1930_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election

1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results; Olson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%; Chase: 40-50% 50-60%
Governor before election; Theodore Christianson; Republican	Elected Governor ; Floyd B. Olson; Farmer–Labor

1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Minnesota

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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Farmer–Labor	Floyd B. Olson	473,154	59.34%	+36.61%
	Republican	Raymond P. Chase	289,528	36.31%	-18.67%
	Democratic	Edward Indrehus	29,109	3.65%	-17.73%
	Communist	Karl Reeve	5,594	0.70%	n/a
Majority			183,626	23.03%
Turnout			797,385
	Farmer–Labor gain from Republican		Swing

1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election