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1938 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Harold Stassen won the 1938 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Harold Stassen received 678,839 popular votes (59.92%). The main challenger was Elmer Austin Benson (34.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Stassen and Benson

Stassen +25.7 pts · won by 291,576 votes
Harold StassenRepublicanWINNER59.92%
678,839 votes
Elmer Austin BensonDemocratic34.18%
387,263 votes
Thomas F. GallagherDemocratic5.81%
65,875 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.