1908 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
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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
External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
{{Minnesota elections}}
{{1908 United States elections}}
Category:November 1908 in the United States
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