1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The 1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday November 4, Incumbent Senator Thomas D. Schal defeated Einar Hoidale of the Minnesota Democratic Party and Forner United States Representative Ernest Lundeen of the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota to win a second term.

1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1924 November 4, 1930 1936 (special) →

Nominee Thomas D. Schall Einar Hoidale Ernest Lundeen Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor Popular vote 293,626 282,018 178,671 Percentage 37.61% 36.13% 22.89%

County results Schall:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Hoidale:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Lundeen:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Thomas D. Schall Republican Elected U.S. Senator Thomas D. Schall Republican

Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ernest Lundeen, Former U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district (1917–1919), attorney from Minneapolis, former state Representative from the 42nd House District (1911–1915), Republican candidate for the 5th CD in 1914, 1918, 1920, independent candidate for the 5th CD in 1920, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1922 and 1923, candidate Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1924, Farmer-Labor nominee for Minnesota's 10th Congressional District in 1926, Farmer-Labor nominee for the 5th CD in 1929^[1]
• Knud Wefald, Former Republican state Representative from the 60th House District (1913–1915) and 49th House District (1915–1917), former Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 9th congressional district (1923–1927), resident of Moorhead^[1]

Results

Farmer–Labor primary election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	75,050	65.47%
	Farmer–Labor	Knud Wefald	39,589	34.53%
Total votes			114,639	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Theodore Christianson, 21st Governor of Minnesota since 1925, owner and publisher of the Dawson Sentinel, former president of the Dawson Village Council (1910–1911), state Representative from the 24th House District (1915–1925)^[3]
• Thomas D. Schall, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1925
• John F. Selb, Former State Representative from the 35th House District (1905–1907; 1909–1911), former registrar of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission, Minneapolis attorney^[3]

Results

Republican primary election results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (Incumbent)	266,736	57.40%
	Republican	Theodore Christianson	173,390	37.31%
	Republican	John F. Selb	24,573	5.29%
Total votes			464,699	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Communist

• Rudolph Harju, Resident of New York Mills, nominated by petition^[4]

Democratic

• Einar Hoidale, Attorney from Minneapolis, former prosecuting attorney of Brown County (1900–1906), former judge advocate of the state militia (1900–1908), Democratic candidate for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District CD in 1910 and 1912, Democratic nominee for the 5th CD in 1929^[4]

Independent

• Charles A. Lund, Banker and attorney from Vining, state Senator from the 50th Senate District (1923–1931), Republican candidate for Treasurer in 1920, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1930^[4]

Results

General election results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (Incumbent)	293,626	37.61%
	Democratic	Einar Hoidale	282,018	36.13%
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	178,671	22.89%
	Independent	Charles A. Lund	20,669	2.65%
	Communist	Rudolph Harju	5,645	0.72%
Total votes			780,629	100.00%
Majority			11,608	1.48%
	Republican hold

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1930 and 1931