Harold Stassen
★ Governor
- Born
- April 13, 1907
- Died
- March 4, 2001
- Age at death
- 93
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1938–1986
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stassen1.8M
Opponents1.5M
4
Elections run
Between 1938 and 1986, Harold Stassen ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 3 and losing 1. Stassen's biggest single-election total was 678,839 votes, in the 1938 governor election in Minnesota. Stassen's closest win came in the 1942 governor election in Minnesota, decided by 109,883 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 4, every governor election in Minnesota, or all 1986 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Harold Stassen received?
Harold Stassen has received 1,785,251 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Lost | 41,92627.11% | Bruce F. Vento |
| 1942 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 409,80051.6% | Hjalmar Petersen (head-to-head) John D. Sullivan |
| 1940 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 654,68652.06% | Hjalmar Petersen (head-to-head) Edward Murphy |
| 1938 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 678,83959.92% | Elmer Austin Benson Thomas F. Gallagher |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q887520). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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