1934 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1934
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1893
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1932
| previous_year = 1932
| next_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936
| next_year = 1936
| election_date = November 6, 1934
| image1 = Hjalmar Petersen 1935 Oval Crop Edit.png
| nominee1 = Hjalmar Petersen
| party1 = Farmer–Labor Party
| popular_vote1 = 428,897
| percentage1 = {{percentage|428897|982788|2}}
| image2 = FranklinEllsworth.jpg
| nominee2 = Franklin F. Ellsworth
| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota
| popular_vote2 = 331,747
| percentage2 = {{percentage|331747|982788|2}}
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| nominee3 = Arthur D. Reynolds
| party3 = Minnesota Democratic Party
| popular_vote3 = 222,144
| percentage3 = {{percentage|222144|982788|2}}
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Lieutenant Governor
| before_election = Konrad K. Solberg
| before_party = Farmer–Labor Party
| after_election = Hjalmar Petersen
| after_party = Farmer–Labor Party
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
The 1934 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934. Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party candidate Hjalmar Petersen defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Franklin F. Ellsworth and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Arthur D. Reynolds.
Results
{{Election box begin | title=1934 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Farmer–Labor Party
|candidate = Hjalmar Petersen
|votes = 428,897
|percentage = 43.64%
|change = -1.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party of Minnesota
|candidate = Franklin F. Ellsworth
|votes = 331,747
|percentage = 33.76%
|change = +0.60%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Minnesota Democratic Party
|candidate = Arthur D. Reynolds
|votes = 222,144
|percentage = 22.60%
|change = +2.17%
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 97,150
|percentage = 9.88%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 982,788
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Farmer–Labor Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{1934 United States elections}}
{{Minnesota elections}}
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