 1920 Governor race

Who won the 1920 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

J. A. O. Preus won the 1920 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. J. A. O. Preus received 415,805 popular votes (53.06%). The main challenger was Henrik Shipstead (35.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Preus and Shipstead

Preus +17.2 pts · won by 134,403 votes
J. A. O. PreusRepublicanWINNER53.06%
415,805 votes
Henrik ShipsteadIndependent35.91%
281,402 votes
Laurence C. HodgsonDemocratic10.37%
81,293 votes
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.