1928 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1928 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Theodore Christianson won the 1928 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Theodore Christianson received 549,857 popular votes (55%). The main challenger was Ernest Lundeen (22.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Christianson and Lundeen

Christianson +32.3 pts · won by 322,664 votes

Theodore Christianson RepublicanWINNER55%

549,857 votes

Ernest Lundeen Democratic22.72%

227,193 votes

Andrew Nelson Democratic21.38%

213,734 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.