1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1893

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1908 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| previous_year = 1908

| next_election = 1912 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| next_year = 1912

| election_date = {{Start date|1910|11|08}}

| seats_for_election = All 120 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 61

| image1 = Anton Rockne 1913-1914.jpg

| leader1 = Anton J. Rockne
(retired){{efn|Ran for State Senate.}}

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| leader_since1 = January 3, 1905

| leaders_seat1 = 29th–Zumbrota

| seats1 = 88

| popular_vote1 = 242,406

| percentage1 = 59.7%

| image2 =

DEM

| leader2 = Thomas J. Brady
(lost renomination)

| party2 = Democratic Party of Minnesota

| leader_since2 = January 5, 1909

| leaders_seat2 = 34th–St. Paul

| seats2 = 26

| popular_vote2 = 95,848

| percentage2 = 23.6%

| image3 =

PRO

| leader3 =

| party3 = Prohibition Party

| leader_since3 =

| leaders_seat3 =

| seats3 = 4

| popular_vote3 = 45,352

| percentage3 = 11.2%

| image4 =

PUB

| party4 = Public Ownership Party (United States)

| seats4 = 1

| popular_vote4 = 17,157

| percentage4 = 4.2%

| map_image = MN House 1910 vote share.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Districts are shaded according to popular vote percentage
Dots indicate the elected representatives

| title =

| before_election =

| before_party = Minnesota Republican Party

| after_election =

| after_party = Minnesota Republican Party

}}

{{Elections in Minnesota}}

The 1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1910, to elect members to the House of the 37th Minnesota Legislature.

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party, the Prohibition Party, and the Public Ownership Party. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1911.

In 1910, the Minnesota House of Representatives was elected in a mixture of single-member and multi-member districts with election being determined by plurality.{{Cite book|last=Schmahl|first=Julius|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1910-11-08-g-man.pdf|title=Minnesota Legislative Manual 1911-1912|publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State|year=1911|location=Minneapolis|pages=498–504}}

Results

class="wikitable"

|+Summary of the November 8, 1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election results

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party

! rowspan="2" |Candidates

! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Votes

! colspan="2" |Seats

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!%

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}" |

|Republican Party

| align="right" |119

| align="right" |242,406

| align="right" |88

| align="right" |59.68

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party of Minnesota}}" |

|Democratic Party

| align="right" |66

| align="right" |95,848

| align="right" |26

| align="right" |23.60

style="background-color:{{party color|Prohibition Party}}" |

|Prohibition Party

| align="right" |49

| align="right" |45,352

| align="right" |4

| align="right" |11.17

style="background-color:{{party color|Public Ownership Party (United States)}}" |

|Public Ownership Party

| align="right" |21

| align="right" |17,157

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |4.22

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|Independent

| align="right" |7

| align="right" |5,447

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1.34

colspan="3" align="left" |Total

| align="right" |406,210

| align="right" |120

| align="right" |100.00

colspan="6" |{{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mngov/electionresults|title=Election Results - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|website=www.leg.state.mn.us|access-date=2020-04-27}}

See also

Notes

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References

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