Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1936

The 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Farmer-Labor Party

Farmer-Labor Party

The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought...

candidate Elmer Austin Benson

Elmer Austin Benson

Elmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.-Biography:Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, he studied law at William Mitchell College of Law and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I...

defeated Republican Party of Minnesota

Republican Party of Minnesota

The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...

challenger Martin A. Nelson

Martin A. Nelson

Martin A. Nelson was an American lawyer and judge from Minnesota. He served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.-Background:...

. The Democrats did not field a candidate.

Results

External links

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657

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