1942 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1942 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Harold Stassen won the 1942 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Harold Stassen received 409,800 popular votes (51.6%). The main challenger was Hjalmar Petersen (37.76%).

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

Stassen +13.8 pts · won by 109,883 votes
409,800 votes
299,917 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.