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1946 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Luther Youngdahl won the 1946 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Luther Youngdahl received 519,067 popular votes (58.96%). The main challenger was Harold H. Barker (39.71%).

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Youngdahl +19.3 pts · won by 169,502 votes
Luther YoungdahlRepublicanWINNER58.96%
519,067 votes
Harold H. BarkerDemocratic39.71%
349,565 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.