1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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.
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | ||||
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