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1942 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1942 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election?

Richard Gale won the 1942 Minnesota U.S. House District 3 Election. Richard Gale received 44,662 popular votes (49.02%). The main challenger was Charles Munn (32.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Gale and Munn

Gale +16.2 pts · won by 14,726 votes
Richard GaleRepublicanWINNER49.02%
44,662 votes
Charles MunnDemocratic32.86%
29,936 votes
William J GallagherDemocratic18.12%
16,505 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.