1948 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1948 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Luther Youngdahl won the 1948 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Luther Youngdahl received 643,572 popular votes (53.15%). The main challenger was Charles Halsted (45.07%).

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

Youngdahl +8.1 pts · won by 97,806 votes
643,572 votes
545,766 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.