Election Name: | 1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1893 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1916 |
Next Election: | 1920 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1920 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1918 |
Image1: | JosephBurnquist.jpg |
Nominee1: | J. A. A. Burnquist |
Party1: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
Popular Vote1: | 166,515 |
Percentage1: | 42.73% |
Nominee2: | David H. Evans |
Party2: | Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 111,948 |
Percentage2: | 28.73% |
Image3: | Fred Wheaton.jpg |
Nominee3: | Fred Wheaton |
Party3: | Democratic Party of Minnesota |
Popular Vote3: | 76,793 |
Percentage3: | 19.71% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | J. A. A. Burnquist |
Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
After Election: | J. A. A. Burnquist |
After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
The 1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918. The incumbent Republican Party of Minnesota governor J. A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger David H. Evans. This is the first gubernatorial election in Minnesota with a Farmer–Labor candidate. Charles August Lindbergh unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.