1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1893

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1906

| next_election = 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1910

| election_date = November 3, 1908

| image1 = File:Portrait of John Albert Johnson.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = John Albert Johnson

| party1 = Democratic Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 175,136

| percentage1 = 51.93%

| image2 = File:Jacob F Jacobson July 1908.jpg

| nominee2 = Jacob F. Jacobson

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 147,997

| percentage2 = 43.88%

| map_image = 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Johnson: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Jacobson: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = John Albert Johnson

| before_party = Democratic Party of Minnesota

| after_election = John Albert Johnson

| after_party = Democratic Party of Minnesota

}}

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The 1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1908. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate John Albert Johnson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Jacob F. Jacobson.

Results

{{Election box begin | title=1908 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Albert Johnson (incumbent)

|votes = 175,136

|percentage = 51.93%

|change = -9.00%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jacob F. Jacobson

|votes = 147,997

|percentage = 43.88%

|change = +9.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Prohibition Party (United States)

|candidate = George D. Haggard

|votes = 7,024

|percentage = 2.08%

|change = -0.53%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Public Ownership Party (United States)

|candidate = Beecher Moore

|votes = 6,516

|percentage = 1.93%

|change = +0.25%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independence Party (United States)

|candidate = William W. Allen

|votes = 593

|percentage = 0.18%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 27,139

|percentage = 8.05%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 337,266

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also