| Election Name: | 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1893 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1934 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1934 |
| Next Election: | 1938 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
| Image1: | Elmer A. Benson, 1938.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Elmer Austin Benson |
| Party1: | Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 680,342 |
| Percentage1: | 60.74% |
| Nominee2: | Martin A. Nelson |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Popular Vote2: | 431,841 |
| Percentage2: | 38.55% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Hjalmar Petersen |
| Before Party: | Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Elmer Austin Benson |
| After Party: | Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Elmer Austin Benson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Martin A. Nelson. The Democrats did not field a candidate. Magnus Johnson unsuccessfully ran for the Farmer-Labor nomination.