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1922 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

Minnesota · 3 candidates · See every 1922 Governor race

Who won the 1922 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

J. A. O. Preus won the 1922 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. J. A. O. Preus received 309,756 popular votes (45.21%). The main challenger was Magnus Johnson (43.13%).

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

Preus +2.1 pts · won by 14,277 votes
J. A. O. PreusRepublicanWINNER45.21%
309,756 votes
Magnus JohnsonDemocratic43.13%
295,479 votes
Edward IndrehusDemocratic11.66%
79,903 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.