1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1893

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1928 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1928

| next_election = 1932 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1932

| election_date = November 4, 1930

| image1 = Floyd Olson (crop 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Floyd B. Olson

| party1 = Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 473,154

| percentage1 = 59.34%

| image2 = Ray P. Chase, 1923.jpg

| nominee2 = Ray P. Chase

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote2 = 289,528

| percentage2 = 36.31%

| map_image = {{switcher |280px |County results |280px |Municipality results |default=1}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Olson: {{legend0|#B4FFE5|30-40%}} {{legend0|#7EE5C1|40-50%}} {{legend0|#47CC9D|50-60%}} {{legend0|#2CB283|60-70%}} {{legend0|#199268|70-80%}} {{legend0|#0A6343|80-90%}} {{legend0|#0A6343|>90%}}
Chase: {{legend0|#FFC8CD|30-40%}} {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50-60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60-70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}}
Indrehus: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30-40%}}
Indrehus: {{legend0|#F8581E|40-50%}} {{legend0|#CD3700|50-60%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#DECDE6|30-40%}} {{legend0|#D2B1D9|40-50%}} {{legend0|#AE8BB1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No data}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Theodore Christianson

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Floyd B. Olson

| after_party = Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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The 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. It was the first gubernatorial race to start in Minnesota since the beginning of the Great Depression, which contributed to the meteoric rise of the Farmer–Labor Party in the state. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Floyd B. Olson decisively defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Raymond P. Chase. Joseph A. A. Burnquist unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.