Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1950
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The 1950 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950. 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:...

 candidate Luther Youngdahl
Luther Youngdahl
Luther Wallace Youngdahl was an American politician and judge from Minnesota. He served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1942 to 1946, then as Minnesota's 27th Governor from January 8, 1947 to September 27, 1951, and finally as a judge for the U.S...

 defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...

 challenger Harry H. Peterson
Harry H. Peterson
Harry Herbert Peterson was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1912 and entered private practice as an attorney at law in Ramsey County, Minnesota. He was elected Ramsey County Attorney to serve 1923–1924 and subsequently served as...

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  • 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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