1938 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1938

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1893

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936

| previous_year = 1936

| next_election = Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940

| next_year = 1940

| election_date = November 8, 1938

| image1 = C. Elmer Anderson.jpg

| nominee1 = C. Elmer Anderson

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote1 = 590,404

| percentage1 = {{percentage|590404|1078464|2}}

| image2 = John J. Kinzer.jpg

| nominee2 = John J. Kinzer

| party2 = Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote2 = 374,577

| percentage2 = {{percentage|374577|1078464|2}}

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| nominee3 = Ray M. Lang

| party3 = Minnesota Democratic Party

| popular_vote3 = 113,483

| percentage3 = {{percentage|113483|1078464|2}}

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Lieutenant Governor

| before_election = Gottfrid Lindsten

| before_party = Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = C. Elmer Anderson

| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

}}

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The 1938 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate C. Elmer Anderson defeated Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party challenger John J. Kinzer and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Ray M. Lang.

Results

{{Election box begin | title=1938 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party of Minnesota

|candidate = C. Elmer Anderson

|votes = 590,404

|percentage = 54.74%

|change = +16.67%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Farmer–Labor Party

|candidate = John J. Kinzer

|votes = 374,577

|percentage = 34.73%

|change = -12.73%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic Party

|candidate = Ray M. Lang

|votes = 113,483

|percentage = 10.52%

|change = -3.95%

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 215,827

|percentage = 20.01%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,078,464

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Republican Party of Minnesota

|loser = Farmer–Labor Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}