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1950 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1950 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Luther Youngdahl won the 1950 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Luther Youngdahl received 635,800 popular votes (60.75%). The main challenger was Harry H. Peterson (38.28%).

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

Youngdahl +22.5 pts · won by 235,163 votes
Luther YoungdahlRepublicanWINNER60.75%
635,800 votes
Harry H. PetersonDemocratic38.28%
400,637 votes
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.