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1940 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

Minnesota · 3 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. House race

Who won the 1940 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Oscar Youngdahl won the 1940 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Oscar Youngdahl received 79,491 popular votes (52.13%). The main challenger was Johnson (34.29%).

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

Youngdahl +17.8 pts · won by 27,202 votes
Oscar YoungdahlRepublicanWINNER52.13%
79,491 votes
JohnsonDemocratic34.29%
52,289 votes
Lamoine Montgomery DowlingDemocratic13.59%
20,720 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.