1942 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1942

November 3, 1942

Nominee Edward John Thye Juls J. Anderson Joseph Kowalkowski Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic Popular vote 417,008 250,410 81,911 Percentage 55.65% 33.42% 10.93%

Lieutenant Governor before election C. Elmer Anderson Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Edward John Thye Republican

The 1942 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Edward John Thye defeated Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party challenger Juls J. Anderson and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Joseph Kowalkowski.

Results

1942 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward John Thye	417,008	55.65%	+4.49%
	Farmer–Labor	Juls J. Anderson	250,410	33.42%	+7.31%
	Democratic	Joseph Kowalkowski	81,911	10.93%	−11.80%
	None	C. Elmer Anderson (incumbent)	18	0.00%	n/a
Majority			166,598	22.23%
Turnout			749,347
	Republican hold		Swing

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