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Election
1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota|
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County results Thye: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Jorgenson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
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The 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1946. It was the first election to either of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate held since the
Minnesota Democratic Party and the
Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota merged in 1944, to form the
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Incumbent
U.S. Senator
Henrik Shipstead was defeated in the Republican primary by
Governor
Edward John Thye, who went on to defeat DFL challenger Theodore Jorgenson in the general election.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Victor D. Engstrom
- Theodore Jorgenson
- Frank Patrick Ryan
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
General election
Results
See also
References