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1942 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special
Minnesota · 3 candidates
Nelson +29.4 pts · won by 195,232 votes
Arthur E. NelsonRepublicanWINNER56.12%
372,240 votes
Al HansenDemocratic26.68%
177,008 votes
John E. O'RourkeDemocratic17.2%
114,086 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).