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The 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1946. It was the first election to either of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate held since the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota merged in 1944, to form the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Edward John Thye, who went on to defeat DFL challenger Theodore Jorgenson in the general election.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Victor D. Engstrom
- Theodore Jorgenson
- Frank Patrick Ryan
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Theodore Jorgenson | 58,047 | 50.41% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Frank Patrick Ryan | 41,278 | 35.85% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Victor D. Engstrom | 15,826 | 13.74% | |
| Total votes | 115,151 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Carl Krause
- John C. Peterson
- W. F. Schilling
- Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
- Edward J. Thye, Governor of Minnesota since 1943
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward J. Thye | 238,210 | 57.28% | |
| Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 160,619 | 38.62% | |
| Republican | John C. Peterson | 10,710 | 2.57% | |
| Republican | W. F. Schilling | 3,524 | 0.85% | |
| Republican | Carl Krause | 2,821 | 0.68% | |
| Total votes | 415,884 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edward J. Thye | 517,775 | 58.92% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Theodore Jorgenson | 349,520 | 39.78% | |
| Revolutionary Workers | Grace Carlson | 11,421 | 1.30% | |
| Independent | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 15 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 878,731 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 168,255 | 19.14% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Primary Election Returns of Election Held July 8, 1946 (PDF) (Report). Minnesota Legislature. January 1, 1947. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952".
