1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate Winfield Scott Hammond defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William E. Lee. A Democrat would not be elected governor of Minnesota again until 1954.

1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1912 November 3, 1914 1916 →

Nominee Winfield S. Hammond William E. Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 156,304 143,730 Percentage 45.54% 41.87%   Nominee Willis G. Calderwood Thomas J. Lewis Party Prohibition Socialist Popular vote 18,582 17,225 Percentage 5.41% 5.02%

County results Hammond:      30-40%      40-50%      50–60%      60–70% Lee:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60% Lewis:      30-40%

Governor before election Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican Elected Governor Winfield Scott Hammond Democratic

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

• William E. Lee, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary

• Adolph Olson Eberhart, incumbent Governor of Minnesota, former Lieutenant Governor and State Senator
• Elwood L. Raab, mining engineer^[1]

Results

Results by county:

Lee

•      40-50%
•      50-60%
•      60-70%
•      70-80%

Eberhart

•      40-50%
•      50-60%
•      60-70%

Republicans conducted a ranked-choice primary, though second choices were not used, as Lee received over 50% in the first round.^[2]

Republican Party of Minnesota primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Lee	102,757	52.64%
	Republican	Adolph Olson Eberhart	86,340	44.23%
	Republican	Elwood L. Raab	6,105	3.13%
Total votes			195,202	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

• Winfield Scott Hammond, U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Daniel W. Lawler, former Mayor of St. Paul

Results

Results by county:

Hammond

•      50-60%
•      60-70%
•      70-80%
•      80-90%
•      90-100%

Lawler

•      50-60%
•      60-70%
•      70-80%

Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hammond	21,852	51.09%
	Democratic	Daniel W. Lawler	20,923	48.91%
Total votes			42,775	100%

^[2]

Results

1914 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hammond	156,304	45.54%	+14.24%
	Republican	William E. Lee	143,730	41.87%	+1.15%
	Prohibition	Willis G. Calderwood	18,582	5.41%	−3.97%
	Socialist	Thomas J. Lewis	17,225	5.02%	−3.07%
	Industrial Labor	Herbert Johnson	3,861	1.12%	n/a
	Progressive	Hugh T. Halbert	3,553	1.04%	−9.47%
Majority			12,574	3.66%
Turnout			343,255
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections